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Upstarts: New-Biz Watch

By Joshua D. Macht |  Oct 1, 1998

A look at how Toby Lenk founded eToys.com, an online toy retailer that's taking lessons from Amazon.com. Plus, several shorter articles about the unlikely pr...  Read story

Lessons in Failure

By Sydney Finkelstein |  Oct 1, 2004

In classic Greek tragedies, the hero often turns inward, choosing to believe in his eminence despite signs to the contrary. He assumes the decisions that ...  Read story

Understanding Affiliate Programs

By Jennifer LeClaire |  Dec 17, 1999

There are various different types of affiliate programs that you will encounter in yoursearch. Before embarking on your search to add an affiliate program...  Read story

Grist: The Risk of Doing Nothing

By Adam Hanft |  Dec 1, 2002

It's easy for businesses to quantify mistakes. But the bigger financial risk is the hidden cost of doing nothing.  Read story

Survival of the Fastest

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Nov 15, 1999

Just because you're an Internet business in the digital economy doesn't mean you've got it made in the shade. A panel of E-commerce experts warns of treacher...  Read story

SMALL BUSINESS 2001: Where We Are Now

By John Case |  May 15, 2001

Starting your own business is never easy. But it was once a whole lot harder.  Read story

The Real Economy

By John Case |  May 15, 2001

The dot-coms have faded. Is that the end of high-tech start-ups?  Read story

Great Ideas, But...

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 2001

Financial experts discuss LouVan Products' attempt to sell $2.5 million in common stock for working capital and the development of new products.  Read story

Bright Lights, Big Opportunity

By Emily Barker |  Sep 15, 1999

Last summer, when Idealab founder Bill Gross got together with his former high school classmate Chris King, a lightbulb switched on. The utility industry ...  Read story

Bulletin Board

By Various Inc Staff |  Sep 15, 1999

A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include the first Internet electric company; E-mail filtering; European E-commerce law; and office su...  Read story

The Next Next Thing

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 2000

Three entrepreneurs decided they could turn their money-losing brick-and-mortar business into a well-funded dot-com. The question: Will they be able to win S...  Read story

The Theory Economy

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Mar 15, 2001

How is it that the markets can value a company at $11 million when its total cash holdings are over $35 million?  Read story

You Are Your URL

By Various Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2000

To do business on the Web, you'll want to choose a great domain name. Unfortunately, that may not be as easy as you think. Many entrepreneurs have run int...  Read story

You Are Your URL

By Mike Hofman |  Nov 1, 1999

The founders of Salon.com, Mediabistro, and HotJobs.com talk about their struggles to register those domain names.  Read story

Private Labeling

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Mortar Combat

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 2000

Think your brick-and-mortar can't compete with its Net-based rivals? Think again. New technology is bringing speed, convenience, and expert product informati...  Read story

Go Sell It on the Mountain

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1999

A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker.  Read story

The Netty Professor

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 1, 2000

Marketing professor Bruce Weinberg's study of the online retail experience became something much bigger: a personal obsession with shopping on the Web. Does ...  Read story

Inside an Internet Incubator

By Thea Singer |  Jul 1, 2000

Incubators can be lifesavers for fledgling dot-coms, but Veritas Medicine may be regretting its decision to join one.  Read story

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