Jay-Z and Kanye West released one of the most anticipated albums on the year, Watch the Throne. They were able to leverage paid, earned, and owned assets to create an experience for their fans that led to large sales in the first week.
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The brains behind Bonnaroo talk about their early days in New Orleans, promoting music festivals, and the perks of doing what they love for a living.
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Nominated for the South By Southwest Interactive Awards for Mobile, Airbnb founders talk about growing pains and what's next.
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Small circus troupes are creating opportunity for agile performers with entrepreneurial aspirations.
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I was watching Marc Benioff from Salesforce.com launch Chatter (the social networking app for Salesforce.com). No surprises here. The video featu... Read more
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When I heard about Miss USA's stumble last weekend at the Miss Universe pageant, I was saddened. I wo... Read more
How Jerry and Mindy Harvey saved Alex Van Halen's hearing (what's left of it), learned some important lessons about business, and built Ultimate Ears, a $22 ... Read more
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Yesterday, the fifth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise opened in 4,300 locations on more than 9,000 screens--the widest domestic release in W... Read more
Inc. regulars know that each month we let readers lob their toughest business questions at a seasoned entrepreneur. (This month Richard Thalheimer, founde... Read more
Last month marked the season finale of NBC's The Office -- the only half-hour comedy I expect to mis... Read more
Pixar's a great success story, but it's worth remembering how close Steve Jobs & Co. came to an unhappy ending. Read more
Hartley Peavey couldn't cut it as a guitarist, so he did the next best thing: He built Peavey Electronics, maker of rock 'n' roll's best-loved amplifiers. Read more
The success of Mel Gibson's film The Passion revealed opportunities in the Christian market. Read more
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Winning one Oscar is small potatoes. Here's a guy who accepts (or rejects) more than 50 every year. Read more
Terri Williamson did a textbook job of launching Glow. Jennifer Lopez and her team did a textbook job of launching Glow by J.Lo. And then their worlds collided. Read more
For the founder of apparel-maker Under Armour, entrepreneurship is 99% perspiration and 1% polyester. Read more
Robert Redford happens to be a movie star, but he's the star who founded an enterprise that changed an industry. Along the way, this very successful entrepre... Read more
Sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow on thinking out of the box. Read more
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Online radio that's cool, addictive, free, and-just maybe-a lasting business. Read more
Yesterday, the fifth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise opened in 4,300 locations on more than 9,000 screens--the widest domestic release in W... Read more
The lead singer of Steppenwolf learned about the need to be hands-on with the business as well as the music. Read more
Here's how a good reputation and even better timing helped Shawne Kleckner, CEO of Right Stuf International, turn a simple exercise in nostalgia into a boomi... Read more
Because of a small market and union problems, the Sacramento Symphony went bust. Read more
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Jennifer Lopez: savvy brand builder or trademark thief? Plus: Sales commissions, employee stock ownership, and embezzlement. Read more
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