Thinking of Going Public?
The market may love LinkedIn and Pandora, but chances are, it feels very differently about you.
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Zynga Sued for Patent Infringement
The world's largest social gaming company is under fire for allegedly infringing on patents found in nearly every one of its games.
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Groupon Files for IPO
The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company.
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When Will the Next Bubble Burst?
Researchers at the University of Minnesota create a tool for measuring financial bubbles.
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Pandora Joins the IPO Parade
The web radio company files for a public offering, and reports revenue of $55.2 million in its most recent fiscal year.
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It takes more than portfolio diversification to help employees amass the money needed to enjoy life for 20 more years after they quit working full-time. Read more
Demand Media IPO Pops
The controversial start-up finally goes public. How did the hotly-anticipated IPO perform on its first day? Read more
What's Wrong With How We Innovate?
Can we learn from China's R&D? Plus, Europe's start-up ecosystem is maturing, U.S. "buy local" efforts are working, and more of the day's news. Read more
LinkedIn Files for an IPO
In its S-1 filing, the Mountain View, California, company reported revenue of $161.4 million in the first nine months of 2010. Read more
Skullcandy Joins the IPO Party
Skullcandy, the Utah-based audio product maker run by Rick Alden, looks to tap public market in order to wipe out its debt. Read more
Detroit's New Innovation Engine
Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read more
America’s Fastest-Growing Manufacturing Company
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With IPO, Tesla Hopes to Raise $100 Million
The latest in a string of clean-tech IPO announcements, the electric car company's long-anticipated stock sale could propel it to household-name status. Read more
How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering
An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare fo... Read more
How to Hire a Chief Financial Officer
The role of a chief financial officer has changed dramatically in recent years. In many growing businesses, the CFO serves as a partner to the CEO, helping o... Read more
Tesla Employees Killed In Silicon Valley Plane Crash
Three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors were on board a plane that crashed in Palo Alto, California, killing all on board. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tol... Read more
Tesla IPO Goal: $178 Million
If it hits the high end of its target range, Elon Musk's electric carmaker would be valued at $1.5 billion. Read more
The Return of the IPO
Investors are betting on high-growth start-ups. Read more
The Problem With Paid Search
Ad visionary ducks out . He built the hippest ad agency in the country, and now Alex Bogusky is resigning from MDC Partners. If advertising had cele... Read more
VC-backed IPOs Still Struggling
With the second quarter of 2010 officially behind us, let's look at some oh-so-important IPO numbers. The good news: the second quarter was... Read more
Review: Diary of a Very Bad Year
Keith Gessen turned interviews with a hedge fund manager into one of the best books written about the Wall Street calamity. Read more
When Reality TV Trash Helps
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Cas... Read more
How to Choose an Exit Strategy
When you need to decide on an exit strategy for your business, here are factors to consider and tips for choosing the one that's best for you. Read more
Greed Is NOT Good
Why are so many people cancelling their cable subscriptions these days? In an earnings call this week, Comcast had to acknowledge it alone has lost some 2... Read more
Tools For Business Owner Retirement Planning
You take care of your employees, but what about planning for your own future? Here are the tools you need to plan your retirement. Read more
Kayak Goes IPO
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Hey Google, What Should I Wear?
Search giant launches haute new site. Plus, surprising top countries for entrepreneurship and the rest of the day's news. Read more
IPOs: The New Class
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
How Demand Media Keeps its Books
With Max Chafkin off to Wisconsin for the holidays, I'll fill in for him and cover the ongoing saga of the Demand Media IPO. To briefly catch you ... Read more
IPO Craziness, Pandora Edition
It's nice when good things happen to good companies. After a more than decade of struggling to turn its streaming music service into a viable business (fo... Read more
Learning Business From the Big Screen
From overcoming fear to maintaining work-life balance, here are 7 lessons every business owner can learn from big screen classics. View slideshow
Two IPOs Beat the Odds
OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar. Read more
Getting Customers to Pay on Time and Geithner V. China
Charm customers into paying their bills. Struggling under the weight of past-due invoices? You aren't alone—with many companies hoa... Read more
Blog Better, Sell More
5 mistakes to avoid on your company blog. Want the kind of blog that brings attention to your product and turns customers into evangelists for your... Read more
IPO Fever is Spreading; New Small Biz Plastic
The flood gates open for new IPO's. With five venture-backed companies set to go public this week, the most the market has seen in about two years,... Read more
IPOs Hit Seven-Year High
The number of venture-backed companies going public more than doubled over the fourth quarter, a report shows. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Down
The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports. Read more
IPOs Hit 30-Year Low
As fewer venture-backed firms go public, market watchers warn of a growing crisis for startups. Read more
Investors: IPO Slump to Continue
A survey finds venture capitalists are holding onto start-ups longer before taking them public. Read more
VC Returns Decline
The slumping IPO market has investors waiting longer to cash in on start-up funding. Read more
IPO Market Declines Continue
Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say. Read more
SBA Revamps Lending Rules
The federal small-business agency is allowing its lenders to offer a choice of interest rates. Read more
IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low
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Dollar Doldrums
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