Culture
Inc.
Is This a Business?
Marco Zappia, a former bar director in Minneapolis, has an idea for a cocktail commissary business.
2 min |
March - April 2021
Inc.
How To Spy On Your Rivals
Inc. doesn’t recommend corporate espionage—but if you can get creative while staying on the right side of the law, go for it. That’s what John Ross, CEO of Test Prep Insight, was thinking when he heard that one of his competitors was meeting with a potential buyer. Ross—who was also contemplating a sale of his Sacramento-based online education company, wanted to get some intel on the buyer. But how?
1 min |
March - April 2021
Inc.
Should You Be More Like Bezos?
As the Amazon founder exits the CEO role, he leaves his successor a set of rules that might be helpful to any entrepreneur bent on conquering the known universe.
9 min |
March - April 2021
Inc.
I Was Wrong: No More Mr. Nice Guy
For three years, Dan O’Malley tried to be the boss everyone loves—never criticizing, always smiling. Now, he says that was the wrong approach.
2 min |
March - April 2021
Inc.
Razor's Edge
The founders of razor upstart Harry’s relished their challenger status, picked a fight with a consumer goods giant, and made the biggest deal of their lives. They then learned some of the toughest lessons of hardball capitalism.
10+ min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Stifling Our Startups
Student-loan debt is crippling entrepreneurship in the U.S.—and not just in obvious ways
10+ min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Seesaw – Best in Class
For helping to make remote learning work during the pandemic.
5 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
The Future of Finance
When Jim McKelvey co-founded Square in 2009, most shoppers still purchased goods by swiping a credit card. Eleven years later, the way we pay for things has changed drastically. What’s next?
2 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Lightning in a Bottle
For reviving a lost history and balancing the boardroom.
6 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Clif Bar's Crusade
They could’ve taken the money and run. Instead, they became evangelists in the corporate sustainability movement.
3 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Customers Love Her Olive Oil. Can She Meet Rising Expectations?
John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, talks retail expansion and new product development with fellow Texas entrepreneur Aishwarya Iyer, founder of olive oil upstart Brightland.
7 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
A Good Egg
For building a kinder, more sustainable hen-laying ecosystem.
5 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
RAPID GROWTH FORMULA
CHIEF EXECUTIVEOPTIMIZER
2 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
Michael Strahan Executes His Game Plan
"I’m not going to fool you. This is who I am. This is what you get. I think people have seen every side of me." He retired a Super Bowl champion. Then he let his curiosity, personality, empathy, and leadership skills steer him into a thriving television and business career.
10+ min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Inc.
My Mentor Taught Me Always Go Deeper
A branding expert weighs in on a promising business idea.
2 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
Why Every Small Business Must Embrace Digital Payments
Post-pandemic it’s more important than ever that your company offer contactless payment options, and here’s how
2 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
Ask an Expert – Is This a Business?
In her 20 years at Inc., Leigh Buchanan has had some time to cook up a few business ideas. She ran one past an expert.
2 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
Disruptive MBA Startups You've Never Heard Of
Some of the hottest ventures currently coming out of the world’s best business schools
6 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD
“THE OLD RESTAURANT MODEL IS DEAD. IT NO LONGER MAKES SENSE TO PAY FIXED RENT FOR SPACE PEOPLE CAN’T SIT IN.”
2 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
Smart Solutions Tame Payroll Complexity
Always a fundamental responsibility for employers, payroll has played an even more important role for SMBs during the COVID-19 pandemic
2 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
TY HANEY REFASHIONS HER LIFE
The Outdoor Voices founder talks about her return to the once-troubled, too-fast startup— and what she shares with a string of recently ousted female founders. AS TOLD TO TOM FOSTER
8 min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
WISDOM OF WOMEN
THE WOMEN OF THIS YEAR’S FEMALE FOUNDERS 100 SHARE THE LESSONS THEY’VE LEARNED FROM BEING FIRST, FEARLESS, AND FORMIDABLE.
10+ min |
October - November 2020
Inc.
Kabir Barday – Cookie Monster
Kabir Barday, founder of OneTrust, is a first-generation American entrepreneur— and was early to realize that online privacy laws are creating a massive new market.
10+ min |
September 2020
Inc.
Instacanvas – Living The Dream
Matt Munson faced down entrepreneurship’s hidden demons— loneliness, depression, and a crippling fear of failure—and emerged as a great leader and a better person. Now, he wants to help you do the same.
10+ min |
September 2020
Inc.
Best Parts – Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Founder?
In 1971, I founded a payroll-processing company—Paychex.
4 min |
September 2020
Inc.
Outer Aisle – The Matriarch
How I converted my husband and four sons into my business partners.
4 min |
September 2020
Inc.
The Google Whisperer
Matt Wursta’s startup helps founders make the most of Google cloud tools. When Covid-19 hit, his service was critical to companies that could no longer afford it. He helped them anyway.
3 min |
September 2020
Inc.
THE POWER PLAYER
How I leveled the playing field to give women and minorities more opportunities in the energy industry.
3 min |
September 2020
Inc.
THE MAVERIC
How I restarted after my mentor died.
4 min |
September 2020
Inc.
THE DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
How I stepped up to guide my daughter’s company in the middle of a pandemic.
4 min |