Business
Inc.
How I Spotted— And Grabbed— The Huge Opportunity That Almost Everyone Else Missed
When Ethan Brown founded the plant-based protein company Beyond Meat in 2009, he knew he was on to something big, even if everyone around him thought he was crazy. Then Whole Foods and other grocery chains came calling. The massively successful IPO that Beyond Meat launched this May gave more proof that he just might have been right all along.
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July - August 2019
Inc.
How I Joined An Industry Incumbent I'd Set Out To Defeat
After co-founding the wildly successful direct-to-consumer eyewear company Warby Parker, Jeff Raider co-founded DTC shaving brand Harry’s, which Edgewell Personal Care, the parent company of Schick, bought in May for $1.37 billion. In Raider’s view, the deal vaults him and co-founder Andy Katz-Mayfield closer to their goal of reinventing a huge category.
3 min |
July - August 2019
Inc.
How Designer Couple Are Saving Health Ceramics!
Heath Ceramics was strong on cachet, but weak on its balance sheets. Then a designer couple came along to save it.
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July - August 2019
Inc.
In Your Sandwich and Your Cone
Taylor Ham, a favorite lunch meet in the Garden State, has made the leap from sandwiches to ice cream
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July/August 2018
Inc.
How I Launched My Company And Learned To Let Go
Thanks to her unruly curly hair, Alli Webb knows how a good blowout can completely change the way a woman feels about herself. In 2010, she persuaded her brother and her husband—both bald—to help her launch Drybar, which focuses exclusively on blowouts. Eight years later, Drybar has more than 100 locations and over $100 million in revenue.
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July/August 2018
Inc.
How Losing My Mentor Inspired A Business
Selina Tobaccowala co-founded Evite when she was in college, and, after selling it to IAC, took on senior roles at Ticketmaster. But then she met her mentor in Dave Goldberg, the CEO of Survey- Monkey, and she became that firm’s president and CTO. His sudden death in May 2015 prompted her to get more active—and start a company to help others do the same.
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July/August 2018
Inc.
How I Decided To Take On The U.S. Bail System
Many of the two million prisoners in the U.S. are nonviolent offenders awaiting trial. Oakland, California–based Promise has an audacious solution: Work with cities and counties to release them, and provide an app and support system to keep them current with court appointments and hearings. Promise is operating in Alameda County; co-founder and CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins expects launches in several more counties this year.
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July/August 2018
Inc.
How I Escaped The Islamist Regime In Iran ...And Started A Winery In America
Moe Momtazi’s Maysara Winery and his Momtazi Vineyard now sprawl across 532 acres of rolling Oregon hills. His pinot noirs get great reviews, and his grapes are coveted by the region’s top wine makers. It all started with some inspiration from his ancestors— and fleeing Islamist Iran.
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July/August 2018
Inc.
Think You're Too Small For CRM? Think Again
Customer relationship management solutions are essential for—and accessible to—growth-oriented small and midsize businesses.
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July/August 2018
Inc.
Fisker's Battery Breakthrough
Since Alessandro Volta created the first true battery in 1800, improvements have been relatively incremental. When it comes to phones and especially electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries have resisted a slew of efforts to increase their power and decrease the time it takes to charge them.
4 min |
July/August 2018
Inc.
What's Next for the $400 Million For-Profit Built on Karmic Capital
When he founded Toms, Blake Mycoskie reinvented the idea of a company that does well while doing good. So what’s next for him? Doing that again.
10+ min |
May 2016
Inc.
Meet the Cycling Startup that's Reinventing Studio Fitness
Peloton did everything wrong - and still reinvented the studio fitness industry.
10+ min |
May 2016
Inc.
Culture, Tech, And Flexibility: Keys To Talent Acquisition
Hiring and keeping the best employees is a big challenge in the current labor market, but SMBs have advantages they can leverage.
4 min |
June 2019
Inc.
How To Grow Wings
Congratulations—you have enough money to start investing in fellow startups. What to know to become a supportive— and successful—angel investor.
3 min |
June 2019
Inc.
Get Off Of That Cloud
Storage vendors can box you in if you try to switch. How to avoid the data trap.
5 min |
June 2019
Inc.
For Love Or Meat
The hippie endurance athletes behind Epic Provisions sold their natural food company to General Mills for a reported $100 million. It began as an unexpected love affair. Then, it got complicated.
10+ min |
November 2018
Inc.
Gaining Altitude
Meet Wheels Up, one of Inc.s Private Titansthe nations most dynamic non-public businesses. No, its notUberfor jets. But the rapidly growing company is lowering the price of entry into the world of private aviation.
2 min |
November 2018
Inc.
Man Of Steel
No.324Viv Helwig VESTED METALS INTERNATIONALThree-year growth 1,423.7% | 2018 revenue $2.6M St. Augustine, Florida | Founded in 2014
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September 2019
Inc.
Josh Levin Powered His Way Through The Darkness
No.210Josh LevinEMPOWERED ELECTRICThree-year growth 1,944% | 2018 revenue $3.6M North Kansas City, Missouri | Founded in 2015
5 min |
September 2019
Inc.
How A Job Layoff Kickstarted A Company
No.56Russ LaytonSPARX HOCKEYThree-year growth 4,916.2% | 2018 revenue $8M Acton, Massachusetts | Founded in 2014
4 min |
September 2019
Inc.
How The 9/11 Tragedy Pushed Her To Build Anew
No.374Keri MungoSABGThree-year growth 1,228.9% | 2018 revenue $21 .7M Arlington, Virginia | Founded in 2005
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September 2019
Inc.
“A Very Unfortunate Growth Industry”
No.392Keith Walawender and Mike BillerTOMAHAWK STRATEGIC SOLUTIONSThree-year growth 1,168.3% 2018 revenue $2.8MNashville | Founded in 2014
4 min |
September 2019
Inc.
How Did The Top-Ranked Company On This Year's Inc. 500 Make It There?
No.1Chris Stark and David FreedmanFREESTAR
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September 2019
Inc.
Setting The Table
No.305Krystle MobayeniBENTOBOXThree-year growth 1,480.3% | 2018 revenue $4.4M New York City | Founded in 2013
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September 2019
Inc.
Dream Of Early Retirement?
Yes, you can get fire’d up and financially free in your 30s and 40s— as long as you do some detailed planning.
3 min |
March - April 2019
Inc.
Marijuana Is Now Legal. Is It Time To Rethink Your Current Policy?
Marijuana is now legal in many states. Is it time to rethink your current policy?
4 min |
March - April 2019
Inc.
How To Fight Fakes On Amazon
One entrepreneur’s tale of his time in Amazon Purgatory— and how he finally fought back.
10+ min |
March - April 2019
Inc.
No Heels Allowed
Bitter experience taught the co-founders of Bombas what they needed to know about building a beloved company.
3 min |
June 2019
Inc.
Is There A Science To Creating A Great Workplace?
There have never been more theories spun about what produces happier, more productive workers. BetterUp Labs is using some actual science to get to the bottom of it.
10+ min |
June 2019
Inc.
How I Got Myself To America As A Child (And Went On To Start An Inc. 5000 Company)
Shop the websites of top e-commerce brands like Rothy’s and Dollar Shave Club and you’re likely to receive an ultra-targeted—and pretty effective— follow-up email pitching the products you may have missed. It is the handiwork of Retention Science, a 62-person company based in Santa Monica, California. The profitable startup clocked in at No. 894 on the Inc. 5000 last year, with revenue of $4.5 million—and its CEO and co-founder, Jerry Jao, has come a very long way.
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