Six important questions for your potential investors
A while back, fellow entrepreneur Aaron Schwartz and I were on a panel at NextSpace in Berkeley. We were sharing the stage with the Venture Capitalist Michael Berolzheimer of Bee...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
What the founders of Vice Media, Upworthy and Aereo have to say about media innovation
Inc. named Aereo, the broadcast TV subscription service, and viral-media startup Upworthy among our Most Audacious Companies this year, their bold navigation through the opportunities and perils of the media...
11 critical success metrics your company must track
Question: What's the most important success metric you track in your startup? Why? Conversion rate "Whether it's converting new users or converting new customers, knowing these numbers tells us a...
Charles Schwab and Mint.com’s Aaron Patzer on democratizing finance
Charles Schwab revealed to Inc. in 1985 that not everything he touched turned to gold; early on, he lost money investing in a music festival and a wild animal drive-through...
10 practical steps for maximizing your small office space
As a co-founder of a few different startups, I used to believe that if you equip your employees with the desks and computers they need, the office was set. I...
3 innovators on making a profit while changing the world
Maxine Bedat's retail startup, Zady, is only a year old. But its practice of donating a portion of each purchase to launching microbusinesses in the developing world is part of...
Focus on priorities, but don’t neglect the ‘bottom’ of your to-do list
When it comes to productivity, there are things that you must do and then there are things that you would like to do. Those things that you must do are...
Illinois’ share of high-tech businesses is among the nation’s top states
With almost 400,000 businesses and an employment base of more than 5.7 million, Illinois leads the Midwest in volume of both companies and jobs. As discussed in the April 2014...
How to preserve ‘founder’s mentality’ during your company’s growth stage
It's a paradox that confronts every successful company: Growth creates complexity, which then threatens growth. A company's early success is often powered by the monumental contributions of a core team...
Be LeBron James: Build your business at home
Where we grow up influences our ideas, imagination and relationships. Our home communities are the launching pads from which we explore the world, most often leaving to find the perfect...