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Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains how bureaucracy can bog a fast-growing company down. Jessica Herrin calls it the Dilbert Effect. It’s when a conference room seems really packed, even though the meeting should need only a couple of people.

Elias, the co-founder and CEO of Red Ventures, explains how he grew his company by giving up control. Nearing the end of 2009 , Ric Elias made a decision that would make most entrepreneurs cringe: He ceded control of his day-to-day business operations to four of his managers.

Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman explains how he made the mistake of selling what he wanted to drink, instead of what his customers wanted.

Ric Elias discusses why fear is bad for business at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference

Not everyone lost out in the tech bubble. Here's how Kevin Ryan, a serial entrepreneur, actually cashed in on it. Kevin Ryan, the serial entrepreneur behind notable companies like Gilt Group and Business Insider, got involved in the Internet business in 1996 when he founded DoubleClick, a start-up that built ad management software for websites