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An IPO is no panacea: In some cases going public may even stifle the growth of your company. Find out why. Ever since the dot-com era of the 1990s, many management teams at high-growth companies have fallen for the lure of the IPO as the most important validator of success.

Acquired by Netflix CEO in 2010, the educational software company plans to introduce new products with the infusion of cash.

Crazed radicals (like the president of the Dallas Fed) think banks should suffer the consequences of their actions instead of relying on the government to underwrite executive bonuses. The theory behind bailouts of big financial institutions is that if they collapse they will infect other financial institutions.

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I often hear from business owners requesting financial advice--as in, “Where should I put my money?

Forget about industry awards or impressive milestones. If you want to know the true measure of your company, look at the worst job on the payroll. Think about a terrible company you’ve worked for

There is a lot of money riding on the daily deals phenomenon.

If you do it right, your website can be the best marketing tool you have. Ilya Pozin, founder of the Web design firm Ciplex, on how not to screw it up. I’m continually surprised by how many people call my design company with very firm ideas about what they want on their business website and yet, they haven’t thought through some of the most basic questions first

Want to launch a membership website? These experts explain what it takes

Cliff Schertz decided that Mexico was a better spot than India to locate his software start-up. Here's how he got it going in record time.

Playground Sessions is a new music learning system from BBH unit Zag. But its biggest lesson may be in how agencies are approaching new product development. Used to be the best an agency could do is build a rep as a stellar service provider

Imagine that you’re a young writer working for a big ad agency. You go into a client meeting.

Investors are hot on coupons.

In an interview with Inc.com's Christine Lagorio, Steve Case chokes up about Steve Jobs. Steve Case is described as "a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life" on the website of his investment company, Revolution. Who else qualifies for that characterization more than Case's longtime friend and fellow entrepreneur, Steve Jobs?

The FDA's regulatory process is the major reason and a report calls it a threat to investment to U.S. medical innovation.