When David Williams took over Fishbowl in 2004, he thought the job would be easy sailing. Boy, was he in for a few surprises. David Williams was semiretired before becoming CEO of Fishbowl for what was supposed to be a severely limited engagement
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When David Williams took over Fishbowl in 2004, he thought the job would be easy sailing. Boy, was he in for a few surprises
Read More »Bad Times Have Treated Us Well at Eventbrite
Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.
Read More »Bad Times Have Treated Us Well at Eventbrite
Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.
Read More »Learn to Love Your Banker (Really)
If you don't have empathy for the loan officer sitting across from you, you won't understand how to get the funding you need. Empathy is an essential characteristic of a successful business owner. In all aspects of business development—whether is customer relations, labor management, or seeking a strategic new business partnership—assuming the viewpoint of the person across from you is an invaluable practice
Read More »How Entrepreneurs Hire
Moving from a big company to a startup is a big transition. Here's why an entrepreneur might -- or might not -- be interested in you. In the last few months, I’ve had an unusual number of calls from people who have decided that they want to leave their gigs at big companies and join a smaller one instead.
Read More »What Glass Ceiling? Killer Career Advice From Women Who Lead By Example
It's been more than 100 years since 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay, and voting rights,
Read More »The Talent Paradox: Despite High Unemployment, Two-Thirds Of Your Employees Are Ready To Bail
Unemployment has been high for far too long, and voluntary turnover has slowed to a crawl in just about every sector of the economy. So why are employers worried about a talent shortage?
Read More »Inc. Picks: Questions for the President
We asked members of the Inc. community what one question they want the president to address in Tuesday night's State of the Union. Here's what they had to say.
Read More »A Powerful (Mission) Statement
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Read More »Catching Up With Kiva
Kiva's director of social performance illuminates how the nonprofit has confronted naysayers as it expands its microlending to the U.S.
Read More »How the Euro Crisis Could Be Good For You
Is the economic turmoil overseas a crisis--or an opportunity? Here's a look at a few savvy American companies reaping the benefits of European market instability
Read More »How To Rock Social Media: 5 Tips From Nic Adler, Owner Of The Roxy
Nic Adler's blogged, tweeted, and Myspaced his way to keeping The Roxy, his 40-year-old music venue, fresh for its fans. As the social media landscape changes, here's how he's staying on top.
Read More »2012: Brace for Another Weak Year
Next year's economy will be hostage to the scary Euro crisis and towering debts at home.
Read More »One Kings Lane’s Doug Mack Makes Every Home A Castle
If logic had anything to do with it, One Kings Lane , the online shop with daily deals on luxe home furnishings, wouldn’t have made it beyond a friendly conversation about the dearth of destinations to shop for décor between founders Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman. In 2009, U.S. home prices were in free-fall and foreclosures hit record highs as delinquent loans piled up
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