Michael Robbins, the editor of Military History, took the stage this afternoon at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference to discuss Sun Tzu's 2nd century classic, The Art of War.
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"The way we do business is going to change so fundamentally in the next 10 years," says Vaynerchuk.
Read More »Another Reason Microsoft, HP, and Dell Are In Trouble
It's not just the so-called "Post-PC" era that is kicking the backsides of Microsoft, HP, and Dell; it's the dramatic shift in the server market too. While Microsoft continues to dominate the enterprise server market with 71 percent of new sales worldwide (according to second-quarter figures for 2011), the Web server market is a different story.
Read More »Floods Rattle Pakistan, 300,000 Homeless
* Businesses, schools and most banks closed * Monsoon rains forecast to extend into Wednesday [More]
Read More »Study: Hispanics Link Business and Family
More than half start their businesses to have something tangible to pass to their children, versus a third of the general population.
Read More »SpaceX Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon Coupons Questioned
Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.
Read More »Europe Plans 45% Boost To Science Investments, Funded By Slashing Farming Subsidies
Screw austerity: The E.U.'s science spending, which is running at about US$79 billion for the current 2007-2013 period, is getting a boost to $114 billion for 2014-2020. The E.U.'s proposal recognizes that only by spending money on innovation and future tech can income growth be assured.
Read More »Why I Am Ashamed Of My Early VC Years
I recently ran into an entrepreneur on whose board I sat during my venture capital years. We awkwardly shook hands and then quickly slipped into a conversation that seemed to pick back up on the last one we had years ago. Back when I was the VC and he was the entrepreneur, we had been on opposite sides of a tense situation.
Read More »07.05.2011 | Inc.com Daily
Fox News twitter hacking update, Google nixes real-time, more reasons for entrepreneurs to take vacations, and more. Fox News gets hacked! Hackers sent the web into a tizzy over the weekend by breaking into Fox News' twitter account and posting that President Obama had been killed. The New York Times has the latest , reporting that the tweets have been removed, Fox has released an apologetic statement, and that the Secret Service is going to investigate the situation
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Groupon complaints, LawyerUp, Harvard's entrepreneurship machine, how ATMs kill the economy, an anarchist start-up, and more. How anarchy can help your business.
Read More »Competition Supports Leap to Millions
If you have achieved at least $1 million in revenue in each of the past 2 fiscal years, you may want to check out this competition. Here, the sky is the limit! While many solopreneurs build multi-million dollar businesses, not every solopreneur sets out with the intention of remaining solo for the duration of their years in business.
Read More »When Slow Is Better
Finding the balance between speed and quality in customer service For some businesses, great customer service simply means fast with a smile. For others—think luxury hotels, hair salons, and doctors' offices—it's all about time-consuming, personalized attention
Read More »Editor’s Letter: Living Your Values
How great leaders build great company cultures I wouldn't last a day at TRX.
Read More »How Jack Dorsey’s Square Is Accidentally Disrupting The Entire Payments Industry
Dorsey and Square COO Keith Rabois talk to Fast Company about their unintentional, design-driven revolution, what it means for the cash register space, the deals space, and the future of buying ... everything
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Nearly 200 companies are getting ready to go publicthe most since 2000. Plus, why VC's aren't funding B2B start-ups, and the rest of today's news. Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs
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