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Groupmuse - Bringing Chamber Musıc Out Of The Concert Hall—And Closer To Us.

Hearing an ensemble perform Beethoven’s Große Fuge, Op. 133, in a neighbor’s basement was so moving that Sam Bodkin pledged to expand listenership of chamber music.

A More Inclusive Clubhouse

A major scare led serial founder Sonny Caberwal to shift his focus to building community.

Signaling A Healthier Path

Livongo is taking on diabetes—and other chronic conditions—with data.

Can Any Company Be A Tech Company?

The profitable salad chain Sweetgreen was on track to IPO. So why did its founders decide to pivot to tech?

The New Hard Money

Hard money isn’t what is used to be. Case in point: Washington Capital Partners, a private hard money lender that couples real-life investing experience with cutting-edge technology and superior customer service.

How To Handle Your Customers's Data With Care...Or Else

Jon Hyman has spent a lot of time thinking about privacy.

100 Boldest, Most Innovative Female Founders

The 100 pioneers, empire-builders, movement makers, innovators, creatives, serial entrepreneurs, and geeks building the most exciting businesses in America.

A Splat-Tacular Start

CAN YOU TEACH KIDS HOW TO CODE DURING PLAY TIME? UNRULY SPLATS DO JUST THAT.

The Unlikely Business Of Being Brene`

The social worker’s research launched her into the ranks of leadership gurus. Running her own business has been a little more complicated.

The Benefits And Perks - Attracting America's Top Female Talent

Be flexible and creative and give the gift of time

Don't Break Up Big Tech

The platforms have been brutal to startups. But there’s a simpler fix.

How To Negotiate Like A Pro

The rent on your warehouse. The price of essential supplies. Your top salesperson’s salary. You constantly negotiate to grow your business. Yet no one can be an expert on all types of bargaining. We asked America’s top negotiating pros to share their haggling tips and strategies so you can ramp up your dealmaking game.

Meet The Queen Of Legal Weed

Can a 58-year-old former insurance executive build the first national marijuana brand? With these gummies, she just might.

If You Can Make It There

Forget New York City and San Francisco. The next great startup hub is

Delivering Dinner-And Keeping The Profit

Recently, Inc.’s legendary Norm Brodsky visited Michelle Gauthier and Justin Schwartz, founders of the thriving New York City–based fast-casual chain Mulberry & Vine. Mulberry & Vine has carved out a niche in a hotly competitive market with its healthy fare—but like many city-based restaurants, it faces challenges with rising costs and the advent of delivery services like Grubhub. Luckily, Norm was there to lend an ear—and weigh in.

Annotated Fishing For Profits

Four years ago, Jacqueline Claudia was working in the aquaculture industry, intending to become a fish farmer. Then she realized: No brand was cutting through the scary seafood-industry headlines and making it easy for consumers to buy responsibly farmed, nutrient- rich fish. Today, the gourmet frozen fillets of Boulder, Colorado– based Love the Wild—co-founded by Claudia and Christy Brouker—are in nearly 2,700 stores nationwide, including Super Target, Safeway, and Whole Foods.

A Place Where Dogging It Is The Company Policy

When Mychele Lord was looking for a new headquarters for Lord Green, her Dallas based, sustainable building consultancy, one determining factor was finding a spot that would accommodate seven of her most important team members. Not the 17 humans, but the seven canines that report to work with them regularly.

Getting Schooled In What's Important

EvoText doesn’t seem like a textbook example of a tech startup. Granted, its 40 full-time employees enjoy great benefits, a liberal time-off policy, and many of the other perks of techdom. But what sets EvoText apart are some of the things not on the menu. It’s a company of computer geeks designing software for teachers to interact with students and dynamically implement curricula—and yet there’s not a foosball or Ping-Pong table in sight.

Beat The House

Buying a home in the digital age requires weeks of navigating the mortgage maze. These tech-savvy entrepreneurs speed things up—but should they?

The Serious Guy Behind Dollar Shave Club's Crazy Viral Videos

NDA has been training its gun on Grand Alliance in Bihar over the spate of killings in the state. However, the reality is far different. Kanhaiya Bhelari reports

Inside the Vicious, Vicious Cheerleader Wars

Rebel Athletic is fighting a spangled, appliqued fashion-forward guerrilla war against an industry giant.

How I Got the Idea for My Startup

As the former director of business development at Foursquare and entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz, Tristan Walker knew he could get people to invest in his company—if he came up with the right idea. He went through hundreds of concepts, from trucking to financial services, before landing on a subscription model for grooming products for people of color. He founded Walker and Company in 2013. 

How I created E-commerce In China

Jack Ma built one of the world’s biggest internet companies without learning how to code. The lead founder and executive chairman of Alibaba taught himself English by offering tours to foreign visitors of his hometown, Hangzhou, in eastern China. That’s where, in 1999, Ma launched Alibaba, which took in nearly $23 billion last year. Now Ma is hoping to expand his U.S. business, especially by encouraging more American companies to sell their goods on Alibaba’s platforms.

How An Earthquake Led Me To A VR Startup

Bryn Mooser is the co-founder of Ryot Films, which produces media for immersive formats like virtual reality and 360-degree video. He started thinking about transformative technology while working as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, living on the edge of the Sahel in a region that had cell-phone towers–but had never had landlines. Ryot initially published news stories that enabled readers to take social actions, and then pivoted into immersive video. In 2016, Mooser and his co-founder, David Darg, sold Ryot to AOL

How I learned To Focus

Arianna Huffington, the co-founder of the Huffington Post, surprised many when she announced last year that she would be stepping down. She is throwing her energy behind a second startup, Thrive Global. In just under six months, New York City-based Thrive has signed deals worth “multiple millions of dollars.” Clients include Uber (where she’s a board member), Accenture, and Airbnb. Thrive recently doubled its sales targets for 2017. The company generates revenue primarily by charging businesses for its workshops and seminars focused on health and wellness, and via branded content that runs on its platform, the Thrive Journal. It also sells some consumer products, such as a $100 iPhone bed. The biggest challenge, Huffington admits, has been learning how to focus.

Sports Tech Jumps Ahead

A blown ulnar collateral ligament—the UCL, in the elbow—is among the worst injuries a pitcher can suffer. And it costs teams millions of dollars. Sparta Science, a leader in the growing sports-tech industry, has figured out the answer. It’s in the legs, not the arm. Founder Phil Wagner believes he’s uncovered other secrets for minimizing athletic injuries while maximizing performance. So do his growing list of competitors. Game on!

How To Fix Everything From Your iPhone To Your Toaster

The guys behind iFixit want to show you how to fix everything from your iPhone to your toaster—for free. By doing so, they’ve built a huge business. Even though Apple totally hates them.

Forget Stock Price

Look Closely To Find The Real Marks Of Post-Ipo Success.

Gabriel Flateman

Thanks to its focus on just a few products, the Casper co-founder has seen his company hit $200 million in revenue and take on the mattress industry’s giants.

Leaving A Clean Trail

Your newest competitive advantage? A transparent supply chain.