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The Expansion Plan Man
Yogurtland's founder doesn't just open new units. He opens new food concepts, too. Here, Phillip Chang explains how to grow by expanding your mission.
IMMERSION IS THE NEW ENCORE
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ENVELOPING FANS IN ARE A VISUAL SPECTACLE.
PLANET-FRIENDLY PROTEINS
AS THE PLANT-BASED MEAT INDUSTRY SHOWED ITS VULNERABILITY, MAKERS OF ANIMAL PROTEINS STEPPED UP.
SCREENS GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE
TECH COMPANIES ARE STARTING DOWN THE LONG ROAD TOWARD DISPLAYS THAT ACT LIKE PAPER.
How LinkedIn Won
Social media, for work? The world was skeptical. But 20 years and a few white-knuckle moments later, LinkedIn has become synonymous with networking and it's got more momentum than ever. An oral history of an unlikely champion.
SELLING NEW IDEAS IN ICONIC PACKAGES
LEGACY BRANDS ARE LEVERAGING NAME RECOGNITION TO INNOVATE IN NEW REALMS.
WHEN CONTENT WINS THE GAME
TO CAPTURE VIEWERS' ATTENTION, SPORTS TEAMS AND LEAGUES ARE GETTING CREATIVE.
Living in an FYP World
It's not just TikTok-recommendation algorithms are defining our digital experiences, putting us in individual universes built by unseen hands.
THE WORLD'S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES 2023
ON A BRIGHT MONDAY MORNING AT THE END OF JANUARY, THE SIX-PERSON LEADERSHIP TEAM BEHIND CHATGPT THE MOST ADVANCED AI CHATBOT EVER TO BE DEPLOYED TO A MASS AUDIENCE-GATHERS FOR ITS WEEKLY MEETING.
WHERE WOULD YOU BUILD THE ROAD?
WHY ALASKA SHOULD DEFINITELY, PROBABLY, BUT MAYBE NOT BUILD A 211-MILE HIGHWAY ACROSS ITS UNTRAMMELED INTERIOR
Speak Softly And Carry a Big Bag of Cash
○ From chips to TikTok, Gina Raimondo is writing her own China doctrine
What's Keeping Inflation Sticky
○ Costs of moving goods by sea and by land aren’t coming down as fast as might be expected
The Russian Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About
As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that served as an industrywide wake-up call
Microsoft Gaming Beyond the Xbox
○ Its Game Pass subscription service expands into dozens of new countries
Female Execs Step Back
○ Departures of burned-out Gen X managers is shrinking the pipeline that leads women to C-suite jobs
Who Wants to Run a Humbler PayPal?
○ The payments giant has shed $279 billion in market value and is hunting for a new CEO
Big Business Piles on Lina Khan
○ The FTC chair has become the main focus of groups working against the Biden administration’s efforts to revive antitrust policy
The Cost of the Blank-Check Boom
○ The rush to take companies public with SPACs ends with bankruptcies and fire sales
France's #MeToo Moment
An ad copywriter's Instagram feed has spurred French companies to finally move beyond the Mad Men era
The Deep End Of Decadence
A suite can cost as much as $100,000 a night at Dubai’s Atlantis the Royal, but don’t you dare just stay in your room.
Corporate Japan Takes a Pro-LGBTQ Stance
Companies embrace equality policies in a country where same-sex marriage is illegal
The Sun Sets On Hollywood Dealmakers
○ Sales of small film and TV studios have cooled as the industry braces for a slowdown
A Slow Rebound In Macau
● As Beijing cracks down on vice, the gambling hub is bracing for a future with fewer high rollers
The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI
How rapper Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century's great financial scandals
Not the Impostor You Think You Are
My first time on national television taught me a lesson we all could use about our self-worth: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggone it, I like me.
Making American Dreams While Building the American Dream
Attorney Alexandra Lozano radically reinvented the law firm to create opportunity for clients, herself, and small businesses from coast to coast.
Meet the Next Big Things
These are the fastest-growing companies in their regions-and likely contenders for this year's Inc. 5000. They're still small firms but they're propelled by big, market-winning ideas.
In Customer Service, Talk Isn't Cheap, but It Is Essential
When you erase your phone number from your website, you erase your reputation.
HOLDING THE LINE
How I Got the Idea
Block Shop Textiles has shunned investors for a decade.Good thing Kendra Scott knows how to grow a bootstrapped business.
The jewelry entrepreneur helps Hopie Stockman, co-founder and CEO of the home goods and apparel brand Block Shop Textiles, foster a culture of sustainable growth.