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On May 30, 2011

Forget About Best Practices


Author Carol Sanford says start-up founders need to stop following organizational rules and start thinking for themselves.

Having studied large corporations for years, Carol Sanford, author of the…


On May 30, 2011

Editor’s Letter: Living Your Values


How great leaders build great company cultures

I wouldn't last a day at TRX. Hell, I wouldn't make it past the orientation. When ex-Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick launched a business to sell…


On May 30, 2011

Reader Mail: June 2011

Readers respond to our cover story about Etsy founder Rob Kalin, a feature about spying on the competition, and Jason Fried's column about running a flat company.

The World of Etsy
Our cover story about Etsy founder and CEO Rob Kalin…


On May 30, 2011

Inc. 5000 Update: Turbie Twist


The story of two sisters and a hair towel

After they graduated from college in 2006, sisters Angela Carr and Christina Cummings started a business selling a product their father had created: an absorbent, fitted hair…


On May 30, 2011

Doing Business in Argentina


Think the U.S. economy feels shaky? Try doing business in Argentina, where corruption is the norm, regulations are absurd, inflation is rampant, and financial crises are a dime a dozen…


On May 30, 2011

Best Business Deals


A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more

For self-funded entrepreneurs, there are few skills more crucial than the ability to do more with less. That could be…