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Why This Crypto Startup Just Put a GameStop Redditor in Its C-Suite

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Are Any of Trump’s Tariffs Good for Business? Tax Expert Erica York Weighs In

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12 Crypto Companies to Watch in 2025

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This AI Startup Secured the Support of Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Jeff Bezos

09.04.2025 5

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Billionaires, MrBeast, and Mr. Wonderful. Here’s Who Might Own TikTok Within a Week

03.04.2025 5

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How Trump’s Tariff Flip-Flopping Is Dragging on Private Investment

02.04.2025 10

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Sick and Lonely, She Turned to AI for Support—and a Boyfriend

28.03.2025 4

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How to Attract Investors, According to the ‘Shark Tank’ Star Who Bet Big on Dropbox, Lyft, and Robinhood

19.03.2025 10

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Seth Rogen Says Treating His Stoner Lifestyle Brand, Houseplant, Like His Film and TV Projects Has Helped It Grow. Here’s Why

11.03.2025 4

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DOGE Could Cut the IRS in Half. What Does That Mean for Your Tax Filings?

07.03.2025 20

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Rhode Island Just Started Its Own VC Fund. See Other States That Offer Venture Investment

01.03.2025 8

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Small Businesses Aren’t the Target of This Week’s Consumer Boycott, but They’re Not Off the Hook

01.03.2025 5

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What Do the Mass IRS Layoffs Mean for Your Business Tax Filings?

22.02.2025 10

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Why Everyone From Estee Lauder to Starbucks Is Racing to ‘Meet the Customer Where They Are’

21.02.2025 20

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Insurance Horror Stories Abound! Here Are 7 Tips to Prevent Disaster, From Business Owners Who Learned the Hard Way

15.02.2025 10

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Black Entrepreneurship Has Grown 22 Percent. It’s Still Not Enough

08.02.2025 6

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Exclusive: Sales at Small Businesses Are Finally Starting to Grow Again

07.02.2025 4

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Trump Says Tariffs Could Bring ‘Pain’ Before a ‘Golden Age’—but ‘Maybe Not!’

04.02.2025 3

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How This Recommerce Platform Turns Unsold Merch Into Revenue for Everyone From Amazon to Walmart

02.02.2025 10

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The Cost of the Los Angeles Fires Is Looking Like $30 Billion—and Counting

25.01.2025 7

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Why Crypto Advocates Say Trump Shouldn’t Have Launched His Own Cryptocurrency

22.01.2025 3

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How AI Triggered a Venture Capital Uptick in 2024

14.01.2025 4

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How Congestion Pricing Will Affect Small Businesses

New York City’s controversial new toll could hurt small businesses by making deliveries more expensive—or help them by reducing traffic jams. BY...

08.01.2025 7

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How Jensen Huang and 3 Nvidia Board Members Became Billionaires

Longtime Nvidia board member Tench Coxe is among the company’s newly minted billionaires. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Photos:...

04.01.2025 5

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U.S. Private Equity Shot Up in 2024, Signaling a Potential ‘Golden Age’ Ahead

New data from PitchBook paints a positive picture of the U.S. PE landscape. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Photo: Getty Images...

04.01.2025 10

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Looking for Private Equity (or a Merger) in 2025? Here’s What You Should Know

Trump’s deregulatory push, interest rate cuts, and the PE ‘bullwhip effect’ are expected to influence M&A in 2025. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF...

26.12.2024 20

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Your New Year’s Resolution? Get Ready for Trump’s Tax Code Changes

The coming expiration of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and other proposed tax changes are issues you should discuss with your accountant. BY BRIAN...

13.12.2024 5

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Fetch’s Rachel Ehrlich on the Problem With Old-School Ads

The rewards app’s general manager wants to find news ways to engage consumers. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Fetch Rewards...

11.12.2024 5

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Trump Nominates Crypto Fan Paul Atkins to Run the SEC

Atkins is the co-chair of a crypto industry advocacy group. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Paul Atkins. Photo: Getty Images...

05.12.2024 5

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How This Engineer Entrepreneur Scaled STEAM Education for Kids

04.12.2024 20

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Zwift’s Eric Min on How to Bounce Back From Layoffs

The fitness company co-founder and CEO says building a startup, like cycling, is an endurance test. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF...

04.12.2024 5

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3 Leadership Lessons From MrBeast’s Toughest Year Yet

2024 has been difficult for YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, who brings in more than $600 million a year. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF...

19.11.2024 10

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Guac-Tech? Why This Food Delivery Startup Is Set to Acquire the Company Behind Chipotle’s Avocado Robots

Exclusive: Serve Robotics will purchase Vebu, which makes the Autocado machine, in an all-stock deal. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @...

10.11.2024 3

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Why These Fast-Growing Companies Turned to Private Equity

09.11.2024 10

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This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others

Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @...

06.11.2024 4

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‘Simply Grotesque’: Now AI Platforms Are Offering Up George Floyd Simulations

31.10.2024 10

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Shark Tank’s Daymond John to Set Black Entrepreneurs Up With $100,000 in Grant Money

25.10.2024 4

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You Have More Accounting Options Than You Might Think

Intuit QuickBooks is the established behemoth, while Xero is a dynamic up-and-comer. Either could be a good fit for your business. BY BRIAN...

22.10.2024 3

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10 Slightly Crazy Tactics Top CEOs Use to Win

When they’re facing the heat, Inc. 5000 entrepreneurs get crafty. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Illustration by Alex Eben Meyer...

21.10.2024 5

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Why Bonobos Co-Founder Andy Dunn Says Therapists Can Be an Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

19.10.2024 3

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From Beans to Bubbles: La Colombe’s Co-Founder Is Launching a Soda Line

19.10.2024 3

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Furniture of Champions: How Paris Olympics Tables and Chairs Are Finding a Second Life Online

18.10.2024 4

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17 Ways to Enjoy the 2024 Inc. 5000 Conference

Here are all the can’t-miss events in Palm Desert, California, October 16-18. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @_B_CONTRERAS_ Photo: Maggie Boyd...

17.10.2024 4

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Why This Island Chain in the Indian Ocean Could Affect Your Website’s Domain Name

Mauritius taking control of the Chagos Islands could have a ripple effect on websites using the .io construction. Here’s how. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS,...

15.10.2024 3

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Silicon Valley Is Getting a Sweet New Treat: Drone Delivery

The startup Matternet has expanded the sky-based service it began piloting this summer in the South Bay. BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF REPORTER @...

04.10.2024 3

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4 Ways Top CEOs Are Making AI Work for Them

01.10.2024 2

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YouTube's New AI Tools are Google's Latest Attempt to Automate Everything

28.09.2024 3

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Maps Out Her Wide-Ranging Antitrust Game Plan

27.09.2024 5

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Why Now's a Good Time to Rethink Your Corporate Credit Card Strategy

Ignition Schools: Top 50 Institutions Revolutionizing Entrepreneurship Workplace Miscommunication Is Rampant. One Possible Solution? Using More...

26.09.2024 10

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Says Antitrust Regulations Help Small Businesses Too

How This Founder Partnered With Google and Unicef to Bring More Women Into Tech Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Giant Investment in Generative AI...

21.09.2024 2

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