Inc. Magazine

Inc. Magazine is the only major business magazine written for the journey from startup to a fully managed company. Every issue of Inc. delivers real solutions for today's innovative company creators.

Celebrating That Certain Something It Takes to Lead the Way

Closing the Loop • Chloe Songer and Stuart Ahlum have built the infrastructure for scalable waste management. And they're just getting started.

You've Got Mail. Mark Cuban's Got Tips

Swipe Right to Success

Beauty Filter

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of payments platform Klarna, answers: How do you hire people whose skill set you don't get?

The Book That Built a Tech Founder's Business

Family Office • Grace Na learned the ins and outs of the denim industry from her in-laws. Now, they're two of her top team members for her own brand, Pistola.

The Burn of Slow Churn • Re/Max co-founder and chairman Dave Liniger saw his retention rate as a badge of honor. Truth is, it was hurting his reputation.

An Idea Worth Millions

Get Curious About the World Around You • Curiosity isn't a luxury of philosophers. It's a business and leadership essential.

At Board Meetings, the CEO Should Get Lost • Directors need to candidly discuss company leadership. They can't do that if the top manager is also the board chair.

Think Liberally and Deliberately • Why do I devote four weeks a year to reading and thinking? So I can supercharge all the other days.

AI in HR Tech: A New Era in Human Resources Technology • The next generation of HR software is here, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Now, your business can harness the transformative power of AI in HR tech.

Steve Young Shares Lessons From the Private Equity Playbook With a First-Time Founder • The athlete-turned-investor helps Tessa Barton prepare to scale her bootstrapped photo-editing startup, Tezza.

Shelley Zalis • On that elusive work-life balance, her own version of perfection, and pivoting with positivity.

The Business of Building a Better Future

Be You, but Better • Belgian-born, NYC-based psychotherapist Esther Perel has pointers for helping individuals and business leaders hone their relationships.

ONLY THE STRONG  SURVIVE • FEMALE FOUNDERS 250

1 Leading Through Tough Times

2 Surviving Sweet but Sudden Success

3 Scaling Inspiration With Big Wins

KATY PERRY & Co-founders of De Soi MORGAN MCLACHLAN HLAN

HOW THEY STAY ON TOP

PIERSTEN GAINES

MICHAEL PETER. THE CRUSADING KOMBUCHA CEO AND 200 YEARS OF STARTUP-DESTROYING LEGAL DOCTRINE • Michael Peter wants to dismantle a longstanding legal precedent that can prevent entrepreneurs from getting their day in court. His not-so-secret weapon: A small-business superhero named Reverend Justice.

THE BEST SELF-DEFENSE: LET A LAWYER DO IT

AI Gets to Work • It's leading edge, it's downright scary—and it's here. Following AI's breakout year, we take a look under the hood at how entrepreneurs are applying the tech and what you need to know to stay competitive.

Reid Hoffman—The AI Enthusiast • As an expert in network effects, the LinkedIn co-founder and now AI entrepreneur is only too happy to spread (mostly) good cheer about AI and its societal potential.

THE GUY WHO PUTS COPS IN THE SKY • BLAKE RESNICK, A 24-YEAR-OLD WITH FUNDING FROM SAM ALTMAN AND SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, IS ON A WILD RIDE TO REINVENT THE FUTURE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

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