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10 Crazy Tactics Used by CEOs of the Fastest-Growing Companies

10 Crazy Tactics Used by CEOs of the Fastest-Growing Companies

10 Crazy Tactics Used by CEOs of the Fastest-Growing Companies We asked Inc. 5000 CEOs for their most unconventional growth tactics. Their answers may...

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Private Equity Firms Are Sitting on Nearly 34,000 Unsold Companies. That Pileup Is Getting Worse

Private Equity Firms Are Sitting on Nearly 34,000 Unsold Companies. That Pileup Is Getting Worse
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8 Messy Weeks to an AI Startup: How a New Accelerator Pushed 2 Founders to Pivot Their Idea to Launch

8 Messy Weeks to an AI Startup: How a New Accelerator Pushed 2 Founders to Pivot Their Idea to Launch
07.08.2026 10

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Robinhood’s New Fund Lets Anyone Invest in Y Combinator Startups, With a Catch

Robinhood’s New Fund Lets Anyone Invest in Y Combinator Startups, With a Catch
05.08.2026 6

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He Started a Side Hustle From His Spare Bedroom. Now, It’s a $4 Million Retail Powerhouse

He Started a Side Hustle From His Spare Bedroom. Now, It’s a $4 Million Retail Powerhouse
03.08.2026 7

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A Founder Pitched Mark Cuban at the Gym. Then a Viral Video Ruined the Experience

31.07.2026 5

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Elon Musk Can’t Stand Sam Altman, but He Just Made a Surprising Proposal

24.07.2026 10

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An ‘Egregious Loophole’ Is Helping Startup Investors Build $100 Million Fortunes, Tax-Free

22.07.2026 9

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The Lean Startup Playbook Forgot Something Important: These 5 Mental Skills Determine Whether Your Idea Survives

The Lean Startup Playbook Forgot Something Important: These 5 Mental Skills Determine Whether Your Idea Survives A business school professor shares...

21.07.2026 9

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Mark Cuban Doesn’t Want Billionaires Taxed Out of Existence—But There Is 1 Policy He Says Would Help Solve Inequality

17.07.2026 8

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SpaceX and Meta Dominate the Century’s Biggest Startup Payoffs. But No. 6 Is a Surprise

15.07.2026 7

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The World Cup Is Triggering a Massive Economic Boom. Here’s Why Some Major Business Hubs Are Missing Out

10.07.2026 10

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Considering a Private Equity Investment? Why Thousands of PE-Backed Companies Are Stuck in a Decade-Long Rut

10.07.2026 10

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Meet the Surprisingly Massive Consumer Cohort You Should Be Catering To (Hint: They Love Protein and Peptides)

02.07.2026 10

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They Challenged Coke, Pepsi, and the Status Quo—Here’s What Actually Worked

They Challenged Coke, Pepsi, and the Status Quo—Here’s What Actually Worked On the latest episode of Inc.’s ‘Your Next Move’ series, the two...

29.06.2026 10

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CEO Pay Is Skyrocketing. Meet the 8 Leaders Making Over $100 Million

CEO Pay Is Skyrocketing. Meet the 8 Leaders Making Over $100 Million Elon Musk made the most, of course, but the second-highest-paid exec is someone...

23.06.2026 10

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How NYC’s ‘Baklava Guy’ Used a ‘Painful’ Marketing Strategy to Make His Business Go Viral During the Knicks Championship

18.06.2026 10

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Inside the Knicks’ Championship Windfall: How NYC Businesses Scored More Than $380 Million

18.06.2026 10

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An Intern Disobeyed His Parents and Joined SpaceX in 2011. Following Its Historic IPO, He and Thousands of Other Employees Are Now Millionaires

An Intern Disobeyed His Parents and Joined SpaceX in 2011. Following Its Historic IPO, He and Thousands of Other Employees Are Now Millionaires...

12.06.2026 10

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This Teenage Founder Sold His $40 Million Startup. Now, He’s On to the Next One

09.06.2026 10

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Inside Jamie Dimon’s Surprising New Plan to Pitch Elon Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO to Thousands of Wealthy Clients

Inside Jamie Dimon’s Surprising New Plan to Pitch Elon Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO to Thousands of Wealthy Clients JPMorgan once sued Tesla, but is...

04.06.2026 10

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How This Crisis Helped Convince Mark Cuban That Bitcoin Has ‘Lost the Plot’

How This Crisis Helped Convince Mark Cuban That Bitcoin Has ‘Lost the Plot’ Once a crypto fan, the former ‘Shark Tank’ investor’s...

27.05.2026 20

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‘The Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Just Issued a Dire Warning About Nvidia. Here’s Why He Thinks an ‘Aggressive Fall’ Is Coming, and How Businesses Can Avoid the Same Fate

26.05.2026 10

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The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First

The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First The cybersecurity giant is doing well...

21.05.2026 10

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This Founder Called VCs ‘Grifters’—Then Took $110 Million from Them and Built a Unicorn

This Founder Called VCs ‘Grifters’—Then Took $110 Million From Them and Built a Unicorn Fabrication startup SendCutSend recently raised venture...

20.05.2026 20

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Martha Stewart Just Launched an AI Startup to Solve the 1 Thing Every Homeowner Hates

Martha Stewart Just Launched an AI Startup to Solve the 1 Thing Every Homeowner Hates Hint already has $10 million in seed funding and support from...

13.05.2026 20

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2 Uber Veterans Just Raised $27 Million to Change the Way You Maintain Your Home Forever

30.04.2026 20

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The Real Reason the UAE Is Quitting OPEC (Hint: It’s Not Just About Oil)

The Real Reason the UAE Is Quitting OPEC (Hint: It’s Not Just About Oil) The Emirati strategy can best be summed up as ‘take the money and run,’...

29.04.2026 20

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OpenAI’s Reported Missed Revenue Targets Are Spooking Investors Ahead of Its Rumored $1 Trillion IPO

OpenAI’s Reported Missed Revenue Targets Are Spooking Investors Ahead of Its Rumored $1 Trillion IPO A new report suggests anxieties are high at the...

28.04.2026 20

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Thinking of Selling Your Company? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First

27.04.2026 20

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ARR Is Dead! (Thanks, AI.) Long Live Annual Recurring Revenue, Say These Founders and Investors

11.04.2026 20

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This Rising VC Says the Smartest Founders Are Chasing Unsexy Ideas in the AI Era

08.04.2026 20

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Jamie Dimon’s ‘Skunk at the Party’ Sounds the Alarm on an Economic Downturn. Here Are His 8 Tips for Staying Focused in Times of Stress

06.04.2026 20

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How to Run a Business in a High-Tax State (Without Giving All Your Money to the Government)

How to Run a Business in a High-Tax State (Without Giving All Your Money to the Government) Death and taxes are inevitable. We can help you with the...

03.04.2026 20

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How Todd Snyder’s T-Shirt Side-Hustle Paved the Way for a Fashion Empire

How Todd Snyder’s T-Shirt Side-Hustle Paved the Way for a Fashion Empire The menswear entrepreneur discussed scaling his eponymous clothing brand on...

01.04.2026 20

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The $4 Billion Tech-Shoe Collapse: How a Silicon Valley Darling Lost 99 Percent of Its Value

The $4 Billion Tech-Shoe Collapse: How a Silicon Valley Darling Lost 99 Percent of Its Value A one-time sensation is leaving the public markets as...

31.03.2026 20

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JPMorganChase Just Earmarked $80 Billion for Small Business Lending. Here’s How to Get Your Share

JPMorganChase Just Earmarked $80 Billion for Small Business Lending. Here’s How to Get Your Share The JPMorganChase program is part of a new Jamie...

31.03.2026 20

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The SaaSpocalypse Fire Sale Is Here. Are You Buying?

25.03.2026 30

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If These 3 Big IPOs Happen, No One Else May Have a Shot

19.03.2026 30

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This Controversial Tax Benefit Means Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Could Score a Payday of Over $800 Million

This Controversial Tax Benefit Means Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Could Score a Payday of Over $800 Million Excise tax gross-ups have grown...

17.03.2026 30

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How This Yelp Employee Replaced His Job With His Side Hustle and Now Has Over $100,000 in Sales

16.03.2026 30

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Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky Says to Build a Great Brand, You Must Keep This Promise to Consumers

13.03.2026 30

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How Warren Buffett ‘Devotee’ Bill Ackman Is Pursuing a Favorite Strategy of Berkshire Hathaway

How Warren Buffett ‘Devotee’ Bill Ackman Is Pursuing a Favorite Strategy of Berkshire Hathaway Ackman’s plan involves listing Pershing Square on...

12.03.2026 30

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Deutsche Bank Says the SaaSpocalypse Is Over as Software Stocks Trade at a Massive Discount

11.03.2026 30

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Is the MacBook Neo a ‘Recession Indicator’? Tech CEOs Are Divided Over Apple’s $599 Laptop

Is the MacBook Neo a ‘Recession Indicator’? Tech CEOs Are Divided Over Apple’s $599 Laptop Business leaders are wondering whether the low-cost...

09.03.2026 30

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Experts Are Scared the Private Credit Bubble Is About to Pop

08.03.2026 20

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Crypto Cracks the Fed: Kraken’s Master Account Approval Signals a New Era for Digital Assets

04.03.2026 20

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Private Equity Is Finally Recovering—but Investor Returns Just Hit a Record Low

Private Equity Is Finally Recovering—but Investor Returns Just Hit a Record Low A new report from Bain & Company has the good news—and the...

01.03.2026 20

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Scott Galloway on How Small Businesses and Consumers Can Take the ‘Most Radical Act in a Capitalist Society’

Scott Galloway on How Small Businesses and Consumers Can Take the ‘Most Radical Act in a Capitalist Society’ The NYU professor is currently...

27.02.2026 20

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Scott Galloway Says the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Is a Farce: ‘I’m Buying SaaS Stocks’

Scott Galloway Says the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Is a Farce: ‘I’m Buying SaaS Stocks’ The NYU professor tells Inc. why the SaaS selloff is...

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