Growing pains - The mistakes fast startups make - Forget about growth of profits; or even growth of revenue. What most companies (and to be fair, their investors) get obsessed about today is growth itself...
Publisher: Red Herring Magazine     Author: David Lipschultz   

Grown-Up Startup - At Calico Commerce Inc., you will find a staff of Silicon Valley veterans -- a little older and a lot wiser -- building a company that's determined not to make the same old startup mistakes.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Chuck Salter   

Hard Cell - The story of the Kyocera Smartphone is a case study in creativity, design, engineering -- and sheer determination. Here's what it takes to launch a hot product in a crowded market.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: George Anders   

Hey, I Just Work Here - Harvard undergrad Geoff Cook wants the diploma. As long as it doesn't interfere with his Net startup.
Publisher: Wired.com     Author: Geoff Cook   

Holding a Focus Group on a Budget - You've got an idea for a new product, or a new tool for your web site, but you're not sure how it will fly. How to avoid wasting money and resources? One way is with a focus group.
Publisher: BuyerZone.com     Author: Mie-Yun Lee   

How Do Fast Companies Work Now? - Imagine a company started by the best-connected investment bank in the world, by a leading management-consulting firm, and by one of the top venture-capital firms. Give it $300 million -- and set it loose to reinvent big business.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Keith H. Hammonds   

How to Launch a New Business Successfully - Not every good idea succeeds. Learn the six elements that help guarantee the success of a new business.
Publisher: Power HomeBiz Guides     Author: Mayumi Mendoza   

How to Make a Name for Yourself - Coming up with the right name for a company or a product shouldn't be treated as a science -- but it's not monkey business either. So argue the guys at A Hundred Monkeys, in Sausalito, California.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Cheryl Dahle   

How to Speed Up Your Startup - When it comes to launching Internet companies, you can't be fast enough. Here are lessons in speed from a leading VC, the founder of an e-business incubator, and a team of anthropologists studying work and life in Silicon Valley.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Katharine Mieszkowski   

How To: Set Prices - Is the price right? 9 steps to pricing your product or service for maximum profits.
Publisher: Business Start-Ups Online     Author: Jan Norman