At an all-hands today, we spent some time discussing how to improve the onboarding process for new hires at Inc.. Jeff Haden has this report on Google's intensively-researched 5-step process inc.com/jeff-haden/goo…

Recycling clothing is a huge business opportunity (and societal problem) that has yet to spawn a hugely-successful business. Is that about to change? Inc.'s rebecca deczynski takes a look at the startups looking to win in the so-called Circular Economy inc.com/rebecca-deczyn…

Eleven Madison Park adopted a strict, plant-based menu and not everyone was a fan at first (or still). “In the darkest of times, it was like, 'Do we need to bring meat back?” ⁦Daniel Humm⁩ tells ⁦Jennifer Conrad⁩ for ⁦Inc.⁩. inc.com/jennifer-conra…

Hiroki Koga knows how to thrive amid industry headwinds, writes @alicdonaldson for Inc.. Here's how Oishii raised a huge sum even after the vertical farming bubble burst inc.com/ali-donaldson/…

How can a sales team leverage AI? Inc..'s Sydney Sladovnik speaks to John Imah who shares his take inc.com/sydney-sladovn…

Will America remain the worldwide leader in startup innovation? @stevecase is concerned we may give up our longstanding advantage. Melissa Angell reports for Inc. inc.com/melissa-angell…

Surprise: The startups that scooped up the most VC in Q1 was not AI but instead healthcare and biotech. @sammblum reports for Inc. on who is getting funded and why inc.com/sam-blum/the-b…

This is cute: A business somehow produced and sold out of a NYC earthquake T shirt mere hours after the ground shook. Reporting by ⁦Kim Jao⁩ for ⁦Inc.⁩ inc.com/kim-jao/how-a-…

New at Inc.: Our 2024 list of awesome female founders w/ Michelle Zatlyn Billie Jean King KATY PERRY Reshma Saujani Suneera Madhani and Om Sony's Vanessa Pham & @kimoftheinternet, who survived SVB's collapse and tell the tale here. Congrats to Diana Ransom & team! inc.com/magazine/20240…

Smart piece by ⁦Jay Willis⁩ on how legalized sports gambling is proving to be more problematic than most people thought fastcompany.com/91087570/legal…

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What will work look like in 2054? 53% of workers predict that flexible hours will be very common, and 46% foresee 4-day workweeks. And just 12% of workers think the 9-to-5 schedule will exist. Inc.'s Sarah Lynch reports inc.com/sarah-lynch/wh…

Financial disclosures for the SPAC that acquired Trump's Truth Social offer a rare window into how the fmr president operates as a businessman. The startup carries a ton of risk, writes Inc..'s Bill Saporito, but offers little on how it might manage that risk inc.com/bill-saporito/…

The tragic Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore will disrupt not just maritime trade but also crucial economic activities from trucking to commuting. Inc.’s ⁦⁦Sam Blum⁩ reports on a stunned business community inc.com/sam-blum/balti…

We talk a lot about the enormous and often messy transfer of wealth from Boomers to millennials etc. through the lens of real estate. But as Melissa Angell reports in Inc., there’s also the transfer of business ownership to worry about inc.com/melissa-angell…

Check out Fast Company's awesome 2024 Most Innovative Companies list, featuring NVIDIA Taco Bell, Taylor Swift Prod., MATTEL and more. Congrats to Amy Farley & David Lidsky & the rest of the team! fastcompany.com/most-innovativ…

I interviewed Joe Gebbia of Samara and @airbnb who also sits on Tesla’s board. What inspiration has he taken from the car company? inc.com/christine-lago…

One year after SVB’s meltdown, what has changed? Both everything and maybe not enough. New reporting from @inc’s Melissa Angell Ali Donaldson and Jennifer Conrad inc.com/inc-staff/one-…

This was a good conversation

First up: LAURYN BOSSTICK and Michael Bosstick of Dear Media talking to Inc.’s Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan about building a company as a married couple. “A cofounder advantage if you’re married is you’re pushing the same boulder up the same hill,” Michael Bosstick says