F1 romance novels are often queer, always steamy, and suddenly a big deal for book publishing.

Owner Jeff Lawson, CEO Ben Collins, and comedian Tim Heidecker tell Inc. how they found themselves owning goblinlove.net and selling gay frog plushies, and what it means for the future of 'The Onion.'

Owner Jeff Lawson, CEO Ben Collins, and comedian Tim Heidecker tell Inc. how they found themselves owning goblinlove.net and selling gay frog plushies, and what it means for the future of 'The Onion.'

When the thriving Portland retailer was sold to Food52, it was tasked with growth at all costs—like expanding SKUs, costly partnerships, and executive vanity projects. Four years after the $48 million...

How the network famous for Real Housewives quietly reinvented itself as a startup incubator, spawning personality-driven brands in businesses.

How the network famous for Real Housewives quietly reinvented itself as a startup incubator, spawning personality-driven brands in businesses.

Founder Jennifer Sey is at the center of a political and cultural shift as her company has hit over $1 million in sales in less than a year.

Tinder and OpenAI have partnered up to help you practice 'cringeworthy moments.' For us, it was an exercise in rejection.

The home decor entrepreneur discusses the evolution of his namesake company and why he sold to private equity.

The beloved magazine started by Lewis Lapham, who died last year, is being acquired by Bard College.

One of Trump’s biggest billionaire supporters and DOGE fans launched his career off of the success of a government-funded project.

In the anonymous paperwork of LLC registrations, scam victims are desperate to find a real person to help them. Sometimes all they have is Lovette.

Dreamland Baby sleep sacks were hailed as a miracle for infant sleep. Then a surprise alert from a government safety agency turned the business upside down.

Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors. Women entrepreneurs still say they can’t shake her bad blood.

The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily pause federal grants and loans is throttling Capitol Hill, with some lawmakers describing the measure as “senseless chaos.”

The platform has made a profit while supporting brick-and-mortar bookstores. Next up, taking on Amazon’s 76 percent of the e-book market.

The platform has made a profit while supporting brick-and-mortar bookstores. Next up, taking on Amazon’s 76 percent of the e-book market.

The platform has made a profit while supporting brick-and-mortar bookstores. Next up, taking on Amazon’s 76 percent of the e-book market.

Sora's video output is visually impressive but inconsistent.

The WordPress co-founder's open-source empire dominates the web. His attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it at risk.

The WordPress co-founder's open-source empire dominates the web. His attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it at risk.

The WordPress co-founder's open-source empire dominates the web. His attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it at risk.

The WordPress co-founder's open-source empire dominates the web. His attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it at risk.

We​ had been watching The X-Files at a rate of about two episodes a year; I expected to be finished when I was...

Security firms offer advice to companies looking to protect their executives after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The 10-year-old beauty brand is profitable, growing, and back in the zeitgeist after successfully pulling off a transition of power.

Welcome to this week’s Founder Focus! I’m Melissa Angell, Inc.‘s policy correspondent, and each week I’ll be dissecting some of the top policy issues

The 10-year-old beauty brand is profitable, growing, and back in the zeitgeist after successfully pulling off a transition of power.

At Jenny Young's growing Brooklyn Robot Foundry, budding tinkerers get hands-on training to create the technology of the future.

How Hello Alice co-founders Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz survived a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year of legal challenges and navigated their startup to profitability.

How Hello Alice co-founders Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz survived a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year of legal challenges and navigated their startup to profitability.

From the people who brought the world “Birds Aren’t Real” comes a sequel befitting 2024’s Bitcoin rallies and general absurdity.

The Third Reich feared Carl von Ossietzky so much they sent him to a concentration camp. Could winning the Nobel Peace Prize save his life?

When a worker shot multiple colleagues at the headquarters of Excel Industries in 2016, surviving the attack was just the first challenge.

From Texas to the Philippines: the unsolved murder behind the founding of Yeti.

Once a cushy executive benefit, company cars turned out to be an unhelpful tax dodge and an enormous liability.

With a flood of competitors and conglomerates eyeing the market, brands are working to create a buzz in the new world of nonalcoholic adult drinks.

With $1 billion wagered on the election, Kalshi is ready to take on natural disasters, Fed decisions, Trump's cabinet, and much more.