bwkfanboy 1.3.2 → 1.4.0

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+ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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+ <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml">
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+ <head>
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+ <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script>
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+ <title>Jason Fried's articles - Inc.com</title>
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+ <meta name="title" content="Jason Fried's articles - Inc.com" />
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+ <meta name="keywords" content="" />
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+ <meta name="description" content="Jason Fried is co-founder of 37signals, a Chicago-based software firm, and co-author of the book Rework , which was published last March. He also writes Inc.'s Get Real column." />
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+ <meta name="robots" content="index,follow" />
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+ <meta name="googlebot" content="index,follow" />
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.inc.com/views/css/incstyle.css?1" />
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+ <!--[if IE 7]>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.inc.com/views/css/ie7.css" />
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+ <![endif]-->
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+ <!-- jQuery Library + UI Tools -->
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+ <script src="http://cdn.jquerytools.org/1.2.5/jquery.tools.min.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/lib/jquery-ui/js/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.min.js"></script>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.inc.com/lib/jquery-ui/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css" />
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/lib/jquery-autofill/jquery.autofill.min.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/lib/jquery-cycle/jquery.cycle.lite.min.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/js/scripts.js?xxx"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/newselecttab.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/lib/jcarousel/lib/jquery.jcarousel.min.js"></script>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.inc.com/lib/jcarousel/skins/entitygroup/skin.css" />
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inc.com/lib/jquery-form/jquery.form.js"></script>
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+ <style type="text/css">#article_left_col{ width: 580px !important;} #center_col { width: 950px !important;} h1.indexhead { margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}</style>
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+ <script language="javascript">
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+ ord=Math.random()*100000000000000000;
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+ tilenum=1;
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+ </script>
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+ <script>incSitepage = "ros";</script>
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+ <script>function selectItem(li) {if (li.extra) {document.location.href=li.extra[0];}}</script>
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="http://www.inc.com/rss.xml">
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ var _gaq = _gaq || [];
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+ _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-4300461-3']);
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+ _gaq.push(['_setAllowLinker', true]);
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+ _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
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+ (function() {
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+ var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
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+ ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
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+ var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
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+ })();
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+ </script>
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+ <!-- HEADPLACEHOLDER //-->
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+ </head>
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+
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+ <body class="author test" >
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+ <noscript>Using a mobile device? Go to <a href="http://m.inc.com">m.inc.com</a> for our mobile version.</noscript>
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+ <div id="container"><div id="container2">
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+ <div id="interstitial_ad"></div>
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+ <div id="interstitial_wrapper"><!-- begin 1x1 (interstitial trigger) --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
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+ document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mansueto.inc/ros;sz=1x1;pos=top;dcove=d;tile='+(tilenum++)+';dcopt=ist;lan=en;c_type=splash;cms=aut3006;ord=' + ord + '?" type="text/javascript"><\/script>');
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+ </script>
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+ <noscript><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mansueto.inc/ros;sz=1x1;pos=top;dcove=d;tile=1;dcopt=ist;lan=en;c_type=splash;cms=aut3006;ord=123456789?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mansueto.inc/ros;sz=1x1;pos=top;dcove=d;tile=1;dcopt=ist;lan=en;c_type=splash;cms=aut3006;ord=123456789?" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></a></noscript>
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+ <script language="JavaScript"><!--
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+ var s_pageName='';
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+ var s_channel='ros';
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+ //--></script>
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+ <script language="JavaScript" src="//www.inc.com/js/s_code_remote.js"></script>
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+ <!--[if lt IE 8]><style>#container{ margin-top: -21px;}</style><![endif]-->
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+ <script language="Javascript">
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+ function login() {
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+ //$txt = '<iframe id="createaccountframe" src="http://my.inc.com/users/register?embed=true&returl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>';
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+ //document.getElementById('loginform-createaccount').innerHTML = $txt;
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+ $txt2 = '<if'+'rame src="http://www.inc.com/lib/twitter/start.php?returl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width: 50px; height: 50px;"></ifr'+'ame>';
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+ document.getElementById('captcha').src = 'http://www.inc.com/lib/securimage/securimage_show.php?' + Math.random();
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+ }
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+ function refreshpage() {
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+ document.location.href="http://www.inc.com/";
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+ }
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+ </script>
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+ <div id="topbar">
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+ <ul id="usernav"><li class="first"><a class="login" href="http://www.inc.com/login" rel="#loginform" onclick="javascript:login();" rel="nofollow">Login or signup</a></li></ul>
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+ <ul id="usernav_loggedin"><li class="first">Welcome <a href="http://www.inc.com/member" rel="nofollow"><script>if(getCookie('incun')){document.write(getCookie('incun').replace("+"," ").replace("+"," ").replace("+"," ").replace("+"," "));}</script></a></li><li>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/logout?ret=http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried" rel="nofollow">Logout</a></li></ul>
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+
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+ <script>$(document).ready(function() {
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+ if(name = getCookie('incun')) {
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+ $('#usernav_loggedin').show();
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+ $('#topbar').show();
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+ } else {
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+ $('#usernav').show();
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+ }
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+ });</script>
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+ <div id="loginform">
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+ <img src="http://www.inc.com/images/inclogo_sm.png">
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+ <div id="loginform-inner">
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+
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+ <h2 class="login">Join our community</h2>
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+ <div id="externalauthorizors">
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+ <h2>Login using:</h2>
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+ <div id="loginform_google"><form name="google_openid_form" id="google_openid_form" action="http://www.inc.com/lib/dopeid/openidlogin.php" method="post" autocomplete="off">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="openid_identifier" id="openid_identifier" value="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="process" value="1" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="returl" value="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried">
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+ <input id="googlefollowusrid" type="hidden" name="followusrid" value="">
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+ <button type="submit" id="login_google"></button>
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+ </form></div>
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+ <div id="loginform_yahoo"><form name="yahoo_openid_form" id="yahoo_openid_form" action="http://www.inc.com/lib/dopeid/openidlogin.php" method="post" autocomplete="off">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="openid_identifier" id="openid_identifier" value="http://yahoo.com/" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="process" value="1" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="returl" value="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried">
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+ <input id="yahoofollowusrid" type="hidden" name="followusrid" value="">
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+ <button type="submit" id="login_yahoo"></button>
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+ </form></div>
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+ <div id="loginform_facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/login.php?api_key=139291179414843&cancel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried&display=page&fbconnect=1&next=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fauthor%2Fjason-fried&return_session=1&session_version=3&v=1.0"><img src="http://www.inc.com/images/login_facebook.png"></a></div>
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+ <div id="loginform_twitter"></div>
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+ <br clear="all">
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="loginform-login">
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+
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+ <h2>Use your Inc.com account:</h2>
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+ <form name="authenticate" action="http://www.inc.com/authenticate" method="post">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="returl" value = "http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">
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+ <input id="followusrid" type="hidden" name="followusrid" value="">
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+ <input name="email" id="email" value="">
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+ <input type="password" name="password" id="password" value="">
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+ <br clear="all">
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+ <input type="submit" id="login" value="" />
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+
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+ <a id="forgotlink" href="#" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('loginform-forgot').style.display='block'; return false;">Forgot login ?</a>
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+ <br clear="all">
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+ </form>
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+ <div id="loginform-forgot">
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+ <h2>Forgot login ?</h2>
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+
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+ <form method="post" action="http://www.inc.com/retrievepassword">
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+ <input type="text" name="email" id="forgotemail" value="">
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+ <input type="submit" id="forgotsend" value="" />
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+ </form>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="loginform-signup">
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+ <h2>Create an Inc.com account:</h2>
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+ <div id="loginform-createaccount">
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+ <form id="registration" name="registration" method="post" action="http://www.inc.com/index.php?op=join" target="_top">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="returl" value="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">
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+ <input id="newfollowusrid" type="hidden" name="followusrid" value="">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="uid_invid" value="">
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+ <input type="text" name="name" id="name" value="">
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+ <input type="text" name="email" id="email1" value="">
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+ <input type="password" name="password1" id="password1" value="">
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+ <input type="password" name="password2" id="password2" value="">
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+ <div style="width: 200px; text-align: right; font-size: 11px;"><a href="#" onclick="document.getElementById('captcha').src = 'http://www.inc.com/lib/securimage/securimage_show.php?' + Math.random(); return false">Reload Image</a></div>
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+ <img id="captcha" src="http://www.inc.com/images/spacer.gif" alt="CAPTCHA Image" style="width: 230px; height: 80px;" />
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+ <input class="field" id="captcha_code" name="captcha_code" maxlength="6" /><br>
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+ <input type="submit" id="send" value="" />
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+ </form>
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+ <script language="Javascript">
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+ $('#name').autofill({
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+ value: 'Name',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ });
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+ $('#email1').autofill({
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+ value: 'Email Address',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ $('#password1').autofill({
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+ value: 'Choose a password',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ $('#password2').autofill({
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+ value: 'Confirm Password',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ $('#captcha_code').autofill({
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+ value: 'Enter characters (case sensitive)',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+
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+
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+ //ajax form submit
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+ var options = { target: '#loginform-createaccount' };
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+ // bind to the form's submit event
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+ $('#registration').submit(function() {
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+ $(this).ajaxSubmit(options);
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+ return false;
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+ });
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+ </script>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <br clear="all">
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+ <script language="Javascript">
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+ $('#email').autofill({
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+ value: 'Email Address',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ $('#password').autofill({
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+ value: 'Password',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ $('#forgotemail').autofill({
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+ value: 'Email Address',
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+ defaultTextColor: '#666',
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+ activeTextColor: '#333'
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+ });
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+ </script>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="loginform2" style="display: none;">
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+ <img src="http://www.inc.com/images/inclogo_sm.png">
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+ <div id="loginform2-inner">
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+ <h2 class="signup">Subscribe to Inc. magazine's free newsletters.</h2>
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+ <form action="http://www.inc.com/newslettersignup" method="post">
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+ <input type="hidden" name="returl" value = "http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">
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+ <div id="newslettersignupoptions">
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+ <input type="checkbox" name="newid[]" value="1" CHECKED>
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">Today's Small Business News</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Daily</span>
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+ <p>Daily news from around the Web recommended by Inc.'s reporters.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoption">
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+ <input type="checkbox" name="newid[]" value="2">
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">Small Business Success</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Weekly</span>
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+ <p>Inspiring company profiles and best practices for smart business owners.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">Start-up Advice</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Weekly</span>
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+ <p>What you need to know to launch a new company.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoption">
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+ <input type="checkbox" name="newid[]" value="4">
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">Sales Coaching</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Weekly</span>
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+ <p>Tips on negotiating, setting goals, lead generation, and more.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <br clear="all"><div class="newslettersignupoption">
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+ <input type="checkbox" name="newid[]" value="5">
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">Managing Technology</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Weekly</span>
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+ <p>How to bring your business online, plus hardware, software, and telecom.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoption">
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+ <input type="checkbox" name="newid[]" value="6">
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+ <div class="newslettersignupoptiondetails">
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+ <span class="title">The Goods: Your Business Toolbox</span><span class="frequency">&nbsp;|&nbsp;Weekly</span>
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+ <p>Reviews of gadgets, software, and other tools, plus discounts and deals.</p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <br clear="all">
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+ <div id="newslettersignupemail">
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+ <label for="usr_email">Your Email address</label><input name="usr_email" id="usr_email">
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="optin"><input type="checkbox" name="usr_internal_opt_inflag" value="true" CHECKED><p>I would like to receive information about new features, events and exclusive offers from Inc. and its parent company.</p></div>
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+ <div class="optin"><input type="checkbox" name="usr_external_opt_inflag" value="true"><p>I would like to receive occasional offers from commercial partners.</p></div>
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+ <input type="submit" id="subscribe" value="subscribe">
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+ </form>
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+ <br clear="all"> </div></div>
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+
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+ </div> <!--end topbar //-->
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+ <script language="javascript">$("a.login[rel]").overlay({mask: '#000'});</script>
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+ function getCookie(c_name) {
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+ x=ARRcookies[i].substr(0,ARRcookies[i].indexOf("="));
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+ y=ARRcookies[i].substr(ARRcookies[i].indexOf("=")+1);
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+ x=x.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
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+ if (x==c_name) {
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+ return unescape(y);
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+
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+ function setCookie(name,value,expires, options) {
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+ if (options===undefined) { options = {}; }
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+ if ( expires ) {
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+ var expires_date = new Date();
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+ expires_date.setDate(expires_date.getDate() + expires)
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+ }
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+ document.cookie = name+'='+escape( value ) +
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+ ( ( expires ) ? ';expires='+expires_date.toGMTString() : '' ) +
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+ ( ( options.path ) ? ';path=' + options.path : '' ) +
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+ ( ( options.domain ) ? ';domain=' + options.domain : '' ) +
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+ ( ( options.secure ) ? ';secure' : '' );
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+ }
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+
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+
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+ function deleteCookie( name, path, domain ) {
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+ if ( getCookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + '=' +
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+ ( ( path ) ? ';path=' + path : '') +
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+ ( ( domain ) ? ';domain=' + domain : '' ) +
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+ ';expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT';
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+ }
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+ </script>
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+
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+ <div id="header">
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+ <div id="headerbar">
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+ <ul id="headernav">
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+ <li id="home" class="first"><a href="http://www.inc.com/">Home</a></li>
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+ <li id="magazine"><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine">Magazine</a></li>
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+ <li id="blogs"><a href="http://www.inc.com/blogs">Blogs</a></li>
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+ <li id="askinc"><a href="http://ask.inc.com/">Ask Inc.</a></li>
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+ <li id="toolsresearch"><a href="http://www.inc.com/tools">Tools & Research</a></li>
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+ <li id="guides"><a href="http://www.inc.com/guides">Guides</a></li>
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+ <li id="inctv"><a href="http://www.inc.com/inctv">Inc TV</a></li>
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+ <li id="events"><a href="http://www.inc.com/events">Events</a></li>
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+ <li id="newsletters"><a href="http://www.inc.com/newsletter">Newsletters</a></li>
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+ <li id="subscriptions"><a href="http://trax.inc.com/k/w/sub/nav/subscription/subscribe">Subscriptions</a></li>
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+ <li id="rss"><a href="http://www.inc.com/about/rss.html">RSS</a></li>
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+ </ul>
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+
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+ <div id="search">
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+ <form action="http://www.inc.com/sitesearch" id="cse-search-box" target="_top">
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+ <div>
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+ <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-9871731465474413:2jgmah3bjg3" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11" />
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+ <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
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+ <input type="text" name="q" id="incsearchbox" size="31" class="search_box" value="Search Inc.com" onclick="this.value='';" />
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+ <input type="image" name="xsubmit" src="http://www.inc.com//images/nav/searchbutton.gif" value="Search" class="search_go" />
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+ </div>
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+ </form>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
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+ </div> <!--end search //-->
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+ </div> <!--end headerbar //-->
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+
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+ <div id="leaderboard">
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+ <div id="logo"><a href="http://www.inc.com/" title="Small Business Resources for the Entrepreneur"><img src="/images/inclogo.gif" alt="Inc.com - The Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs" title="Small Business Resources for the Entrepreneur" width="198" height="68" /></a></div>
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+ <p class="authorblurb">Jason Fried is co-founder of 37signals, a Chicago-based software firm, and co-author of the book <em>Rework</em>, which was published last March. He also writes <em>Inc.'s</em> Get Real column.</p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Apr 1, 2011</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">I've always kept hierarchy to a minimum. Then a top employee said, "Promote me," and I was forced to reevaluate my organizational structure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110401/jason-fried-why-i-run-a-flat-company.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ <h3><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/making-money-small-business-advice-from-jason-fried.html">How to Get Good at Making Money</a></h3>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Mar 1, 2011</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Entrepreneur Jason Fried offers the most fundamental of all small-business advice: how to get good at making money.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/making-money-small-business-advice-from-jason-fried.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Feb 1, 2011</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">When one of our products malfunctioned, thousands of stranded customers erupted in fury. Yet we came out of the crisis more credible than ever. Here’s what...&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110201/how-to-turn-disaster-into-gold.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101201/how-to-kill-a-bad-idea.html"><img src="http://www.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/50x50/Jason-Fried-headshot-bkt_3308.jpg" class="thumb"></a>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Dec 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Jason Fried tells us why no is the most important word an entrepreneur can learn.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101201/how-to-kill-a-bad-idea.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Nov 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Sure, some customers will complain, and others might take their business elsewhere. But there’s a good chance you don’t want those kinds of customers, an...&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101101/go-ahead-raise-your-businesss-prices.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Sep 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Our new office cost a fortune, but I still think it is the best investment we’ve ever made.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100901/the-truth-about-real-estate.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Jul 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">At a fast-growing company, arguing is inevitable. But it needn't be harmful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100701/managing-conflict.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ <h3><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100601/never-read-another-resume.html">Never Read Another Resume</a></h3>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Jun 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">37signals co-founder Jason Fried shares his tips for hiring great employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100601/never-read-another-resume.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ <a href="http://www.inc.com/inctv/2010/05/live-jason-fried-innovation.html"><img src="http://www.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/50x50/Jason-Fried-live-Innovation-bkt_773.jpg" class="thumb"></a>
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+ <h3><a href="http://www.inc.com/inctv/2010/05/live-jason-fried-innovation.html">Live Chat with Jason Fried, Entrepreneur, on Innovation</a></h3>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">May 3, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Inc. columnist and entrepreneur, Jason Fried, answers viewers' live questions on innovation, running a successful small business, product development, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/inctv/2010/05/live-jason-fried-innovation.html">Watch video</a></p>
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+ <h3><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100501/why-is-business-writing-so-awful.html">Why Is Business Writing So Awful?</a></h3>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">May 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Nearly every company relies on the written word to woo customers. So why is most business writing so numbingly banal?&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100501/why-is-business-writing-so-awful.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100401/driven-to-distraction.html"><img src="http://www.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/50x50/launch-39-butterflys-bkt_3282.jpg" class="thumb"></a>
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+ <h3><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100401/driven-to-distraction.html">Driven to Distraction</a></h3>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Apr 1, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">Are your business problems making you insane? In his debut column, 37signals co-founder Jason Fried argues that one of the keys to success is to let your laz...&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100401/driven-to-distraction.html">Read story</a></p>
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+ By&nbsp;<a href="http://www.inc.com/author/jason-fried">Jason Fried</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <span class="pubdate">Mar 8, 2010</span> </div>
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+ <p class="summary">37signals founder Jason Fried answers questions from readers about running a business, boot-strapping, virtual work and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="readmore" href="http://www.inc.com/article/2010/03/37signals-jason-fried.html">Watch video</a></p>
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