JimMelloan

Job Description
I am in charge of putting together Inc.com and Inc. magazine's annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. We expanded from the Inc. 500 to the Inc. 5,000 in 2007. The Inc. 500 was started in 1982.
Bio
Prior to assuming this position in 2005, I wrote a number of articles for Inc., including a package on how entrepreneurs can value their companies (August 2004), an entrepreneur’s guide to angel investors (July 2005), and an article on the concept of a space elevator (June 2004). From 1992 through 2003 I held various positions, culminating in Senior Writer, at Worth magazine, an investing and lifestyle magazine targeted to affluent readers. Prior to Worth, I was a Research Assistant and Research Editor at Lotus magazine, which was published by spreadsheet software pioneer Lotus Development Corp. I'm also an actor and musician, and I perform occasionally at various downtown New York venues.
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