Starving to Death on $200 Million: The Short,
Absurd Life of the Industry Standard
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James Ledbetter is the editor of Inc. magazine and Inc.com. He was previously the opinion editor of Reuters and has also worked on staff at Slate, Time, and the Village Voice. He is the author or editor of five previous books including, most recently, Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex. His writings on politics, business, and media have been published in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Quartz, American Prospect, Industry Standard, Mother Jones, the Nation, New Republic, and dozens of other publications. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.
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