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Articles From 2012 In July

Wed Jul 31 2012

Box Raises $125 Million in Funding - Abigail Tracy
Go Daddy CEO Steps Down - Jillian D'Onfro
Spotify Expands Free Radio to Android - Caitlin Berens
8 Customer Service Mistakes to Avoid - Jon Gelberg
Raising Capital: What to do if Your Financing Falls Through - Scott Gerber
5 Things Bureaucrats Can Teach You (No, Really) - Bill Murphy Jr.
Entrepreneurs Increasingly Pessimistic About Economy - John McDermott
Zipcar Case Study: How to Build a Brilliant New Venture - Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy Jr.
How to Lose a VC's Attention in 3 Minutes - Peter Cohan
Hiring & Recruiting: Forget Interviews. Hire Anyone - Margaret Heffernan
The Endurance Athlete's Plan for Entrepreneurial Success - Patricia Fletcher
Ted Leonsis' Secret to Success: Get Happy - Inc. staff
6 Tricks for Better Performance Reviews - Kathryn Minshew
5 Idea Generators (& Idea Killers) - Michael A. Olguin
The Difference Between a Business Accelerator and a Business Incubator? - Fernando Sepulveda
3 Ways Hunger Drives Success - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
Is Your Superstar Employee <em>Really</em> Helping Your Business? - Les McKeown
Turn a Problem into a Business: 5 Tips - Christina DesMarais
Customer Service: 5 Types of Online Complaints - Peter Shankman
Better Sales Presentations: 5 Tips - Geoffrey James
Entrepreneurship: When to Say Goodbye to a Founding Partner - Leigh Buchanan
2012 Public Affairs Pulse Survey: Americans Love Small Business - Maeghan Ouimet
4 Myths of Finding the Perfect Mentor - Lee Clifford and Julie Schlosser
Obama's Professed Love of Small Business Owners Goes Unrequited - Jessica Stillman

Tue Jul 30 2012

'If You Don't Do Politics, You Shouldn't Be a CEO' - Tim Rice
Clif Bar Launches Geo-Location Twitter Campaign - Jillian D'Onfro
Build a Mobile App for Your Business: 7 Tools - Christina DesMarais
7 Ways to Apply Scenario Planning - Paul Schoemaker
Small Business & Facebook: The Mobile Ad Problem - Phil Simon
Business Travel: 5 Ways Your Smartphone Can Save You - Erik Sherman
Report: Craigslist Now an Internet Bully - John McDermott
Increase Online Sales: A 10-Step Checklist - Amy Buckner Chowdhry
New Tech Sector Growing in West Bank - Caitlin Berens
Small Business Falling Victim to Election Campaigns - Abigail Tracy
Don't Ignore These 4 Start-up Lessons - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
Student Loan Crisis Impeding Job Creation: Young Entrepreneurs Speak Up - Young Entrepreneur Council
3 Start-ups Tackling the Student-Debt Crisis - Eric Markowitz
Acquisition or Partnership? How to Decide - Janine Popick
Growth Strategies: 3 Sure-Fire Ways to Expand Your Product Line - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
How to Fix Your Website - Hollis Thomases
America's 10 Fastest Growing Private Companies - John McDermott
How to Conquer Fear: 4 Mental Tricks - Geoffrey James
What You Missed This Weekend | July 30, 2012
Steve Jobs & You Have This in Common - Marla Tabaka
Under-Appreciated Business Tool: Dreams - Jessica Stillman
5 Secrets to Hiring Employees Who Last - Mayra Jimenez
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees - Samuel Bacharach
Ouya Teams with OnLive to Offer Games - Maeghan Ouimet

Sat Jul 27 2012

Education Start-up Open English Raises $43 Million - Abigail Tracy
These 3 Questions Will Help You Close - Janine Popick
Apple Buys Fingerprint Security Company AuthenTec for $356 Million - Caitlin Berens
4 Acceptable Ways to Get Mad at Work - Matthew Swyers
Mobile Phone Sales Grow 1% in Second Quarter - Jillian D'Onfro
Digital Magazine Reader Reviews: Zinio vs. Next Issue - John Brandon
Marketing & PR: Is Your Agency Giving You BS? - Erik Sherman
2 Web Metrics Every Entrepreneur Should Know - Jeff Haden
How to Close a Complex Deal - Geoffrey James
Win Customers: 7 Small Gestures That Go Far - Paul Spiegelman
12 Business Leaders Who Create Great Company Culture - Young Entrepreneur Council
Employees Doing Personal Chores at Work? Let Them! - Jessica Stillman
FundersClub Lets (Almost) Anyone Invest in Start-ups - Maeghan Ouimet

Fri Jul 26 2012

First Earnings Report Since IPO | Facebook Profits: $1.18 Billion - Eric Markowitz
Columbia University Launches Entrepreneurship Lab - Issie Lapowsky
Pricing Strategy: How to Price Your Product or Service - Scott Gerber
Greek Yogurt Maker Chobani Opens First Retail Store in New York City - Caitlin Berens
How to Sell: 4 Things Prospects Don't Want to Hear - Tom Searcy
How to Sell: 5 Things Prospects Want to Hear - Tom Searcy
Reputation Management Services: Worth It? - Jillian D'Onfro
Leadership: Effectively Guide Your Team to Tackle Problems - John Baldoni
Patents, Trademarks, Licenses: Best Way to Protect Your Brilliant Ideas - Jeff Haden
Starting a Business? Think Global From Day 1 - Minda Zetlin
Gilt Groupe Partners With MasterCard on Urban Offers - Abigail Tracy
When Entrepreneurs Talk, I Listen - Bill Murphy Jr.
Zynga: Where a Once-Hot Start-up Went Wrong - Erik Sherman
'How I Made My Dream Business Come True' - Judith Ohikuare
Starting From Scratch - Lewis Schiff
Employee Productivity: Great Olympic Remote Working Experiment Begins - Margaret Heffernan
Roku Gets $45 Million Investment; News Corp. Leads Funding - Abigail Tracy
Midwest Drought: Dry, Hot Weather Depletes Small Businesses - Issie Lapowsky
Traits of a Truly Entrepreneurial Mindset - Michael E. Gerber
How Jules Kroll Ignored Naysayers & Started a Rating Agency - Daniel Wolfman and Chris Beier
Why You Don't Need Salespeople - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
Popping the Young Entrepreneurial Bubble - Erik Sherman
Harness the Power of Uncommon Sense - Marla Tabaka
From Hobby to Profit: Your Passion Can Drive Revenue - Steve Cody
Surprising Way Female Entrepreneurs Are Left Out - Jessica Stillman
Better Way to Coach Employees - Geoffrey James
More Small Businesses Bring Storefronts to Facebook - Maeghan Ouimet
Serena Williams Latest Celeb to Back Video-Sharing Start-up Mobli - Maeghan Ouimet

Thu Jul 25 2012

NEA Closes $2.6 Billion Venture Capital Fund - John McDermott
Credit Unions Lobby to Increase Small Business Lending - Caitlin Berens
5 Ways to Stand Out in Google Search - Aaron Aders
Nail Your Investor Pitch. Consider User Experience - Mark Peter Davis
7 Gadgets for a Greener Office - John Brandon
Report: Square Near New $200 Million Funding Deal - Jillian D'Onfro
Social Media Forecast: Revenues to Hit $16.9 Billion in 2012 - Abigail Tracy
Selling Your Business: Understanding the Purchase and Sale Agreement - Mike Handelsman
Fundraising Saga of a Desperate Entrepreneur - Part 1 - Shazi Visram
Is Technology <em>Really</em> Making Your Life Easier? - Tim Askew
Obama's Right: I Got Help Building My Business - Gene Marks
Facebook's Promoted Posts: A Facebook Engineer Tells All - Howard Greenstein
How Much to Pay Superstar Employees (Hint: More Than You Think) - Jeff Haden
Groupon CEO's Plan for Future Success - Erik Sherman
Sales Communications: 6 Writing Tips for Sales Teams - Geoffrey James
Sales Management: 5 Simple Ways to Increase Sales - John Treace
No Business Degree Required: Learn From Others' MBAs - Selena Cuffe
Get Your Email Under Control: 5 Tips - Rene Shimada Siegel
DOMA Opposition: 48 Businesses Back Gay Marriage - Jessica Stillman
Free People Experiments With Instagram to Boost E-Commerce Sales - Maeghan Ouimet

Wed Jul 24 2012

Pay Transparency: Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees - Samuel Bacharach
Airbnb 'Acqhires' Mobile Talent from DailyBooth - Abigail Tracy
Leadership: How Conflict Propels Company Growth - Eric Holtzclaw
Public Relations: How to Pitch the Media - Scott Gerber
2012 Olympics: 3 Top Brands' Killer Marketing Moves - Christina DesMarais
8 Email Mistakes to Avoid - Ilya Pozin
Recruiting: 5 Shrewd Ways to Attract Top Talent - Keith Cline
Why It's Time I Pass the Torch - Curt Richardson
Sean Parker Blasts Entrepreneurs for Playing It Safe - John McDermott
Best & Worst States for Female Entrepreneurs - Caitlin Berens
Does Obama Really Believe You Didn't Build Your Business? - Bill Murphy Jr.
One CEO's Quest for VC Funding - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
5 Reasons Investors Won't Like Your Team - Ed Powers
E-commerce Tools to Help You Grow - Arthur Klebanoff
Bring Purpose & Profit Together - Inc. staff
Does Your Company Make an Impact? - Inc. staff
Why You Need to Scale Fast - Inc. staff
How I Built a Resilient Company - Inc. staff
Want to Succeed? Look Beyond the Numbers - Inc. staff
How Do You Fit into the Marketplace? - Inc. staff
Robbie Vitrano: Purpose, Profit & Building a Better Business - Inc. staff
4 Strategies for Lean Times - Laura Smoliar
Boomers & Older Workers? Help Them Adapt - Tom Searcy
Road ID's Secret to Outstanding Customer Service - Jeff Haden
Business Operations: 7 Simple Tools to Stay Organized - John Brandon
How to Win Trust: 3 Rules - Geoffrey James
Socially Responsible Business: Build Philanthropy Into Your Company - Lee Clifford and Julie Schlosser
What's Wrong With How You Measure Success - Jessica Stillman
Election Brings New Opportunities for Tech Start-ups - Maeghan Ouimet

Tue Jul 23 2012

TaskRabbit Closes $13 Million Funding Round - John McDermott
Start-up Sales: 13 Tactics - Matthew Bellows
Steve Jobs, the Entrepreneur: A Hero or a Horror? - Erik Sherman
Inside the Mind of a Silicon Valley Investor - Peter Cohan
Small Businesses Missing Out on Tax Breaks - Jillian D'Onfro
Elevate Digital on a Mission to Reinvent the Billboard - Christina DesMarais
Motivating Teams: What You Can Learn from Science - Margaret Heffernan
5 Tips for Creating a Winning Presentation - Janine Popick
Facebook Counting Down to First Earnings Call - Caitlin Berens
Silicon Valley Power Shift: Entrepreneurs Rising as VCs Fall? - Jillian D'Onfro
3 Ways to Get More Time Out of Less - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
3 Fears You Can Easily Conquer - Marla Tabaka
Community Service: Smarter Way to Give Back - Damian Bazadona
4 Biggest Weaknesses of Great Leaders - Les McKeown
Best Way to Motivate Employees: Ask This One Question - Jeff Haden
Be More Optimistic. Here's Why - Geoffrey James
What You Missed This Weekend | July 23, 2012 - Abigail Tracy
Look Mom, No Managers! - Jessica Stillman

Sat Jul 20 2012

A Love Story: Start-ups & Ultimate Frisbee - Eric Markowitz
True Leaders Treat Employees As Equals - Margaret Heffernan
Zynga Adds Ellen Siminoff to Board of Directors - Abigail Tracy
Don't Let Meetings Suck Your Time - Janine Popick
3 Ways to Guard Your Trademark - Matthew Swyers
Should You Join a CEO Peer Group? - Lewis Schiff
Job Market Squeeze: Employees Working Longer Hours - John McDermott
7 More Great Entrepreneurship Books That Have Nothing to Do With Business - Bill Murphy Jr.
6 Questions to Tune Up Your Growth Engine - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
Email Overload: 7 Easy Ways to Reduce Email Overload - Amy Buckner Chowdhry
Bain Capital Launches Start-up Recruiting Initiative - Jillian D'Onfro
How I Drive Success | DRY Soda Company
How I Drive Success | The Smoke Daddy
How I Drive Success | Lenox Hill Florist & Events
New Tricks Being Used on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest - Hollis Thomases
Future of Marketing: 4 Predictions - John Brandon
Best Bank for Small Business? One Option to Try - Jeff Haden
Customer Service: Defuse an Angry Customer - Geoffrey James
Start Your Company While You're in College - Jessica Stillman
Best Advice I Ever Got: Emily Eldridge - Young Entrepreneur Council
Find Your Company's Story - David Evans
Hot Market to Watch: Mobile Technology - Maeghan Ouimet

Fri Jul 19 2012

Small Business Strategy: 4 "Aha" Moments - Paul Spiegelman
FinTech Innovation Lab: Start-ups Defining the Financial Future - Tim Donnelly
Help for Start-ups: New Website Lists Incubators, Freebies & More - Caitlin Berens
VC Dave McClure to Women: Stop Whining & Start Funding - Minda Zetlin
When an Investor Buys a Stake in Your Company - Scott Gerber
Motivate Employees: 5 Effective & Genuine Techniques - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
Libor Scandal: What Small Business Should Do - Minda Zetlin
Dropbox Investigates Possible Security Breach After Spam Attack - Abigail Tracy
Why Nonexperts Are Better at Disruptive Innovation - Naveen Jain
Fab Raises $105 Million in VC Funding - John McDermott
How to Sell Your Ideas - Denise Brosseau
The $1 Million Elevator Ride - Ron Burley
How Fast Should You Try to Grow? - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
10 Things Successful People Believe - Jeff Haden
Romney Opened a Swiss Bank Account. Should You? - Jon Burgstone
Problem-Solving Trick: Ask the Right Question - Tom Searcy
Insider's Guide to Silicon Valley's Venture Capital & Angel Investors - Cindy Padnos
New Jobless Claims Rise Sharply - Jillian D'Onfro
The Reason You Should Fly Only First Class - Jessica Stillman
How Twilio Went to Market Without Investors - Daniel Wolfman and Chris Beier
Increase Your Productivity: Create More Time in Your Workday - Geoffrey James
Quora Moves to Mountain View, Plans for Huge Growth - Maeghan Ouimet

Thu Jul 18 2012

LivingSocial Expands Into Product Sales - Caitlin Berens
Start-up Founders: Anatomy of a Good Team - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Need Design Inspiration? Look to Mother Nature - Erik Sherman
Is Your Business Buyer Legit? - Mike Handelsman
PayPal Mobile Payment Strategy Grows With Card.io Acquisition - Jillian D'Onfro
3 Interview Questions You Must Ask - Jeff Haden
Small-Business Owners on the Economy, Jobs & Taxes: 7 Silly Myths - Gene Marks
3 Ways to Keep Your Office Competitive - Angie Hicks
Attract Record-Breaking Traffic to Your Website - Aaron Aders
Social Media Plan for Shy People - Marla Tabaka
Marissa Mayer: What Has the New Yahoo CEO Gotten Herself Into? - Margaret Heffernan
5 Ways to Boost Your Company's ROI on 401(k)s - Bill Harris
Your Desk Is Making You Stupid - Jessica Stillman
Stress Relief: How to Beat CEO Burnout - Tom Searcy
Always Late: Mobile App Twist Shares Your ETA With Colleagues - Maeghan Ouimet
Verizon and Best Buy Deploy Geek Squads to Small Businesses - Maeghan Ouimet

Wed Jul 17 2012

Management Strategy: Promote Employees After They Step Up - Eric Holtzclaw
Virtual Events: 6 Tips to Help You Organize & Manage - Scott Gerber
Be a Part of Something Bigger Than Yourself - Inc. staff
Education Start-up Adds 12 New University Partners - John McDermott
Increase Productivity: 4 Things You Should Outsource - Kathryn Minshew
Andreessen Horowitz' Marc Andreessen: Skip the IPO - Jillian D'Onfro
Intuit's Scott Cook on How to Build a Culture of Innovation - Peter Cohan
No Vacation? Blame the Economy - Caitlin Berens
Your Start-up Can't Be Your Only Passion - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Strategy: Starting Up & Finding a Vision - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Socialcam, Just 18 Months Old, Is Acquired - Eric Markowitz
5 Steps to Scaling Beyond the Founder - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
5 Keys to a Killer Company Culture - Langley Steinert
Google: How Pay-per-Click Ads Are Taking Over Search - Jeff Haden
Fed Chief Offers Sobering Economic Forecast - John McDermott
4 Ways to Beat Product Infringement - Curt Richardson
Dawn Halfaker: How Tragedy Shaped My Business - Inc. staff
Your Company Should Be a Vehicle for Your Passion - Inc. staff
My Life As a Soldier & Entrepreneur - Inc. staff
How We Got Smarter & Better Than the Big Guys - Inc. staff
Are Women Still Hitting a Glass Ceiling? - Inc. staff
How to Prepare for the Unexpected - Paul Schoemaker
The Smart Way to Accomplish Big Goals - Jeff Haden
Lean Start-up: Testing Your Product the Eric Ries Way - Lee Clifford and Julie Schlosser
Cost Control: 6 Places Your Business Is Leaking Money - Tom Searcy
Pay Your Employees to Work Less. Huh? - Jessica Stillman
How to Sell: Stop Talking About What You're Selling - Geoffrey James
Best Buy Launches $100,000 College Innovator Fund - Maeghan Ouimet

Tue Jul 16 2012

Microsoft Office 2013: 8 Things to Know - Christina DesMarais
Kickstarter Project Analysis: How to Raise Money Successfully - Jillian D'Onfro
Venture Capital Hits Highest Level Since Dot-Com Bubble - John McDermott
Sittercity: Meet the Husband-Wife Team Behind the Babysitter Site - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
4 Pinterest Marketing Secrets - Minda Zetlin
Start-up Founders: Learn to Enjoy the Little Moments - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Entrepreneurs: What Do You Do Outside of Work? - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Self-Improvement Tips: 11 Ways to Upgrade Your Life - Jeff Haden
Start-up Life Is Easier With a Co-Founder - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Product Development: Build Something You Would Actually Use - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Product Development: Stop Agonizing Over Details - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Entrepreneurship: There's No Going Back - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Start-up Management: How We Pick Each Other Up - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Making Sure There's An Army - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
What's the Best Part of Running a Start-up? - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
What We Do Differently - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Innovation Comes from Unexpected Places - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Opera Trained Me for Entrepreneurship - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Sittercity: Grind, Hustle & Payoff - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Serial Entrepreneurs: "Every Day Is a Roller Coaster Ride" - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
How Sittercity Raised Nearly $30 Million in Venture Capital - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
Entrepreneur Passions: Opera & Illiteracy - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
To-Do Lists: How to Get Big Things Done - Chris Mittelstaedt
Build a Winning Private Equity Partnership - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
4 Business Tools That Make Life Easier - Janine Popick
Why Tragedy Is Actually Opportunity - Inc. staff
Running a Business Is Mechanical - Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead
When Your Customer Isn't Who You Expected - Maura McCarthy
Unemployment: Don't Blame Small Business - Michael Alter
Summer: To Chill Out or Work Harder? - Jessica Stillman
Third Straight Drop for Retail Sales - Caitlin Berens
Shake Shack CEO: 'We Want to Be the Anti-Chain Chain' - Jeff Haden
8 Easy Ways to Increase Sales - Geoffrey James
What You Missed This Weekend | July 16, 2012 - Abigail Tracy
Problem Employees: 5 Excuses Costing You Time & Money - Marla Tabaka
Relocating Your Company: 5 Things to Consider - Mayra Jimenez

Mon Jul 15 2012

Buffett Gives Berkshire Hathaway Stock to Young Entrepreneurs - Maeghan Ouimet

Sat Jul 13 2012

Tumblr CEO David Karp's New York Times Profile - Jillian D'Onfro
DocuSign Raises $47.5 Million in VC Funding - John McDermott
Strategy & Planning Are Not Optional - Margaret Heffernan
Leadership Tip: How to Change Your Mind Without Flip-Flopping - Samuel Bacharach
Facebook Ad Changes: Are You Up-to-Date? - Hollis Thomases
Skolkovo the Next Silicon Valley? - Abigail Tracy
Management Advice: One Thing Your Employees Need (But Rarely Get) - Jeff Haden
How to Get Your Parents to Support Your Start-Up Dreams - Jessica Stillman
What You Need to Know About Private Equity - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
5 Ways to Make Your Own Happiness - Kevin Daum
2 Radical Ideas for Start-up Success - Khary Cuffe
Personal Branding: When to Hide the Freak Flag - Tom Searcy
15 Dumb Mistakes to Avoid When Pitching Investors - Young Entrepreneur Council
Competitive Advantage: Fend Off the Competition - Scott Gerber
Cool Product Design: The Cardboard Bicycle - Erik Sherman
Are You Selling to the Wrong Exec? - Geoffrey James
It's Getting Easier to Contract (& Subcontract) With the Government - Bill Murphy Jr.
Uber Offers On-Demand Ice Cream Day - Maeghan Ouimet
Digg Sells to Betaworks, CEO Goes to Andreessen-Horowitz - Maeghan Ouimet