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Articles From 2013 In October

Fri Oct 31 2013

The Best PR-Reporter Relationships Are Selfless - Ed Zitron
Be Humble When You're Changing the World - Bill Murphy Jr.
SBA Pulls More Levers on Its Smallest Loans - Jeremy Quittner
Fueled by Mobile, Social Commerce is Going Into High Gear - Jim McCann
The Most Dangerous Coping Mechanism in Business - Will Yakowicz
Tagline Takedown: Microbrews Versus Big Beer - Steve Cody
Startups Still Shell-Shocked by Govt. Shutdown - Michael Alter
Reviewed: Microsoft Surface 2 - John Brandon
Office Gear That's Smarter Than You Are - Laura Montini
A Counterintuitive Tip for Entrepreneurs: Bide Your Time - Carrie Kerpen
SEO Is Dead. Audience Optimization Is Taking Its Place - Erik Sherman
Second Quarter Was Kind to VCs - Abigail Tracy
Community is Everything: How to Build Your Tribe - Miki Agrawal
Wunderkinds Aside, Most Founders Innovate at 40 - Debra Kaye
You've Got DM: Understanding Twitter's New Update - Kat Dominguez
How to Overcome the Single Biggest Barrier to Growth - Eric Holtzclaw
What Is the Future of Television? - Scott Jones
How to Make Your People Run Through Walls for You - Nick Woodman
20 Ideas to Spur U.S. Manufacturing - Drew Greenblatt
The Sales Metrics You Should Be Focusing On - Tom Searcy
Investors Look for Chemistry, Not Just Big Ideas - Fred Wilson
Garth Saloner on the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs - Jill Krasny
How Stanford Empowers Young Women - Jill Krasny
'All Stanford Students Go Abroad' - Jill Krasny
Stanford's Ties to Silicon Valley - Jill Krasny
The Power of Creativity - Jill Krasny
Crash Course: 3 Lessons From Y Combinator's Start-Up School - Will Yakowicz
How to Do Spec Work and Feel Good About It - Gary Vaynerchuk
Which Tax Breaks Expire in 2013? (Book Dinner With Your Accountant Now) - Gene Marks
Stop Rushing: The Benefits to Slowing Down (Just a Little Bit) - Laura Montini
How to Turn Customers into Designers - John Brandon
Coursera Launches Learning Hubs Around the World - Issie Lapowsky
How to Prep for a Conference Keynote - Tim Ferriss
Uber's CEO Owns Up to Growing Pains - Will Yakowicz
The Pros and Cons of Going on 'Shark Tank' - Jill Krasny
Want to Boost Your Social Media Following? Get Visual - Ryan Underwood
The Great Career Debate: Google Versus Goldman - Kimberly Weisul
Mobile Marketing Strategy: Where to Start - Jon Miller
The Two Biggest Drags On Productivity: Meetings And Managers (Or, As We Call Them, M&Ms) - Jason Fried
How to Manage Millennials - Neil Blumenthal
5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank - Samuel Bacharach
3 Ways to Rekindle Your Passion for Your Business - Jessica Stillman
Cure Your Fear of Public Speaking - Geoffrey James
Meet the Halloween-Costume Futurists - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
3 Success-Killers You'll Never See Coming - Les McKeown

Thu Oct 30 2013

Kickstarter Shake-up: How Do You Know When It's Time to Go? - Nicole Carter
Think Twice Before Going Public - John Warrillow
It's A Good Time To Sell A Business. And A Good Time To Buy One, Too - Curtis Kroeker
How to Hire the Next Steve Jobs - Issie Lapowsky
Doing More With Less Funding - Inc. staff
Jennifer Hyman: 'It Was One of the First Days I Felt Like I Was a Good Leader' - Daniel Wolfman and Chris Beier
What Causes Burnout (and How to Avoid it) - Toby Ruckert
How to Handle Haters - Gary Vaynerchuk
Facebook Has More Mobile Users Than Ever: Are You Reaching Them? - Laura Montini
Gary Vaynerchuk on Social Media's B2B Value: Building Relationships - Tim Rice
How to Design an Office That Makes Everyone More Productive - Michael Lebowitz
Failure Happens. Four Rules for Doing it Well - Howard Tullman
The Perils of Success - Norm Brodsky
The Company Trying to Get You Real-Time Economic Data - Abigail Tracy
Turn Fear Into Success - Kevin Daum
There's No Such Thing as a Non-Creative Person - Laura Montini
Honest Tea Co-Founders on How to Stay Honest - Will Yakowicz
How to Fight With Your Family - Gary Vaynerchuk
What Is HR's Measured Outcome? - The Build Network staff
Is Too Much Optimism Hurting Your Business? - Scott Elser
The True Challenge of Managing Remote Workers: People Who Work Too Hard - Jason Fried
3 Keys to Making Change Manageable - Marla Tabaka
What You Can Learn From Uber's Brilliant Cat Promotion - Janine Popick
Get Inside a Customer's Head - Geoffrey James
How to Be a Good Investor (Because a Lot of Entrepreneurs Aren't) - Chris Heivly
3 Reasons You Should Be Using Content Marketing - Minda Zetlin
6 Simple Questions for Building a Solid Strategy - Lee Colan
How to Love Your Own Company - Brooks Bell
Are You Discriminating Based on Religion? You Might Be Surprised - Suzanne Lucas
Are You Making Your Employees Depressed? - Laura Montini
3 Startup Lessons From a Top Business School - Peter Cohan
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Smoke and Mirrors in Twitter's $11 Billion Valuation - Jeremy Quittner
How to Maximize Innovation: Nurture Your Body as Well as Your Mind - Jessica Stillman

Wed Oct 29 2013

Chris Malone: Why Your Customers Love--and Hate--Your Company - Will Yakowicz
Entrepreneurs Show Surprising Level of Support for Hillary 2016 - Kimberly Weisul
Could Your Company Go Global? - Leigh Buchanan
How to Always Be Getting Smarter - Kunal Sarkar
How to Get Your Type A's to Chill - Amanda Peyton
How to Stop Relying on the Job Interview - Andy Dunn
How to Make Motorcycling (or Any Hobby) Part of Your Business Life - Dwain M. DeVille
For Aereo, Fast Growth Is a Blessing and a Curse - Issie Lapowsky
How to Stage a Grander Opening - Johnny Earle
Use Social Media to Win Your Niche - Tim Rice
What Social Media Followers Want - Tim Rice
How Generosity Builds Social Influence - Tim Rice
Harness the Power of Social Media Analytics - Tim Rice
'The Message Is the Influencer' - Tim Rice
Which Social Tools Do You Really Need? - Tim Rice
Oneforty Founder Laura Fitton: Mastering Social Media for Business - Inc. staff
The Ads That Know Your Name--And Your Celebrity Crush - Jill Krasny
Why Deals Fail: 5 Reasons - Brent Earles
3 Things Your Employees Want More Than Money - Will Yakowicz
How to Do More of What You're Good at and Less of What You're Bad At - Carolyn Rafaelian
Product Narrative: How to Use Fiction to Get Your Story Straight - Laura Montini
What Big Business Profits Mean to You - Erik Sherman
3 Essential Ways to Improve Your Website - Curt Hanke
How to Network As If You Aren't Nervous at All - Cristina Mariani
4 Innovation Lessons from Mozart - Samuel Bacharach
How Good Is Your Company's Facebook Page? - Dan Levy
How To Work With Clients You've Never Met Face To Face - Jason Fried
Evil Boss or Good Boss? - Geoffrey James
Why You Should Love It When Customers Complain - Margaret Heffernan
Lyft CEO: 'Think of Every Dollar as the Last You'll Ever Get' - Laura Montini
Getting Past the 'to Code or Not to Code' Question - Jessica Stillman
The 20-Minute Test That Measures Your Team's Strength - Les McKeown

Tue Oct 28 2013

Bromium Raises More Cash to Rethink Cyber Security - Will Yakowicz
How a Mobile Giant Used Consumer Collaboration to Innovate - Diane Hessan
Welcome to the 'Company as a Service' Paradigm - The Build Network staff
Pivot Hard and Fast - Inc. staff
Innovation Cheat Sheet: 5 Ways to Keep Ideas Flowing - Will Yakowicz
How to Humble Yourself to Customers - Jason Goldberg
Fred Wilson: Valuation Lessons From Amazon - Fred Wilson
The 45-Minute Onboarding Rule - Laura Montini
How Panorama Education Scored Funding From Zuckerberg - Issie Lapowsky
How to Get Editors to Read Your Pitch - Ed Zitron
The Warby Parker of Barbershops - Jill Krasny
Pioneers of Product Customization - Inc. staff
'Plan Serendipity' to Keep Your Business Strong - Les McKeown
Organizational Development: The Secret to My Company's Fast-Growth: Cognitive Diversity - Geil Browning
Beware of 'Office Zombies' - Kevin Daum
On Social Media, You Have More to Say Than You Think - Janine Popick
Inside ExactTarget's Journey: From IPO to $2.5 Billion Acquisition - Jeff Haden
4 Ways You're Letting Your Customers Walk Away - Erik Sherman
Working From Home Boosts The Quality Of The Work - Jason Fried
10 Life Decisions Top Salespeople Make - Geoffrey James
How to Inspire Greatness: Stop Leading - Jessica Stillman
How to Be Way More Productive - Tim Ferriss
6 Signs of a Big Opportunity - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart

Sat Oct 25 2013

The Interview Question You Don't Want to Ask--But Should - Jane Park
7 Ways to Unleash Unlimited Employee Energy - Peter Economy
Change Your Hiring Style as Your Business Grows - Les McKeown
Lyft CEO: You Must Keep Your Consumer Focus - Laura Montini
Ricky's Subversive Business Model - Jill Krasny
LinkedIn Intro: Security, Privacy--You Name It, There's a Problem - Erik Sherman
The Dawn of Global Entrepreneurship - Anne Habiby and Jake Colvin
Now Is the Time to Sell Your Business - Will Yakowicz
10 Vines You Must Watch If You're Marketing Online - Dave Kerpen
Your Culture Starts With Your First Hire - Hunter Walk
Forget Snapchat. NYC Schools Banning Latest Disruptive Invention - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Why Employees Should Own Their Project Ideas - JJ Ramberg
20 Critical Dos and Don'ts of LinkedIn Networking - Kevin Daum
Achieve More: Replace Deadlines With Schedules - Jessica Stillman
5 Metrics for Measuring Inbound Marketing Success - Jon Miller
Ask Norm: How Can A Start-Up Compete Against the Big Guys? - Norm Brodsky
Another Reason Not to Hire Larry Ellison - The Build Network staff
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Cubicle - Margaret Heffernan
Why Face-To-Face Meetings Are Overrated - Jason Fried
6 Ways to Make Smarter Cold Calls - Geoffrey James
Walking Meetings: So Much More Productive Than You Think - Amy Buckner Chowdhry
How to Be Funny at the Office - Scott Adams

Fri Oct 24 2013

Twitter Prices Its Shares - Jeremy Quittner
8 Silicon Prairie Startups Worth Watching - Jill Krasny
12 Ways to Fix Your Terrible Startup Pitch - Young Entrepreneur Council
Greenspan Looks at Risk in the Rearview Mirror - Jeremy Quittner
November 2013
Content Creation in an Age of Excess - Steve Cody
The Power of Many - Chris Heivly
Global Survey: American Small Business Owners Most Independent - Laura Montini
SparkLabs Unveils $30 Million Seed Fund - Inc. staff
If the SEC Restricts How Startups Solicit Money, What Will Happen to Demo Days? - Jeremy Shure
Great Holiday Gifts Made by Entrepreneurs - Nadine Heintz, Adam Baer and Abigail Tracy
9 Questions for Scott Belsky - Issie Lapowsky
One Company's Hiring Secret: Always Be Training - Elaine Pofeldt
Having Trouble Finding Talent? Look Beyond Resumes - Elaine Pofeldt
Hiring Rule #1: Slackers Need Not Apply - Elaine Pofeldt
How to Build a Sustainable Business - Mark Dwight
How to Master the 4 Big Social Media Platforms - Gary Vaynerchuk
How to Disrupt the Workday for Fun and Profit - John Coleman
How to Fix a Struggling Department - Doug Mack
The 2013 Hire Power Honorees: By The Numbers
Make it Big. No, Bigger! 9 Steps to Opening a Store in Style - Johnny Earle
2013 Hire Power Awards: Meet the Job Creators
Is Conan O'Brien the Ashton Kutcher of LinkedIn? - Dave Kerpen
4 Online Tools to Build and Streamline Your Business - John Caplan
How to Bring New Employees Into Your Culture - Will Dean
Best in Class: Great Gifts Made by Entrepreneurs - Nadine Heintz, Adam Baer and Abigail Tracy
90 Percent of Your Employees Come to Work When They're Sick, and It's Your Fault - Suzanne Lucas
When Growth <em>Decreases</em> Your Company's Value - John Warrillow
Editor's Letter: Doing Your Job, Creating Jobs - Eric Schurenberg
5 Ways To Deal With a Bullying Client - Tom Searcy
How to Get Employees to Open Up - Michael Fertik
10 Myths About Creativity - Christina DesMarais
Hey, Marissa Mayer, You've Got it Wrong: Telecommuting Isn't A Bad Thing. It's The Future - Jason Fried
Legal Services: 3 Things You Need to Know - Jessica Stillman
Inside the Sale of an Inc. 5000 Company - Jeremy Quittner
Product Strategy: Pictures Are Worth a Million Words - Janine Popick
Stop Paying Bonuses: Money Doesn't Motivate Employees - Geoffrey James
For Better Big Idea Meetings, Think Small - Les McKeown

Thu Oct 23 2013

Historic Crowdfunding Rules Proposed--Finally - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
America Loses When VC Money Ignores Women - Lauren Leader-Chivee
Create a Culture of Responsibility - Peter Economy
Mr. President: Now You Know How Small Business Owners Feel! - Gene Marks
Business Lessons From the Botched Rollout of Healthcare.gov - Adam Bluestein
Are Ad Blockers Hijacking Your Revenue? - Scott Jones
Always Be Hiring - Les McKeown
5 Building Blocks of a Savvy Board of Advisors - Will Yakowicz
Christine Lagarde: Women Lead Better in Crisis - Will Yakowicz
4 Social Media Horror Stories--and How to Avoid Them - John Brandon
Why Customer Experience Is King - Austin Allison
Catching Up (Wait! Slow Down!) With Kevin Ryan - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
The Interview Question That Reveals a True Leader - Marc Barros
5 Things Your Banker Won't Tell You - Jeff Haden
How to Create an Expense-Account Policy That Won't Be Abused - Dov Seidman
What Nobody Tells You About Failure - Howard Tullman
Mark Suster: 10 Tips for a Highly Memorable Presentation - Mark Suster
Are You Paying Yourself Enough? - Laura Montini
When to Give Away a Product for Free - Eric Markowitz and Andrew Maclean
Better Customer Retention: Sales Strategies for Small Companies - Andy Kurtzig
3 Things It's Okay to Do When Dealing with Difficult Clients - Michael Alter
Working With Programmers: 3 Tips - Mayra Jimenez
A Lame Logo Could Really Hurt Your Business - Jessica Stillman
How to Recover From Public Failure - Kevin Daum
How to Become a Master of Adaptation - Peter Cohan
How I Did It: Sammy Hagar
When an Employee Turns Out to be Sleazy - Suzanne Lucas
Change.org Launches Portal for Congress - Issie Lapowsky
Is Your Door Really Always Open? - Jason Fried
Soft Skills Are Not Only the Hardest to Evaluate, but Also the Most Critical - The Build Network staff
6 Things Great Entrepreneurs Believe to Be True - Geoffrey James
Why It's Essential to Keep Employees in the Loop - Lee Colan
For Entrepreneurs, This is The Mother of All 'Managing Up' Skills - Barry Schuler
How (and Why) to Throw a Kick-ass Company Retreat - Ben Lerer
Ditch the Laptop: How to Work From a Tablet - Aaron Aders

Wed Oct 22 2013

From the Breadlines to the Inc. 500 - Will Yakowicz
Leadership Communication | How to Deliver the Best Speech of Your Life - Brian Halligan
Amazon Bets on Entrepreneurs in New Comedy Show - Jill Krasny
3 Tricks to Get (and Stay) Focused at Work - Alexa von Tobel
Inside a Factory Makeover - Nadine Heintz
Hiring: 6 Secrets to Attracting Top Talent - Geoffrey James
LearnVest's Alexa von Tobel: 'Know Your Audience' - Alexa von Tobel
LearnVest's Alexa Von Tobel: Making a Plan for Success - Alexa von Tobel
LearnVest's Alexa von Tobel: Leaving Business School to Start a Business - Alexa von Tobel
LearnVest's Alexa von Tobel: 8 Lessons for Entrepreneurs - Alexa von Tobel
How to Get Remote Teams to Work Together - Jessica Stillman
The Best Advice You Are Not Taking - Eric Paley
4 Ways to Measure Your Leadership Skills - Minda Zetlin
Another Coup for the World's Most Mysterious Startup Clinkle - Laura Montini
Laying the Groundwork for 'Instant' Success - Elle Kaplan
Silicon Valley's Secessionists Need a Reality Check - Jill Krasny
3 Rules to Stay Nimble as You Scale - Will Yakowicz
Start-up Advice: Let the Genie out of the Bottle Already - Fred Wilson
Cashless Is Priceless: How Consumers Pay--Redefined - Janine Popick
The Brochure Is <em>Not</em> Dead - John Treace
Why Competition May Be the Best Thing for Your Business - Jill Krasny
LearnVest's Alexa von Tobel: You Need to Be Nervous - Alexa von Tobel
If There Is a Key to Success, This Is It - Les McKeown

Tue Oct 21 2013

How to Make Anyone Like You as a Publicist - Ed Zitron
The Startup Story of a Professional Network for the Gay and Lesbian Community - Malachi Leopold
The Ultimate Trial and Error: A First Company - Malachi Leopold
Entrepreneur Rule No. 1: Trust in Yourself - Malachi Leopold
When to Step Down in Order to Move Forward - Malachi Leopold
Find Employees Who Are (Not Too) Entrepreneurial - Malachi Leopold
It's Difficult but Necessary: When to Fire - Malachi Leopold
The Ticket to the Boardroom (From the Living Room) - Malachi Leopold
You're Always Connected: Pro or Con for Your Company? - Malachi Leopold
When Traditional Media Works - Malachi Leopold
Work-Life Balance | How to Nurture Close Relationships as an Entrepreneur - Malachi Leopold
dot429 | Not Just the LinkedIn of the Gay Community - Malachi Leopold
Strategic Partners | What Can Matter More Than Money - Malachi Leopold
The One Thing That Can Help You Get Used to Change - Malachi Leopold
Hiring & Recruiting | What Makes a Difference When You Hire (Hint: Not Skills) - Malachi Leopold
Launch of dot429, a Niche Professional Network: the Grind, Hustle, and Payoff - Malachi Leopold
How Richard Klein Launched dot429, an LGBT Professional Network - Malachi Leopold
Find the Most Influential People in Your Market and Go After Them - Malachi Leopold
Employee Motivation | What Matters More Than Money - Malachi Leopold
Nielsen: Data Can Show How Shoppers Think - Laura Montini
Week in Tech: What to Expect From Apple - John Brandon
Gary Vaynerchuk's Social Media Picks - Tim Rice
Ram Charan on How to Make Smarter Decisions - Will Yakowicz
5 Steps to Cultivating Rabid Fans - Minda Zetlin
Avoid Roadside Distractions: Strategy Lessons From a Biker - Dwain M. DeVille
To Build Lasting Success, Exercise Your Inner Artist - Marc Ecko
4 Ways to Bring a New Approach to a Rigid Industry - Jennifer Alsever
Can You Differentiate Yourself in a Commodity Market? - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
5 Ways to Embrace Your Inner Risk-Taker - Marla Tabaka
How to Establish a Great Relationship With Your Board - Jeff Haden
How to Sell to Humans - Jeff Haden
How to Really Jump-Start 'Made In America' - Jessica Bruder
7 Ways to Improve Your First Impression - Kevin Daum
Report: Cities Where Word of Mouth Is Alive and Well - Laura Montini
Gartner: Tablet Shipments on the Rise, PCs Not So Lucky - Abigail Tracy
Why Celebrating Failure Breeds Innovation - Leigh Buchanan
Risky Business? Not So Much, It Turns Out - The Build Network staff
How I Disrupted the Health Care Industry - Darren Dahl
8 Truths Employees Hide From Bosses - Geoffrey James
What Athletes Can Teach You About Avoiding Burnout - Jessica Stillman

Mon Oct 20 2013

My Laptop Got Stolen -- Right Off My Desk - Rene Shimada Siegel

Sat Oct 18 2013

How Not to Market Your Start-Up: Fake a School Shooting - Jill Krasny
Eileen Gittins: Follow Your Passion and Prosperity Will Follow - Laura Garnett
The Story Behind a Radical New Idea: A Social Network for Academia - Srikumar Rao
3 Ways to Supercharge Online Marketing Returns - Neal Cabage
Marc Ecko: Building Your Brand Is a Process - Marc Ecko
How Endomondo Scaled Its Way to Profitability - Jill Krasny
Negotiating? Try This Handy B.S. Detector - Steve Cody
Will Your Company Culture Flunk This Ethics Test? - Paul Spiegelman