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Articles From 2013 In November

Sat Nov 15 2013

It's Not About You--and Other Advice for Mastering Social Media in 2014 - Abigail Tracy
Who's Next on Twitter's Acquisition List: 4 Predictions - Issie Lapowsky
Women Outnumbered Men in Tech Hires This Year - Laura Montini
Are You Selling or Serving? - Barry Farber
The 9 Worst Mission Statements of All Time - Minda Zetlin
3 Launch Lessons from Idealab's Bill Gross - Ilan Mochari
Survey: Small Businesses Expect Weak Holiday Sales in 2013 - Abigail Tracy
Another Way to Keep Your Business From Killing You - Jeff Haden
8 Ways to Become a Better Boss - Kevin Daum
10 Thoughts That Can Super-Motivate You - Geoffrey James
4 Ways to Avoid Customer No-Shows - Geoffrey James
No-Meeting Wednesdays: A Way Toward Focused Flow - The Build Network staff
6 Ways to Create Recurring Revenue - John Warrillow
How to Work a Room-- and Other Best Tips From the Week - Laura Montini
3 Tips for Managing Virtual Teams - Ilan Mochari
Nice to Meet You, I'm the Guy Who Hacked Your Site - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Holiday Tip: Gifts for Employees That Don't Cost a Dime - Jessica Stillman

Fri Nov 14 2013

Obama Backs Down -- Lets Small Groups Keep Current Health Plans for Another Year - Adam Bluestein
Internet of Things: Startups Connecting the Home - Laura Montini
Case Study: The L.A. Start-Up Scene - Lindsay Blakely
Motivate the Middle: Getting a High Yield from Sales Reps - Bob Marsh
4 Warning Signs That Your Storytelling Efforts Are Headed for Trouble - Michael Schein
Immigration Reform Dies in the House - Jeremy Quittner
Forget Good Grades, Success Depends on Hard Work, Passion, and Optimism - Gene Marks
Avoid These 3 Pieces of PR Advice (Use Mine Instead) - Ed Zitron
3 Questions to Ask Before You Move to Silicon Valley (We Know You Don't Want To) - Will Yakowicz
Married to Work...and Your Co-Founder? How to Balance It All - Abigail Tracy
6 Steps to Make Working from Home Work - Eric Holtzclaw
3 Rules for Building a Billion-Dollar Business - Lindsay Blakely
Women: Think Twice Before Hiring Based on Gender - Jules Pieri
Consumer Psychology: How to Create User Habits - Laura Montini
Holiday Travel: Do Hotels Really Offer What They Promise? - Steve Cody
5 Steps to Great Meetings - Peter Economy
Vivek Wadhwa: How to Make the Start-Up World a Better Place - Kimberly Weisul
Vivek Wadhwa: Washington Needs to Get Out of the Way - Kimberly Weisul
Vivek Wadhwa: There Aren't Enough Green Cards - Kimberly Weisul
Vivek Wadhwa: 'It's a Frat Club Gone Wild in Silicon Valley' - Kimberly Weisul
Vivek Wadhwa: 'Pattern Recognition Is Another Name for Racism and Sexism' - Kimberly Weisul
Vivek Wadhwa: A Chance to Solve the Problems of Humanity - Kimberly Weisul
'Entrepreneur' Has Become a Buzzword. Let's Reclaim It - Adam Vaccaro
Is This the Future of Your Wallet? - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Yahoo's Forced Rankings: Dig Deep and Evaluate Your Employees Properly - Suzanne Lucas
The Time to Fight Patent Trolls is Now - Jeremy Quittner
The Phony War for Talent - Margaret Heffernan
4 Worst SEO Mistakes - Michael Mothner
Why You Should Connect With Strangers on LinkedIn - Christina DesMarais
An Analytical Approach to Recruiting - The Build Network staff
Marc Ecko: Don't Let Other People Limit You - Marc Ecko
4 Things Investor Rejection Letters Taught Me - Larry Kim
7 Things to Look for in Your First Hires - Ilya Pozin
Using Other People's Money to Slash Risk and Boost Growth - Max Safavi
How I Became the Kind of Person Who Can Work a Room - Kimberly Weisul
8 Ways to Make Friends at Work - Geoffrey James
A Better Way to Set Your Marketing Budget for 2014 - Jon Miller
5 Reasons Why Consumer Collaboration and Big Data Are a Perfect Match - Diane Hessan
Hey, Online Retailers: Here's How a Shopping Cart Should Work - Janine Popick
The Most Joyful Company in America - Leigh Buchanan
How to Create Future-Proof Leaders - Les McKeown
The Best Way to Be More Confident - Jeff Haden

Thu Nov 13 2013

Turn Down a $3 Billion Offer? Dumb Move, Snapchat - Erik Sherman
3 Ways to Pick the Perfect ProtÃ©gÃ© - Will Yakowicz
The Hottest New Tech Tool For Salespeople: The Telephone - M. Jeffrey Hoffman
6 Big Tech Debuts to Watch in 2014 - John Brandon
Tell Your Customers About Your Responsible Supply Chain - Adam Vaccaro
Alex Payne on Silicon Valley: The Number of Companies is "Unsustainable" - Abigail Tracy
Quirky Lands $79 Million in Funding - Issie Lapowsky
Belieb It: With Launch of Selfie-App, Justin Bieber Becomes Start-Up Investor - Abigail Tracy
5 Risks for a Growing Business, and How to Manage Them - Lee Colan
How to Spur Entrepreneurship: Have the Gov't Pay Every Citizen an Income - Laura Montini
3 Social Media Marketing Trends for 2014 - Aaron Aders
How Affordable Healthcare Will Spur Entrepreneurship - Peter Gasca
To Trust or Not to Trust: What Choice Do You Have? - Kevin Daum
9 Ways to Win Employee Trust - Geoffrey James
Content Marketing in 11 Steps. Now Go. - Kevin Cain
Tom Gimbel: Always Be Interviewing - Tim Rice
A Pitch From the Top - The Build Network staff
Going Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility - Voices from McKinsey & Company
The Complete Guide to LinkedIn Sponsored Updates - Jeff Haden
When 'Two Steps Forward, One Step Back,' Really Works - Elle Kaplan
3 Ways to Boost Your Professional Karma - Michael Fertik
Should You Travel Abroad With Your Startup? - Jessica Stillman
6 Must-have Traits of Superstar Salespeople - Tom Searcy
How American Express's CEO Learned to Lead 70,000 Employees - Will Yakowicz

Wed Nov 12 2013

Elon Musk: The Future Is Fully Electric - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Butting Heads Over a Key Decision? How to Break the Logjam - Will Yakowicz
The Warren Buffett Story That Inspired a Pro Football Team - Laura Montini
Simplicity Sells: Famed Designers Jony Ive and Marc Newson Put Philosophy Up for Auction - Abigail Tracy
A Veteran Brings New Meaning to Coming Home - Bill Murphy Jr.
Google Glass' First Start-Up Innovators - Abigail Tracy
When Employees Get Paid More, They Tend to Forget About This - Laura Montini
How to Spot Truly Excellent Employees - Will Yakowicz
How to Get Better at Anything Fast: Show the World Your Warts - Jessica Stillman
The Coolest Cubicles in the World - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Eric Markowitz and Carolyn Cutrone
Why Your Resume Is Extinct - Rene Shimada Siegel
4 Things You Absolutely Must Answer Before Pitching a VC - Peter Cohan
Why All Leaders Should Read 'Lord of the Flies' - Samuel Bacharach
Why Time Off is Less Important Than You Think - Suzanne Lucas
Shake-Up at Fab: Another Exec Departs, More Changes Coming - Nicole Carter
John Warrillow: Set Up Your Business to Sell - John Warrillow
Why ENDA is Good For Your Business - Jeremy Quittner
When Should You Go on TV, and What's the ROI? - The Build Network staff
Marc Ecko: There's No Straight Line to Success - Marc Ecko
Hate Networking? Turn It Into a Game - Minda Zetlin
Groundbreaking New Way to Lead Female Employees - Jeff Haden
Why Marketing is Broken - Curt Hanke
Words Matter: Why You Need a Unique Corporate Vocabulary - Jay Steinfeld
5 Steps to Good Investor Relations - Ellie Cachette
15 Greatest Marketing Innovations of All Time - Geoffrey James
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Funding) - Eric Paley
Pepperidge Farm President's 3 Ingredients for Success - Will Yakowicz
When Leaders Become Martyrs (Yes, It Could Happen to You) - Les McKeown

Tue Nov 11 2013

3 Ways to Become a Customer-Obsessed Company - Will Yakowicz
Amazon Sunday Delivery: The Real Business Lesson - Erik Sherman
Glamour vs. Glitz: Do Luxury Brands Get it Right? - Steve Cody
16 Things to Look for in Your Next Web Developer - Young Entrepreneur Council
A Startup Vision for American Cities - Voices from McKinsey & Company
How to Help African Entrepreneurs - Voices from McKinsey & Company
Georgetown Cupcake: Starting a Business With Your Sister - Kimberly Weisul
Georgetown Cupcake: Learning to Scale Without Compromise - Kimberly Weisul
Georgetown Cupcake: 'Your Customers Will Tell You What You Need to Know' - Kimberly Weisul
Georgetown Cupcake: Let the Data Drive Your Business Decisions - Kimberly Weisul
Georgetown Cupcake: Scaling a Beloved Brand - Kimberly Weisul
Georgetown Cupcake: The Recipe for a Successful Family Business - Kimberly Weisul
4 Ways to Dominate a Trade Show - Laura Montini
3 Ways to Make Equity Crowdfunding Safer - Will Yakowicz
Pitches Moving to the Sky - Abigail Tracy
Richard Branson: 'Become Part of the Next Entrepreneurial Revolution' - Voices from McKinsey & Company
When Higher Pay Means Greater Motivation - Adam Vaccaro
Lead Like a Psychiatrist, Not a Surgeon - Abigail Tracy
How to Win (Almost) All the Time - Geoffrey James
Innovation Opps Are Grounded in the Past, Not in New Ideas - Debra Kaye
7 Common Mistakes Bosses Make - Peter Economy
Online-TV Upstart Aereo Draws On Zappos-Inspired Customer Service - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Not Fooling Anyone: Employees' Strangest Sick Day Excuses - Laura Montini
Best Way to Reach Your Goals: Backwards - Jessica Stillman
Get the Most Bang for Your Marketing Buck: 3 Ways - Kevin Daum
3 Ways Best Practices Can Backfire - Erik Sherman
Tom Gimbel: Find Out What Really Motivates Your Employees - Tim Rice
How to Pick a Role Model - The Build Network staff
The 5 Stages of a Breakthrough Idea - Marla Tabaka
5 Ways New Employees Reveal They're Exceptional - Jeff Haden
Word to the Wise: Never Do This During a Live Demo - Janine Popick
What Poker Really Teaches You About Business - Paul Schoemaker
On Veterans Day, a Call to Serve - Brent Gleeson

Sun Nov 09 2013

13 Signs You're a Workplace Bully - Ilan Mochari

Sat Nov 08 2013

How to Wow Customers Every Time - Will Yakowicz
4 Hardest Decisions You'll Have to Make as a Founder - Laura Montini
Where Are All the Fast-Growth Companies? - Kimberly Weisul
Does the JOBS Act Help These IPOs? - Charley Moore
Everpix, Snapchat, and the Startup Lie - Seth Banks
You're Online All the Time. Here's What You're Missing - Abigail Tracy
A New Way to Look at Your Competitors - Steve Blank
Stop 'Doing' and Start Managing - Will Yakowicz
Proposed Workplace Safety Rule Could Affect 38,000 Businesses - Issie Lapowsky
Meet the Veterans Launching Nonprofits to Change the World - Bill Murphy Jr.
Has Your Business Stayed True to Your Vision? - Scott Elser
How to Dramatically Increase Pageviews on Your Website - John Brandon
Alternative to A/B Testing You Need to Try - Abigail Tracy
10 Ways to Make Your Day Extraordinary - Kevin Daum
7 Ways to Nix Interruptions at Work - Christina DesMarais
Think Strategically to Increase Your Valuation - John Warrillow
Turbocharge Your Ecosystem - The Build Network staff
5 Secrets of Public Speaking From the Best TED Presenters - Jessica Stillman
What Makes for the Most Productive Management-VC Partnership? - Fred Wilson
The Power of the Purse: Catching the Wave of the Next Emerging Market - Center for Talent Innovation
6 Ways to Get Sales Email Opened - Geoffrey James

Fri Nov 07 2013

How Text Messages, Maps, and Obama Inspired Jack Dorsey - Will Yakowicz
4 Ways Twitter Can Ramp Up Its Ad Game - Will Yakowicz
Beware the Sky-High Valuation - Jill Krasny
Twitter Soars on IPO--But Now Real Work Begins - Jeremy Quittner
Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate? - Samuel Bacharach
Never Too Old To Start a Business - Issie Lapowsky
World's Coolest Offices of the Future - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Carolyn Cutrone
For the Holidays: Your Digital Marketing Checklist - Jon Morris
New Credit Card Security Rules Slap Merchants - Jeremy Quittner
The 10 Most 'Likeable' Business Leaders on Twitter - Dave Kerpen
Built to Scale: Why Growth Entrepreneurs Need Structure - Dino Signore
Biz Stone: Entrepreneurship Is All About Making Mistakes - Abigail Tracy
Test Yourself: Is Your Inner House in Order? - Minda Zetlin
Tagline Takedown: MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL Winners and Losers - Steve Cody
Twitter's IPO Sparks Protest in San Francisco - Laura Montini
Breaking the Venture Capital Glass Ceiling: Is This What It Takes? - Will Yakowicz
3 Ways to Boost your Leadership Agility - Lee Colan
Why ENDA Is a Bad Idea - Suzanne Lucas
The Algorithm That Blocks Annoying Things (Like Your Ad) - Jill Krasny
The API-ization of Everything - Garry Tan
How to Bring Reality Back to Corporate Branding - Ed Zitron
Seriously Ridiculous: Rethinking the SEC's Proposed Crowdfunding Rules - Gene Marks
Tom Gimbel: Proactive Networking Is the Key to Hiring - Tim Rice
Help Your Top Team Grow As Your Company Does - The Build Network staff
The World Doesn't Need Another Silicon Valley - Matt Cooper
A Glimpse Into the Future: What Sales Will Look Like 5 Years From Now - Tom Searcy
Planned Obsolescence? That Trick Only Works at Apple - Erik Sherman
Why an International Buyer May Be Best For You - David Lonsdale
Deep Dive: What Physics Can Teach You About Marketing - Jon Miller
New Leaders Should Act Fast - Adam Vaccaro
How to Handle 'Call Me Back After the Holidays' - Geoffrey James
Afraid of Rejection? How to Avoid It - Jessica Stillman
Build Relationships and Build a Better Business - Janine Popick
How to Reach Every Business Goal--Even If the Economy Is in the Gutter - Les McKeown

Thu Nov 06 2013

Are The Small Business Health Exchanges Ready Yet? Will They Ever Be? - Adam Bluestein
Report: Square Debating 2014 IPO - Nicole Carter
3 Ways to Avoid a Power-Hungry Investor - Will Yakowicz
Why Leaders Should Think Like Designers - Adam Vaccaro
The Rise and Fall of a Promising Start-up - Julie Bort
How Caring Should a Boss Be? - Leigh Buchanan
Platinum Paternity Leave at Obama Campaign Agency--A New Standard? - Margaret Heffernan
Daily Deals Are Back: Are They Right For You? - Eric Holtzclaw
Intuit's Scott Cook: Winning the Loyalty of Your Team - Larry Kanter
Intuit's Scott Cook: The Power of User Contributions - Larry Kanter
Intuit's Scott Cook on Building a Culture of Innovation - Larry Kanter
Intuit's Scott Cook: 'It's Never Been Easier to Grow a Company' - Larry Kanter
Intuit's Scott Cook: Take Advantage of Surprises - Larry Kanter
Intuit's Scott Cook: Make Decisions by Experiment, Not PowerPoint - Larry Kanter
Instagram Founder on Persuasive Design: You Need a Point of View - Laura Montini
Bonobos Founder: Slow and Steady Growth Always Wins - Issie Lapowsky
It Takes a Village in the People Economy - Austin Allison
Use Government to Grow Your Business - Kevin Daum
5 Keys to Effective Outsourcing - Howard Tullman
Why You Need a Business Coach - John Warrillow
How to Win a Price War - The Build Network staff
Marc Ecko: Be Authentic on Social Media - Marc Ecko
Overwhelmed? Uncertain? 21 Ways to Refocus - Jeff Haden
Create True Customer Loyalty: 10 Rules - Geoffrey James
6 Ways to Encourage a Budding Little Entrepreneur - Shelley Prevost
The One Question You Should Answer Before Every Project - Jessica Stillman
Indiegogo Founder: How to Set Realistic Crowdfunding Goals - Laura Montini

Wed Nov 05 2013

SaveUp: 'Hard Work Improves Your Luck' - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Your Gut Is What Helps You Interpret Data - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Learn From What Doesn't Work - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Starting a Family While Starting a Company - Malachi Leopold
It's Never Easy to Raise Capital - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp Is Gamifying Personal Finance to Help People Learn to Save - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Planning B2B vs. B2C Strategies - Malachi Leopold
Launch of SaveUp, a Saving Rewards Program: the Grind, Hustle, and Payoff - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Master the Challenge of Constant Travel - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: 'You Have a Lot of Bosses When You're an Entrepreneur' - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Building a Business That Can Change Consumer Habits - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: You Start Over Every Time - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Building Relationships for Your Idea - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Silicon Valley Is All About Changing the World - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: 'Taking an Idea From Nothing to Something' - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: Know What It Takes to Start a Company - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: It's Worth It If Users Love Our Product - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: YStrong Partnerships Need Honest Communication - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp : 'Build It and Prove That It Works' - Malachi Leopold
SaveUp: The Most Important Members of the Team - Malachi Leopold
3 Venture Capital Deals You Should Never Make - Will Yakowicz
4 Ways to Manage Irrational Employees - Will Yakowicz
Cracking the PR Code of the Google Mystery Barge - Steve Cody
Jack Dorsey: Be Totally Transparent With Employees - Laura Montini
Think Your Interview Process Is Fair? Read This Letter. - Suzanne Lucas
5 TED Talks to Help You Work Smarter - Christina DesMarais
Why You Should Care About Mezzanine Financing - Ed Powers
The Power of Listening - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
Essie Weingarten: Colorfully Disrupting the Beauty Industry
Essie Weingarten: Don't Be Afraid to Get Your Hands Dirty
Essie Weingarten: Be True to Your Brand
Essie Weingarten: 'Once an Entrepreneur, Always an Entrepreneur'
Essie Weingarten: Say No to Friends and Family in Business
5 Ways to Cope With a Major Business Setback - Andrew Griffiths
Acquia's Dries Buytaert: To Build a Strong Team, Know Your Own Limitations - Inc. staff
Big Data Makes the World Better, One Bra at a Time - Erik Sherman
Goal: Be Bigger Than CNN - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Worst to First: 4 Startup Lessons From the Boston Red Sox - Peter Cohan
Survey: Executives Have No Idea What's Going on With Social Media - Laura Montini
Don't Pay to Promote Social Content ... Until It's Already Working - Gary Vaynerchuk
How to Ask for a LinkedIn Introduction - The Build Network staff
Mark Twain Was a Marketing Genius - Bill Murphy Jr.
Guy Kawasaki: 10 Tips for a Huge Social Media Following - Minda Zetlin
3 Times You Should Ignore Your Customers - Kelly Fitzsimmons
What Customers Need the Most: Belief - Geoffrey James
5 Certain Ways to Make Poor Decisions - Marla Tabaka
Hiring a New Executive? Send This Memo First - Les McKeown
Go Ahead, Enjoy a Little Office Gossip - Jessica Stillman
Why Your Startup Org Chart Is Pointless - Marc Barros

Tue Nov 04 2013

What Has Changed in Sales? The Sales Manager - Bob Marsh
The Art of 'Minimally Invasive Management' - Will Yakowicz
Driving Change: 3 Ideas Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know - Will Yakowicz
5 Steps to a Millennial-Friendly Workplace - Jill Krasny
Market Your Business the Marvel Comics Way - Michael Schein
USAID Offers $25 Million for Solutions to Global Food Crisis - Issie Lapowsky
Great Culture: Smart Firing Is as Key as Smart Hiring - Jeff Haden
Teen's Snapchat Habit Helps VC Turn $500,000 into $31 Million
Managing the Increasingly Blurred Line Between Editorial and Advertising - Scott Jones
Don't Let Anxiety Ruin Your Decisions: 3 Tips - Will Yakowicz
The Downside to a Board With Star Power - Margaret Heffernan
Tagline Takedown: Does College Tuition Match up to Post-Grad Success? - Steve Cody
How 'Hatching Twitter' Author Got All the Juicy Details - Issie Lapowsky
Get Any Project Off to a Great Start: 5 Tips - Kevin Daum
This Message Will Self-Destruct in 48 Seconds - Tomasz Tunguz
Preparing Your Company for a Big Sale - Jeremy Quittner
Let Go: Delegating Gives You a Competitive Advantage - Peter Economy
Tim Cook: It's Time to Ban Workplace Discrimination - Abigail Tracy
You Might Be Better Off Lucky Than Good . . . - The Build Network staff
Simple Interview Tricks to Hire the Right Candidate - Tim Rice
There's Not a Talent Shortage. You Just Stink at Hiring - Suzanne Lucas
Got New Ideas? Test Them at a Trade Show - Janine Popick
Why Reference Accounts Are a Bad Idea - Geoffrey James
30-Hour Work Week: The Key to a Healthier Economy - Jessica Stillman