Articles From 2013 In July
Thu Jul 31 2013
- Johnny Earle: What Ice Cream and Tattoos Have to Do With Brand Loyalty - Andrew Maclean
- 5 Worst Mistakes That Salespeople Make - John Treace
- 9 Wearable Gadgets With Staying Power - Jana Kasperkevic
- Is This the Most Unintentionally Helpful Fox News Interview Ever? - Bill Murphy Jr.
- How to Build Your Big Idea in One Day - Will Yakowicz
- The Formula for Better Sales Success - Tom Searcy
- Look Out for a Big Change in GDP Calculations - Erik Sherman
- President Obama's Disappointing Economic Speeches - Gene Marks
- 5 Must-Have Spaces for Your Office - Denise Mieko Cherry
- 9 Sources of Inspiration for Highly Successful People - Vivian Giang
- How to Stay Totally Focused on What Matters Most - Dave Kerpen
- How to Compete for Top Talent - Kevin Daum
- Aaron Levie: How Box Will Win the Enterprise Storage Wars - Issie Lapowsky
- 4 Essential Skills for Bootstrapping Start-Ups - Aaron Aders
- Should Everyone Get Paternity Leave Like Prince William? - Margaret Heffernan
- 10 Rules for Better Product Demos - Geoffrey James
- If Your Employees Designed the Office - Jessica Stillman
- How I Made My Worst Hire of All Time - Jen Bilik
- Brainstorming Is Dead - The Build Network staff
- Bank of Thailand Outlaws Bitcoin, Internet Laughs - Eric Markowitz
- Temple Grandin on "Happy Aspies," Autism, and Startups - Kimberly Weisul
- The Mistake That Almost Cost Us Our Business - Laura Zander
- Small Business Survey: Growth Without Hiring, Thanks to Technology - Michael Alter
- Simon Sinek: How Extraordinary Leaders Evolve - Stephanie Meyers
- 3 Tax Proposals for Entrepreneurs to Watch - Jana Kasperkevic
Wed Jul 30 2013
- Marcus Lemonis Rescues Small Businesses in "The Profit" - Jill Krasny
- Email Marketers: Don't Sweat Fair-Weather Subscribers - Francesca Fenzi
- Meet Fancy: A Social E-commerce Platform - Erik Sherman
- The Secret to Effective Communication? What You Do Before You Open Your Mouth - Margaret Heffernan
- Small Business Transactions On The Rise - Curtis Kroeker
- The Latest Twist in the Long, Sordid Tale of Stolichnaya Vodka - Jeremy Quittner
- Kickstarter Should Do More to Protect Backers - Eric Markowitz
- A Fascinating Look at 2 Types of Happiness - Abigail Tracy
- Former Papaya King Moves On to Farm Fresh Food - Max Nisen
- 4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity - Samuel Bacharach
- Advertising, Meet Data: What the Publicis-Omnicom Merger Really Means - Jon Miller
- 3 Ways Brands Are Destroying Social Media - Carrie Kerpen
- 12 Quirky Things Tech Companies Do With New Hires - Steve Kovach
- 5 Reasons Your Market Is Bigger Than You Think - Howard Tullman
- Under Pressure: Inside Shutterstock's High Stakes Hackathon - Will Yakowicz
- 3 Simple Ways Failure Brings Out the Best - Abigail Tracy
- A Founder Targets a $250 Million Payday - Peter Cohan
- The Future of Online Education Is on Campus - Issie Lapowsky
- The 5 Most Common Brand Blunders - Curt Hanke
- 8 Questions to Ask Before You Hire More Employees - Erik Sherman
- How to Sell Via Email - Geoffrey James
- Bump in the Road vs. End of the Road - Les McKeown
- 4 Things You Can Do at Your Desk to Be Happier - Jessica Stillman
Tue Jul 29 2013
- CIOs Must Adjust to a Cloud-based World - Em Maier
- Facebook Really Wants You to Advertise - Em Maier
- App Innovation's Next Frontier: Connected Cars - Em Maier
- Week in Tech: Wireless Charging Comes to Starbucks - John Brandon
- Lessons From West Point: Leadership Is Love - Bill Murphy Jr.
- Eye Contact: How Much Is Too Much? - Abigail Tracy
- 3 Superfan Strategies From Pearl Jam - The Build Network staff
- The Power of Conceptual Thinking to Strengthen Your Leadership - Geil Browning
- A Do-It-Yourself MBA? This Guy Did It--and So Can You - Francesca Fenzi
- Will Silicon Valley Save the World? No, But Here's What Will - Leigh Buchanan
- How to Build a Great Founding Team - Steve Blank
- Can Kickstarter Save Hollywood? - Jill Krasny
- Aha Moments: Top Black Entrepreneurs Share their Business Inspiration - Jana Kasperkevic
- Why (and How) Your Business Should Get Visual - John Brandon
- 6 Start-Ups Transforming the Newsroom - Will Yakowicz
- 4 Keys to Coaching Underperforming Employees - Lee Colan
- Productivity Secrets of Top Women CEOs - Jana Kasperkevic
- 7 Better Ways to Promote Online - Kevin Daum
- A Lesson from the NBA: Follow the Rule of 3 - Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick
- Fast Food Franchisees: Are You Ready for the Union Wave? - Erik Sherman
- 5 Lessons Learned From Selling My Company - Janine Popick
- Add More Hours to Your Day (No, Really) - Marla Tabaka
- Crowdfunding Start-Up for Medical Students Could Fill a Global Void - Abigail Tracy
- Hiring Summer Workers: 4 Precautions to Take - Minda Zetlin
- Want More Customers? Try the Amway Approach - John Brandon
- Top 3 Ways Marketers Waste Money - Geoffrey James
- 3-Step Approach to Simplifying Your Life - Jessica Stillman
- Gmail's New Inbox: Is It Screwing Up Your E-mail Marketing? - Stephanie Meyers
Sat Jul 26 2013
- Sharing Economy: Are You All Done With That? - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
- Thinking of Starting a Business? Click On Specialized Online Retail - Darren Dahl and Judith Ohikuare
- How to Build a Great Personal Brand - Laura Garnett
- Small Business Owners: Obamacare Good, Bad - Jana Kasperkevic
- Dave McClure: 'Genius Emerges Slowly' - Francesca Fenzi
- Rush Limbaugh Was Right About the Sequester - Bill Murphy Jr.
- Tech IPOs to Watch - Eric Markowitz
- 10 Tips for Improving Your Memory - Kevin Daum
- Bill Gurley: Scared of an IPO? Suck It Up - Francesca Fenzi
- Who Are You, Who Are You Like, and Who's Your Competition? - The Build Network staff
- Warning: Yahoo's Email Recycling Could Cost You - Minda Zetlin
- Big Hairy Audacious Goals? Please - Margaret Heffernan
- Surprising Data on Where to Find Your Most Valuable Customers - Erik Sherman
- 6 Sales Questions You're Afraid to Ask - Geoffrey James
- Your Wandering Mind Is Making You Unhappy: Here's How to Tame It - Jessica Stillman
Fri Jul 25 2013
- How to Get 6 Million Unique Visitors Every Month - Alyson Shontell
- This Is How You Pay Attention to Detail - Ashley Lutz
- Smartest Way to Manage Your Business? Get Ready to Sell It - Margaret Heffernan
- Anthony Weiner and the Collapse of Formspring - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
- 10 Things Leaders Must Learn to Do - Steve Tobak
- Are You Giving Employees the Right Kind of Praise? - Francesca Fenzi
- 5 Tips to Get a Productive Night's Sleep - Abigail Tracy
- Hey, Dogs Need Wearable Health Trackers Too - Abigail Tracy
- Facebook Earnings: Can Zuckerberg Really Not Find Enough Engineers? - Eric Markowitz
- How to Instill Company Values - Paul Spiegelman
- I Sold My Company Today - Janine Popick
- Facebook For Business: What You Need to Know - Howard Greenstein
- Lisa Price of Carol's Daughter: Why You Have to Listen to Your Customer - Inc. staff
- Lisa Price of Carol's Daughter: Getting the Call from Oprah - Inc. staff
- Lisa Price of Carol's Daughter: 'Not Trusting My Gut' Is the Biggest Mistake - Inc. staff
- Lisa Price of Carol's Daughter: Taking a Business from the Kitchen Table to HSN - Inc. staff
- Surprising Leadership Lessons From the Pope - Bill Murphy Jr.
- Going Green and Growing Fast - Em Maier
- Two Female Entrepreneurs on the Challenges of Growing Fast - Alexandra Mondalek
- How Not To Screw Up Your Website - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
- Uber's Fundraising Sparks Speculation About Its Value - Alyson Shontell
- The Worst Way to Handle a Rejection - Em Maier
- To Lawyer or Not to Lawyer? - Charley Moore
- The Quest to Be the Biggest Little Hometown Brewery - Jeff Haden
- Who Will Sell Your Breakthrough Product? - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
- Meet NEBA Health: The Brain Wave Test for ADHD - Eric Markowitz
- The Most Important Leadership Skill You'll Ever Learn - Les McKeown
- 9 (Free) Ways to Dazzle Your Customers - Rene Shimada Siegel
- 6 Basic Steps to Landing a Sale - Drew Greenblatt
- Candy Crush Saga's Intoxicating Secret Sauce - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
- Make Better Decisions by Thinking as a Team - Michael Alter
- Why We Pay Cash for Inventory. Yes, Cash - Laura Zander
- Should You Recruit MBAs? - Jessica Stillman
- 10 Beliefs of Top Salespeople - Geoffrey James
- NYC Start-ups: This Man Wants to Be Your Mayor - Issie Lapowsky
- 6 Marketing Metric Mistakes to Avoid - Jon Miller
Thu Jul 24 2013
- Obama's 'Highest Priority': Reverse Growing Wealth Disparity - Em Maier
- Tech Giants Reward Gang of Eight for Immigration Push - Jana Kasperkevic
- The Richest Gaming Start-Ups You've Never Heard - Em Maier
- How Complying With Obamacare Can Boost (Yes, Boost) Business - Adam Bluestein
- Disaster is Coming. Are You Ready? - Scott Elser
- Is Apple Moving Into Digital Health? - Abigail Tracy
- Raising Capital: 4 Things You Must Do - Ilya Pozin
- Why Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect - Christina DesMarais
- Your Personal Brand Matters - Mark Suster
- What Was Your First Business? - Stephanie Meyers
- Patent Reform: What Congress Needs to Do to Help Start-ups - Eric Markowitz
- Why Warren Buffett Bought A Newspaper - Gene Marks
- You're Probably Terrible at Saving, Right? Here's How to Get on Track - Francesca Fenzi
- Beware of 'Bad Angels' - Alyson Shontell
- Co-Working and on a Mission - Aaron Aders
- This Little Word Will Make You a Better Manager - Jessica Stillman
- Are You a Maker or a Taker? - Geoffrey James
- 4 Fitness Start-Ups That Keep You Honest - Abigail Tracy
- Johnny Earle: 'Make More Time for Your Company' - Andrew Maclean
- "Your Logo Looks Like a Toilet" - The Build Network staff
- 5 Signs You're Unemployable - John Warrillow
- Kahn Tools: Betting That 'Made in America' Will Sell - Erik Sherman
- Go Ahead and Have the Conversation - Kevin Daum
- Customers Complain. Here Are 5 Rules to Help Your Employees Deal With It - Dave Kerpen
Wed Jul 23 2013
- 'Early On I Was Falling In Love and Hiring Too Quickly' - Inc. staff
- Retailer PACs Increase Lobbying Ahead of Internet Sales Tax Vote - Jana Kasperkevic
- Timeless Business Lessons from Don Draper - Michael Alter
- Outlook Upbeat, but Health Care Fears Loom - Jeremy Quittner
- Creative Employees Perform Best When Bored - Francesca Fenzi
- Get All Your Employees to Ask Questions: 5 Steps - Will Yakowicz
- When the People You Hired Go After Your Job - Bill Murphy Jr.
- Food Genius: 6 Things This Start-up Knows About What You Eat - Christina DesMarais
- Is It Really Okay to Ask a New Employee to Work 15 Hour Days? - Francesca Fenzi
- You Don't Need a Co-Founder - Alyson Shontell
- Sorry, Siri. You've Got Some Serious Competition - Jana Kasperkevic
- Your Biggest Hurdle May Be Psychological - Alyson Shontell
- Outsourcing HR: Big Savings for Small Businesses - Adam Skolnick
- The 5 Lessons Going Out of Business Teaches You - Tom Searcy
- No, Money Doesn't Buy Success - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
- Study: Why Consumers Love Copycat Products - Erik Sherman
- Better Place: The Bold Plan to Turn It Around - Issie Lapowsky
- Do Your Offices Sabotage Your Culture? - Howard Tullman
- Where Are All the Women Entrepreneurs? - Denise Brosseau
- How to Keep Your Customers Loyal - Geoffrey James
- Never Say 'I'm Not Technical' Again - Jessica Stillman
- A Serial Entrepreneur's 4 Keys to Success - Peter Cohan
- Report: VCs Need a New Marketing Schtick - Eric Markowitz
Tue Jul 22 2013
- LinkedIn Names Silicon Valley's Most In-Demand Start-Ups - Abigail Tracy
- 7 Female Founders on Closing the Deal - Jana Kasperkevic
- This Week in Tech: Is an iPad Giant Coming? - John Brandon
- 8NINE Agency: How Marshall Faulk Made a Business Out of Helping Athletes Give Back - Malachi Leopold
- Do What You Love and It's Not Really Work - Malachi Leopold
- When to Let Business Get Personal - Malachi Leopold
- Nicole Bradley: An 18-Hour Day Isn't Long Enough - Malachi Leopold
- Marshall Faulk: How We Recognized the Right Idea - Malachi Leopold
- 3 Smart Home Security Start-Ups to Watch - Francesca Fenzi
- Marshall Faulk: Imitation Is How You Define Success - Malachi Leopold
- Marshall Faulk's Tips for Selling to Your Partner - Malachi Leopold
- Marshall Faulk: Are You Going to Get Back Up? - Malachi Leopold
- How Marshall Faulk's NFL Career Is Guiding His Branding Agency - Malachi Leopold
- Marshall Faulk: You Have to Start Small - Malachi Leopold
- Rock Star Treatment: Meet the Agency That Reps Programmers - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
- Marshall Faulk: Build Your Business Like a Sports Team - Malachi Leopold
- How Mentoring a High School Student Inspired One Entrepreneur - Malachi Leopold
- My Mom's Cancer Battle Inspires Me Every Day - Malachi Leopold
- Marshall Faulk's 8NINE Agency: Still Following Coach's Advice - Malachi Leopold
- How to Argue With NFL Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk - Malachi Leopold
- Only Some Good Ideas Take Off. Here's Why - Stephanie Meyers
- Marshall Faulk's 8NINE Agency: Grind, Hustle and Payoff - Malachi Leopold
- Health-Tech Heats Up: SynapDX Raises $15.4 Million in Funding - Francesca Fenzi
- William and Kate's Baby: It's a ... Business Opportunity!
- 6 Tips for Creating Amazing Content - Kevin Daum
- 5 Lessons From an Overnight Success - Marla Tabaka
- What Kind of Vibes Are You Giving Off? - Steve Tobak
- 5 Ways to Spot a Potential Leader - Les McKeown
- This Entrepreneur Ascribes His Success to 5 Core Values - Paul Spiegelman
- 9 Things to Never Do With an Email Unsubscribe - Janine Popick
- How to Be Happy (or Miserable) at Work - Geoffrey James
- Think Small to Go Big - Steve Blank
- 3 Lasting Lessons from Malice in Dallas - The Build Network staff
- MeCam: How Our Customers Helped Us Create a Better Product - John Brandon
- Gesture-Recognition Technology: Why It's Hot for Start-ups - Eric Markowitz
- Telling vs. Teaching: Great Leaders Know the Difference - Jessica Stillman
Sat Jul 19 2013
- Apple Acquires Map App HopStop - Francesca Fenzi
- Adapt or Die: The New Technology Landscape - Neal Cabage
- Venture Capital Deals Drop in Second Quarter - Will Yakowicz
- Online Education Start-Up Gets 'F' From University - Em Maier
- The Future of People Marketplaces - Jeff Jordan
- The Secret to Improving Accountability - Kevin Daum
- Detroit VC: Why Bankruptcy Is Great For Us - Eric Markowitz
- What Lion Tamers Know About Focus - Lee Colan
- Hiring a Remote Worker? 7 Interview Questions to Ask - Jessica Stillman
- 3 Habits of an Entrepreneur's Perfect Spouse - Francesca Fenzi
- Paul Spiegelman: How to Find the Right Investor - Allison Fass and Paul Spiegelman
- How to Do Your Own PR - Geoffrey James
- Growing Companies Often See Their Most Innovative Employees Bolt - The Build Network staff
- 4 Tips to Fail Profitably - Jay Steinfeld
- 3 Free Gmail Plug-ins to Use Right Now - Janine Popick
- 7 Simple Ways to Boost Your Productivity - Steve Tobak
- Can't Get a Loan? Don't Feel Singled Out - Erik Sherman
- 10 Tips for a Remarkable Tagline - Young Entrepreneur Council
Fri Jul 18 2013
- EPA Skips Panel on Climate Action Plan - Jana Kasperkevic
- Small Business Administration Chief Karen Mills Is Leaving in August - Jana Kasperkevic
- How It's Made: Tesla Model S - Em Maier
- 5 Free (or Nearly Free) Apps for Small Businesses - Ryan Holmes
- Affordable Care Chills Most Small Businesses - Jeremy Quittner
- Everything You Know About Marketing to Women is Wrong - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
- Consumers Love Free Apps--More Than They Hate Ads - Francesca Fenzi
- Nick Woodman: Let Passion Drive Viral Growth - Inc. staff
- Nick Woodman: 'Go For It Every Time' - Inc. staff
- Nick Woodman: Turn Failure Into Inspiration - Inc. staff
- Nick Woodman: Transforming an Idea Into a Business - Inc. staff
- Nick Woodman: User Enthusiasm Empowers Your Brand - Inc. staff
- Flip Your Org Chart Upside Down - Geoffrey James
- Why It Doesn't Pay to Cut Wages - Francesca Fenzi
- Study: Why Overconfident CEOs Make Risky Decisions - Erik Sherman
- Marissa Mayer's 1-Year Report Card: The Dead Stay Dead - Margaret Heffernan
- 5 Cool New Hard-to-Find Gadgets - Stephanie Meyers
- Tech Companies Urge Obama For More Transparency - Eric Markowitz
- The Princeton Review's Founder Hated Being a Public Company CEO - Alexandra Mondalek
- How to Nail a Big Brand Partnership - Jill Krasny
- What's Your End Game? - Eric Holtzclaw
- How to Ruin Business Relationships - Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick
- 5 'Essential' Things One Startup Launched Without - Jeff Haden
- Why Customers Buy (It's Pretty Simple, Actually) - Karl Stark and Bill Stewart
- Making a Big Decision? Don't Wait for Everyone to Agree - Les McKeown
- OUYA Wants to Back Your Kickstarter Project - Nicole Carter
- One Reason Obamacare Is Actually Good for Entrepreneurs - Jessica Stillman
- Is Your Marketing Working? Use This Ratio to Find Out - Jon Miller
- How Michael Dell Could Reinvent His Company - Eric Markowitz
Thu Jul 17 2013
- How to Survive the Series A Crunch - Francesca Fenzi
- The Obamacare Mandate Has Been Delayed. So Now What? - Adam Bluestein
- IRS Acting Chief: No Evidence Small Businesses Were Targeted - Jana Kasperkevic
- Ring the Freaking Cash Register - Mark Suster
- Tony Hsieh: 'Even If You're a Superstar at Your Job, If You're Bad for Culture, We'll Fire You' - Tony Hsieh
- 3 Ways to Supercharge Your Social Media - Carrie Kerpen
- 12 Things Tech Companies Do to Boost Creativity - Julie Bort
- How to Pitch Your Company. (If You're Not Nervous, You're Missing the Point) - Chris Heivly
- Selling Your Business: Timing is Everything - Curtis Kroeker
- My Company Has No Value. Does Yours? - Gene Marks
- What's Wrong With Seed Funding - Eric Markowitz
- Obama: Show Me Your People and I'll Show You Your Values - Bill Murphy Jr.
- 3 Tips for Setting Vacation Policies - Chas Rampenthal
- New-Hire Training: 'You Owe It to Your Employees to Train Them Correctly' - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
- What's Wrong With Your Website? More Than You Think - Aaron Aders
- Tumblr Founder Talks Porn, NSA, and Yahoo - Francesca Fenzi
- 7 Start-Ups Imitating Mother Nature - Em Maier
- Great Company Culture: 5 Building Blocks - Shelley Prevost
- The Anatomy of a Comeback - The Build Network staff
- What Is Working Capital: A Guide for Bootstrappers - Jeff Haden
- How to Do Your Own PR on the Cheap - Minda Zetlin
- 4 Things That Hold Back Entrepreneurship - Jessica Stillman
- 3 Key Traits of Great Entrepreneurial Hires - AlexAnndra Ontra
- How to Make the Most of a Second Chance - Kevin Daum
- Tell the <em>Customer's</em> Story, Not Your Story - Geoffrey James
Wed Jul 16 2013
- How to Think Like An Entrepreneur--and Get Others to Follow You - Francesca Fenzi
- Leadership Dictionary: How to Talk Like a Leader - Jana Kasperkevic
- Alexa von Tobel: Disrupting a Luxury Industry - Alexa von Tobel
- Alexa von Tobel: Think Big and Small at the Same Time - Alexa von Tobel
- Alexa von Tobel: How LearnVest Raised $25 Million in 2.5 Years - Alexa von Tobel
- Alexa von Tobel: Getting Through the First 3 Years - Alexa von Tobel
- Alexa von Tobel: Making Financial Planning Affordable - Alexa von Tobel
- Michael Birch: Why I Bought Bebo Back - Issie Lapowsky
- Tis Better To Have Loved and Lost--In Business, Too - Peter Gasca
- Give Your Team a Motivation Boost - Em Maier
- How a Bad Night's Sleep Can Screw You Up - Maureen Mackey
- 10 Traits of Great Leaders (and Their Followers) - Kevin Daum
- Dave Kerpen: 'I Won't Choose Money Over My Life' - Dave Kerpen
- Always on the Go? That's Good News for the Economy - Francesca Fenzi
- L.A.'s 10 Hottest Start-ups - Em Maier
- No, You Can't Do That Job - Howard Tullman
- When to Let Employees Say 'No' - Em Maier
- Airbnb: Bootstrappers' Secret Weapon? - Christina DesMarais