Max Chafkin


Google Opens An App Store

Happy Birthday Craigslist . The schlubby classified ad site, which managed to blow up the newspaper business by behaving decidedly unbusinesslike, w...  Read story

Sales Tips for Start-Ups

How to sharpen your sales pitch . Focus! That's the advice of Jason Cohen, who blogs at A ...  Read story

How to Get Customers on Facebook and Twitter

Using social networking sites for sales lead generation  Read story

Going Virtual with Matt Mullenweg

If you've been following this blog for the past month, you'll know that Inc. has ditched...  Read story

Going Virtual with Matt Mullenweg

Recently I had a chance to record a Skype chat from my living room with Matt Mullenweg. Matt is the founder of Automattic, the company that publishes Word...  Watch video

Meet the Father of Telecommuting

As Inc. continues its experiment in working without an office , I've had a chance to...  Read story

The Jobs Bill and You

Senate passes hiring incentives . A measure designed to provide financial incentives for companies to hire new employees looks set to pass the Senat...  Read story

Meet the Father of Telecommuting

As Inc. continues its experiment in working without an office , I've had a chance to...  Watch video

How to Work from Home

As part of our virtual company experiment , Inc.'s editorial staff is working from ho...  Read story

Meet the Kid Behind Chatroulette

7 things you need to know about SEO. If you're interested in boosting your search engine page rankings, check out Neil Patel's most recent blog pos...  Read story

Going Virtual By The Numbers

How much could American businesses save if workers were allowed to spend half of their time working from home? Here's a hint: It's enough to pay for unive...  Read story

Google Takes Aim at Twitter

Google gunning for Twitter, Facebook . In a not-so-subtle attempt to put some pressure on social networking behemoths Facebook and Read story

7 Lessons from 7 Virtual Days

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Better Than an iPad

On Monday, Inc. went virtual, beginning a month-long experiment during which our entire editorial staff will work remotely. I explained Read story

How to Manage Virtually

Earlier this week, we at Inc. magazine announced that we were abandoning our beautiful offices and Read story

An App Store for Business?

Google to sell business software . Your business may already use Google's free offerings for search and email, but Google hopes you'll eventually us...  Read story

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You've Been Yelped

Yelp, the rambunctious and burgeoning customer-review website, can make or break a small business. It can also drive a business owner slightly insane.  Read story

How to Give Speeches and How to Sell Your Business

Matt Mullenweg shares his public speaking secrets . You already know Read story

21st Century PR and Bill Gates on Twitter

A moment of silence for traditional PR. Seattle entrepreneur and angel investor Andy Sack declares that "Read story

Google's China Problem and Learning from Leno

How to stick to your New Year's resolutions. 13 days into January and more than a few people are already probably kicking themselves for not stayin...  Read story

How to Sell Your Business and Gaga Sells Gadgets

Tips on Selling Your Business. You've worked hard to build a successful business. When it comes time to sell it, make sure you get the most out of ...  Read story

How to Sound Smarter and Google Goes Shopping

57 business cliches to avoid. Ever find yourself telling your employees to "think outside the box" or "get their ducks in a row." Then you may be g...  Read story

Google Eyes Yelp and Twitter Gets Hacked

Is Yelp going the way of YouTube? TechCrunch reported last night on rum...  Read story

Cheap Gifts and Craig Newmark Takes the Stand

Great electronic gifts for thrifty shoppers. Tech entrepreneur Anil Dash got the idea for Last Year's ModelRead story

Friendster Sells for $100 million

The long, painful start-up saga that was Friendster ended today, with a reported $100 million sale to a Malaysian finance company. The news was announced ...  Read story

5 Ways to Actually Make Money on Twitter

What, in 140 characters or fewer, is Twitter? Well, it's a money-losing w...  Read story

How to Tweet and Mark Cuban Gets Body-Slammed

How to use Twitter profitably. David Spinks of Mashable has compiled a list on how to cr...  Read story

Twitter Creator Takes on PayPal

Twitter founder's next big thing . Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, says he "hate[s] getting change." So yesterday, he announc...  Read story

How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #5: Find Customers Anywhere

The company: Kogi Korean BBQ, a year-old Los Angeles start-up that operates four roving food cart...  Read story

4 Ways to Make a Fool of Yourself on Twitter

1. Air private grievances in public Want proof that being a jerk on Twitter is tantamount to being a jerk...  Read story

How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #4: Sell Products on Twitter

The company: Atebits, a Philadelphia-based software start-up that makes a $2.99 iPhone applicati...  Read story

How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #3: Look for Leads

The company: Rose Associates, an 80-year-old real estate marketing and management company based ...  Read story

4 Ways to Attract Followers on Twitter

Four ways to attract followers  Read story

How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #2: Sell Products on Twitter

The company: Woot, a $164 million online retailer based in Carrollton, Texas. The company opera...  Read story

iPhone Apps You Won't Find on iTunes

An online store called Cydia allows users to download iPhone apps that Apple doesn't sell  Read story

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Control and Fending off Hackers

Is Facebook secretly preparing for an IPO? The company says no, but a step taken yesterday suggests otherwise. The Wall Street Journal Read story

Inc. 500 Company Canopy Financial Subject of FBI Probe

The health care company's founder, Vikram Kashyap, has stepped down as CEO.  Read story

Is Imeem going to MySpace?

Imeem is a start-up with a great service (free online music!), lots of users (15 million, according to Qu...  Read story

Playfish Sells Out and A Plan to Save Detroit

Playfish sells to EA for $275 million . So it turns out that there's a lot of money in virtual goods. Playfish, a London company that makes Facebook...  Read story