Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements to their own team, to investors, and even to customers. This approach only makes these important constituents question your integrity, intelligence, and your understanding
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How To Talk About Competitors And Gain Credibility
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3024 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on June 15, 2016 9:58 am
Startup Founders Can Learn From Reality Television
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3025 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on June 14, 2016 10:27 am
As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Yet
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Are You Selling Solutions Through The Right Channel?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3026 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on June 13, 2016 9:56 am
Even the best products and solutions won’t go anywhere unless you sell them through the right channels. For example, if you watch the TV show “Shark Tank,” you will remember several entrepreneurs with specialty products doing well online who want money to move into big box retail. They usually get
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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3028 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on June 11, 2016 1:51 pm
One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup. They don’t realize that according to statistics, more than 90 percent of satisfied entrepreneurs use bootstra
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Follow These Steps For Your Next Job After A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3030 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on June 9, 2016 10:46 am
Startups don’t last forever -- they either mature into sustainable businesses, get merged into another business or acquired, or sadly join the 50 percent or more that fail in the first five years. Very few startup founders even want to stick around for the long haul, since their passion and experti
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The 10 Most Expensive Startup Failures in History
Posted by stephenswebbel under StartupsFrom http://startupfundraising.com 3031 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on June 8, 2016 11:43 am
It is demonstrated over and over again that just having an idea and capital to put behind a venture is not enough. Without a doubt execution is everything and receiving interest from Venture Capital firms will not be THE way to get you from point A to point Z. Entrepreneurs should view a financing
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7 Criteria To Help Startups Find The Right Investor
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3031 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on June 8, 2016 10:57 am
Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. They argue that the color of the money is the same from either source. They fail to realize that the considerations are quite different
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Google has a new tool for small businesses to check how well their websites score
Posted by joannw2016 under StartupsFrom http://marketingland.com 3033 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on June 7, 2016 10:46 am
Google's new tool not only scores your page speed but also gives you a score for how mobile-friendly your website is.
Google launched a new small business-friendly tool at testmysite.thinkwithgoogle.com that will show how mobile-friendly and fast a site is. Read More
Google launched a new small business-friendly tool at testmysite.thinkwithgoogle.com that will show how mobile-friendly and fast a site is. Read More
Infusionsoft CEO Scott Martineau On Entrepreneurial Success
Posted by stillwagon428 under StartupsFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 3033 days ago
Made Hot by: luvhealthcare on June 6, 2016 1:44 am
Tenacity, ambition, determination, the willingness to act on an idea — all are characteristics that describe successful entrepreneurs. No one knows that better than Scott Martineau, co-founder and CEO of sales and marketing automation technology provider, Infusionsoft.
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GoDaddy Lauches Flare App for Entrepreneurs to Get Idea Feedback
Posted by jondyer under StartupsFrom http://dyernews.com 3033 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on June 6, 2016 1:28 am
When starting or building a business it can be difficult to know if you're on the right track. Sure you can run ideas by family members and friends but there's always the chance that they'll just tell you what you want to hear. Now there's a new app that lets entrepreneurs share the ideas they have
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