As a business advisor, I often talk to business professionals who are critical of their CEO, and are convinced that they could do the job better. Yet I suspect that few of you have seriously thought about the scope of problems that every CEO must face, and what capabilities are the key to success,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Tough Leadership Challenges Gauge Your CEO Ability
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1291 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on March 28, 2021 8:20 am
7 Lessons From Airbnb and Uber On Customer Values
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1292 days ago
Contrary to popular myth, to be a disruptive new businesses, you don’t always need an innovative new technology to win. Many notable recent successes, including Airbnb and Uber, have done it by finding disruptive customers, with essentially no new technology. They seek customers willing to decouple
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Key Startup Activities Where Follow-Up Is Critical
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1295 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on March 26, 2021 11:46 am
When someone introduces me to an “idea person,” I automatically jump to the down-side conclusion that this person doesn’t do follow-up. Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at
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Startup Professionals Musings: 9 Steps To Overcoming Your Biggest Startup Challenges
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1296 days ago
Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not – independent of their IQ or their book smarts (there may even be an inverse relationship here). Yet I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a bi
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Ways Your Values And Results Make A Trusted Leader
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1297 days ago
Made Hot by: leonesimmy on March 22, 2021 12:10 pm
As an angel investor in new startups, I’ve long believed that investors invest in people, not ideas. But the magic that makes one entrepreneur stand out over others is hard to quantify – yet we all recognize it when we see it. In my view, it starts with your communication of real personal values, a
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5 Keys To Career And Business Success For Introverts
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1298 days ago
In this age where every person feels the need for a relationship with people they do business with, introverts like me might seem to be at a distinct disadvantage. Most of us just don’t have the urge to proactively get out and talk to new people, face-to-face, online, or through an app. This is equ
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Ways To Be Successful In Business Despite Bad Luck
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1299 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on March 24, 2021 11:21 am
If you have had some success in a business, I’m sure you bristle just like I do when someone says “You were just lucky…” I’m a strong believer that we all make our own luck, which means that the harder we work, the luckier we get. In reality, “hard work” is just a catch-all term for a list of princ
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways to Convince Other People To Take A Risk On You
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1301 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on March 19, 2021 10:05 am
As a member of an angel investment group for years, I’m sometimes surprised to see founders with a good technical business case get rejected for funding, while others seem to have a hidden quality that gives them credibility to be fundable despite some missing elements. Investors often chalk this u
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Strategies To Keep Ahead Of Market Changes Today
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1302 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on March 17, 2021 1:47 pm
I’m a very logical guy, so I still fondly remember when new solutions and technologies started trends on the basis of their logical strengths. In today’s world, it seems that emotion, not logic, sparks the new trends that become culture, and drives our devotion or disappointment in new products and
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Early Entrepreneur Strengths That Can Limit Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1303 days ago
Once you are able to achieve some real “traction” with your business (paying customers, revenue stream), it may seem the time to relax a bit, but in fact this is the point where many founders start to flounder. All the skills and instincts you needed to get to this level can actually start working
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