Most small businesses are trying to forget the last recession, and get back to “business as usual.” They don’t realize that business as usual is gone forever. With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Entrepreneurs that are not listening
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7 Principles Of Business Agility To Dodge Disaster
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3172 days ago
Smart Startups Learn How To Create And Manage Hype
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3174 days ago
Creating a successful startup is all about marketing these days, no matter how compelling your solution. Technologists have long believed that marketing is only required when selling the next pet rock, but in this age of information overload, even the most exciting solutions will be lost from view
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6 Ways A Prototype Will Enhance Your Startup Idea
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3175 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on August 26, 2015 11:33 am
These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Talk is cheap,
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7 Ways Smart Startups Tune In To Customer Feedback
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3176 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on August 25, 2015 12:13 pm
Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. Real two-way conversations with real customers, including the all-important body language, are unheard-
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7 Ways Founders Demonstrate They Can Run A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3177 days ago
When starting a new business, an entrepreneur has to take a “hands-on” role. Because there are so many unknowns, and things are happening so fast, this is no time to delegate or hire outside consultants to handle core functions. That fact eludes most executives from mature companies who have long d
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10 Keys To Success In Any Startup Job Interview
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3179 days ago
Made Hot by: steefen on August 21, 2015 11:37 am
In a corporate environment, the focus of a job interview has long been demonstrating your match to the skills and experience outlined in the job description. In my experience with startups, that is still necessary, but not sufficient. Today’s business world has become totally customer driven, so cu
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6 Keys To A Positive Online Presence And Reputation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3181 days ago
Most entrepreneurs assume that a lack of an online reputation is a good thing. In reality, it’s negative, because people who can’t find you or any mention of your startup anywhere on the Internet assume you are not savvy or have something to hide. At the very least, with no positives for balance, i
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8 Startup Situations Challenge Founder People Skills
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3183 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on August 18, 2015 8:30 am
Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business. Successful entrepreneurs
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8 Ways To Prepare Your Startup For Obstacles Ahead
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3184 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on August 16, 2015 12:00 pm
Too many entrepreneurs tackle starting a business as a random walk into a business minefield, and they count on their street smarts, thick skin and pure determination to get them to their destinations alive. That does work once in a while, usually with some serious collateral damage, but a less pai
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How Great Entrepreneurs Spell Continuous Innovation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3186 days ago
As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site (over 200 active), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Startups which display real i
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