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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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs From The Shark Tank
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3248 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on June 12, 2015 8:18 am
7 Entrepreneur Mistakes To Avoid In Early Meetings
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3250 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on June 10, 2015 9:04 am
Relationships are the key to survival and success for entrepreneurs, and first impressions usually turn into lasting impressions. As an advisor to many early-stage entrepreneurs, I caution them to always be prepared for that chance meeting with a famous investor, a potential partner or an industry
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Entrepreneurs Who Improve Society Make More Profit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3251 days ago
Many entrepreneurs still don’t understand that building a business culture today of doing good, like helping people (society) and planet (sustainability), is also a key to maximizing profit. Employees and customers alike are looking for meaning, not simply employment and commodity prices. Every com
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8 Ways For Logical Business Thinkers To Get Creative
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3252 days ago
Made Hot by: fusionswim on June 9, 2015 11:33 am
Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. These are the stereotypical left-brain engineers. Yet I see a big shift from the knowledge age, with its left-brain foundation, to a critical focus today on visualization, creat
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The 5 Most Common Frustrations Of An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3255 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on June 4, 2015 10:41 pm
The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. But nobody said it would be easy. The road to business success is filled with challenges and frustrations that
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How Entrepreneurs Attract Friends, Family And Fools
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3257 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on June 6, 2015 11:53 am
Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Their only recourse is that first tier of investors, fondly called Friends, Family and Fools. These are the only people
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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3258 days ago
A tidal wave of valuable data is surging from the Internet and connected devices today, and the volume is growing exponentially each year. It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and
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10 Modern Ways To Kickstart Your Business Website
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3259 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on June 2, 2015 11:56 am
These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the almost 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the cus
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Have You Explored Every Business Growth Alternative?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3260 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on June 1, 2015 9:37 am
Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding
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8 Learning Principles Enhance Entrepreneur Survival
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3262 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on May 29, 2015 8:10 pm
Aspiring entrepreneurs who rely only on traditional learning vehicles (teachers, classrooms, and risk-free practice) are doomed to failure in founding a startup today. Either they are never really ready to start, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a byg
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