Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs seem to prefer to fail their way to the top, rather than do some research and learn from the successes and mistakes of others. It seems to be part of the “fail fast, fail often” mantra often heard in Silicon Valley. As an advisor to many startups, I’m convinced it’
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10 Ways Entrepreneurs Fail Their Way To The Top
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3469 days ago
Bootstrapping Organic Growth Makes Startup Sense
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3471 days ago
Made Hot by: luvhealthcare on November 9, 2014 12:45 am
When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Despite
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Disruptive Businesses Face Some Extra Challenges
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3472 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on November 7, 2014 12:19 pm
How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy probl
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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3473 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on November 7, 2014 12:17 pm
One of the biggest myths in the business world is that startups are no place for Baby Boomers, that aging generation born between 1945 and 1964. They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the mark
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Escape From Corporate America - Be An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3474 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on November 6, 2014 2:59 pm
According to several recent reports, job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. An online survey published earlier this year found that nearly two-thirds of the respondents were not happy at work. One obvious alternative is to become an entrepreneur. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepre
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Entrepreneurs Thrive On The Learning Curve
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3476 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on November 5, 2014 11:18 am
In today’s fast moving world of business startups, learning trumps knowing every time. What established businesses know through experience keeps them from looking for the new and innovative ways to do what they do better, cheaper, and faster. I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowi
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3478 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on November 3, 2014 12:42 pm
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors
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Entrepreneurs Work On The Business As Well As In It
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3479 days ago
Made Hot by: advertglobal on November 1, 2014 2:55 pm
Over 25 years ago, Michael E. Gerber wrote a best-selling business book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. The E-Myth (“Entrepreneurial Myth”) is the mistaken belief that most businesses are started by people with tangible business skills, when in fact most a
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Answer These Ten Key Questions To Beat Competitors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3480 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on October 30, 2014 4:15 pm
Change is hard. I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. In both cases, it’s easy for them to become frustrated and give up, since most have never been tra
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Make Every Member Of Your Startup Act Like An Owner
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3481 days ago
Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” m
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