The popular view of a real entrepreneur is someone with a big vision, and a stubborn determination to charge straight ahead through any obstacle and make it happen. The vision part is fine, but successful entrepreneurs have found that the extreme uncertainty of a new product or service usually requ
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Martinzwilling submitted the following stories to BizSugar
Top 10 Ways Entrepreneurs Pivot a Lean Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4605 days ago
Explore Non-Standard Ways to Grow Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4606 days ago
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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6 Startups Actions to Survive a Volatile Market
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4607 days ago
Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Despite their own focus on changing the world, they often forget that they too have to change rapidly and often as the market evolves. Too many find that out too late, and are left chasing a rabbit that is long gone.
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Entrepreneurs Must Bridge Several Market Chasms
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4608 days ago
Everyone in the business world has heard of the book by Geoffrey A. Moore titled “Crossing the Chasm” (1991), but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it relates to them. In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters t
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7 Ways For Entrepreneurs to Build Relationships
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4609 days ago
Investors invest in people, not ideas. Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader. As an entrepreneur, you need relationships to succeed. That means relationships with team members, investors, customers, and vendors. One of the best ways to build a good relationshi
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Don’t Let Paranoia Dampen Your Startup Spirit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4610 days ago
With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 upon us, and the recent financial woes, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people and companies watching to hurt them. Why is everyone so paranoid these days? My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go
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There Are Alternatives When Your Startup Falters
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4611 days ago
When I heard a friend make the statement “Your startup can’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt it as their mantra. Pivoting or dealing a new hand is not quitting. If we all take this mantra, we can drastically improve the statistic that over half of new startu
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Logistics Required Before Approaching Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4612 days ago
Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors way too early, trying to talk their way up the hill, with no supporting business plan, and before they have a s
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If Your Dream is to Get Rich, Don’t Try a Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4612 days ago
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are struggling. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. They rush in with a passion to better the
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‘Out of Control’ Startups Fail on 8 Key Processes
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4614 days ago
Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.” The right question is “What is th
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