Too many entrepreneurs confuse motion with momentum and results. We all know someone who repeatedly tells us how “busy” they are, when it’s hard to see what they get done. Momentum is moving things forward (mass x velocity). Founders or employees in constant motion, but with no momentum, will kill
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Martinzwilling submitted the following stories to BizSugar
Some Entrepreneurs are Too Busy to Get Results
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4625 days ago
5 Steps to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4626 days ago
Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process. Recent reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to r
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Investors Love Top Startup Incubator Graduates
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4627 days ago
Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). About that time the bubble burst, causing more than 80% of them to disappear. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadershi
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10 Ways Startups Build Highly Responsible Teams
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4628 days ago
Getting things done effectively in a startup requires total individual and team accountability. You can’t afford excuses and multiple people doing the same job. In my view, “taking responsibility” is the core element behind accountability. Many people hear responsibility as an obligation, but I hea
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Entrepreneurs Needed to Keep Web 3.0 From Fading
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4629 days ago
For some reason, I haven’t heard much about the next generation of the Internet (Web 3.0) lately, which probably means it isn’t happening as fast as everyone predicted. It’s already a couple of years behind schedule from my perspective. I suspect the real challenge is not the semantic web technolog
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With Great Startups It’s All About The Execution
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4630 days ago
A startup begins with a great idea, but all too often, that’s where it ends. Ideas have to be implemented well to get the desired results. Good implementation requires a plan, and a good plan and good operational decisions come from good people. That’s why investors invest in entrepreneurs, rather
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Entrepreneurs Need to Think Global From Day One
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4631 days ago
New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which
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8 Ways Starting a Business Helps Your Job Search
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4632 days ago
If you are one of the many people who lost your job during the recent depression, you should be working on starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal replacement job. Let me explain why this is a win-win deal, no matter what the outcome.
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Startup Professionals Musings: Driving Your Startup to Profitability is Job One
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4633 days ago
A question that I often hear debated these days is whether a new startup should focus on growth or profits. First of all, the glory days of “dot.coms” are gone, when investors “didn’t care” about profitability, and all the money went to growth.
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Ten Tenets To Live By When Starting a Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4634 days ago
If you expect to succeed in the thrill-a-minute, roller coaster ride of a startup, let me assure you it takes more than a good idea, a rich uncle, and luck. In fact, the idea is often the least important part of the equation. Investors tell me that they look at the people first, the business plan s
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