Let’s face it, consultants have a bad image. Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Even consultants don’t like their job, since they don’t often get to see results, and too much of their time is
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Human Consultants in Business are a Dying Breed
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4635 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Top Content Marketing Tips for Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4636 days ago
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 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers
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How to Get Over Mourning Your Startup Demise
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4637 days ago
Your startup is gone, it’s never coming back, and you are in mourning. An entrepreneur whose business fails grieves similarly to anyone who has lost a loved one. The pain of losing a business is not only about a significant loss of income, but can send an entire identity into turmoil.
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Reality TV
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4638 days ago
I’m not much of a television person, but my family loves one of the popular “reality” shows, called “So You Think You Can Dance,” so I’m sort of forced to watch it every week on Fox. Over time, I’ve concluded that even startup entrepreneurs can learn a few things from this one. Of course, you must
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Startups, Avoid 10 Common Million-Dollar Mistakes
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4639 days ago
It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learn more from their failures than their successes. Thus a well-explained startup failure often can actually improve your odds of funding in the next go-round. Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from som
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7 Skills Not Found at Birth in Most Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4640 days ago
Many people believe that good entrepreneurs are naturally born, rather than trained or experienced in the art of business. I believe there is a natural born component required, but often I tend to agree with Peter Drucker, who said “It’s not magic, it’s not mysterious, and it has nothing to do with
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You Built a Great Startup, But Can You Scale It?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4641 days ago
Once you are able to achieve some real “traction” with your business (paying customers, revenue stream), it may seem the time to relax a bit, but in fact this is the point where many founders start to flounder. All the skills and instincts you needed to get to this level can actually start working
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Eight Ways to be Your Own Worst Enemy for Funding
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4642 days ago
A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. After exchanging a couple of notes, I concluded that she was more likely a vict
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The Power of Negative Events in Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4643 days ago
Made Hot by: Monsieur Eraser on August 15, 2011 12:40 am
Managing and motivating a team in a startup is more than just using the right interpersonal skills. It’s more than providing recognition, tangible incentives, and clear work goals. A key influencer of satisfaction and motivation, top-ranked by employees, is positive progress and the completion of m
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Startups Can Make You Work Hard and Still Be Happy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4644 days ago
Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people I know. On the other hand, I know many unhappy individuals who are always partying, have minimal commitments, and little responsibility. I s
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