Entrepreneurs are usually highly creative and innovative, but many innovative people are not entrepreneurs. Since it takes a team of people to build a great company, the challenge is to find that small percentage of innovative people, and then nurture the tendency, rather than stifle it.
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Martinzwilling submitted the following stories to BizSugar
You Can’t Afford to Stifle Innovators in a Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4695 days ago
How to Activate Your Entrepreneurial Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4696 days ago
I’ve often said that creating and building a business is not a one-man show, even though it usually springs from the mind and determination of one person – committees don’t start successful businesses. But taking an idea to a business success requires many people to work together effectively, and t
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How You Can be Viewed as a Fundable Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4697 days ago
Investors are people too. They evaluate you like you should assess a possible co-founder or first employee. What are your credentials? What have you done that would convince me that my money is safe in your hands? Only after they see you as fundable, do they want to assess your plan for fundability
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Men and Women Start Businesses With Unique Styles
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4698 days ago
Do you think men make better entrepreneurs than women, and why? I did some research on this subject a while back, and I found some interesting perspectives. Everyone seems to agree that women think differently than men, and run their businesses differently, but there is a lot less agreement on whic
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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4700 days ago
Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have been working 20 hours a day, and spent your last dollar, but have no results to show, investors will be sympathetic, but will probably tell you that your dream doesn’t have wheels. Traction mean
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Entrepreneurs Need Self-Discipline and Real Goals
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4701 days ago
Successful entrepreneurs are usually hard-driving, and highly focused on some specific goals, like being the dominant player in a given domain, or the low-priced provider of their product. Yet other entrepreneurs will talk for hours about all their ideas, and how they intend to change the world, bu
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Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4702 days ago
If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I often recommend that you team with a co-founder with experiences, connections, and a skill set that complements, but doesn’t duplicate yours. Even experienced entrepreneurs need a partner to strengthen their position. The question is how to find that elusive
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Investors Look for These Six Competitive Elements
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4703 days ago
One of the toughest and yet most important questions you will be asked by savvy potential startup investors is “What is your sustainable competitive advantage?” Yet many entrepreneurs, maybe in their passion for their new product, gloss over this one, or even announce that they have no competition.
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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4704 days ago
The innovation engine that powered the U.S. economy over the last century seems to be slowing down and dying, threatening not only local opportunities, but the economies all over the world. The $30 billion trade surplus in advanced technology products that America enjoyed just one decade ago has no
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Experience the Magic of Startup Team Collaboration
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4705 days ago
It takes a great entrepreneur with a great vision to start a business, but it takes a collaboration of many people to make it a success. That’s where leadership comes in as a key ingredient, to drive the collaborative process to make the whole team better than the sum of the parts.
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