In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas. In my view, these are the least likely to succeed, partially because the people behind them have the wrong expecta
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Traits Advised For Adoption By Every Business Owner
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 890 days ago
Made Hot by: fundpr on May 9, 2022 8:52 am
Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Sustain Growth In A Maturing Global Market
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 891 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on May 7, 2022 7:27 am
Most of you business owners I know are looking forward to the day when your product, team and processes begin to mature, and your business growth keeps tilting upward as you scale. You expect to relax a bit, and relish in the success that you see coming. Unfortunately, without your proactive effort
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6 Ways To Make Your Business Presentations Stand Out
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 892 days ago
As an entrepreneur, I understand your passion when pitching your solution to investors and customers, but passion alone won’t make one more technology pitch stand out above all the rest. I can tell you from my own experience as an advisor and an investor, what everyone remembers is a good personal
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Considerations For Setting Your Bottom Line Balance
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 893 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on May 5, 2022 12:54 pm
It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. A few years ago, a second focus of sustainability (“green”) was added as a requirement for respectability. Now I almost always hear a third mandate - social responsibility. Entrepreneur
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7 Strategies To Solve Your Business Problems Faster
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 894 days ago
Problem solving is a full-time task in business. Whether you own the business, or have only a small role in daily operations, making decisions and solving problems is a key part of your job. The most effective people, and the happiest ones, are the ones who accept this reality, and even relish the
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways To Enlist Trust And Power For True Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 895 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on May 3, 2022 10:22 am
One of the first harsh realities that every entrepreneur has to learn is that most of the things that are critical to startup success are outside of their direct control. Just because you dream it and build it, doesn’t mean they will come – that encompasses not only customers, but also investors, p
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Startup Professionals Musings: Looking At Startups By The Rules Of Natural Selection
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 896 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on May 1, 2022 4:27 pm
The good news is that a recent Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) Index shows the highest level of new business activity recorded in the last two decades, and the cost of entry at an all-time low. The bad news is that it’s still a jungle fight for survival for entrepreneurs of all ages an
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Challenges To Overcome When Building A Startup Team
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 897 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on April 29, 2022 4:54 pm
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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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Management Mistakes Which Will Defeat Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 898 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on April 27, 2022 12:01 pm
Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. These
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6 Motivations Shared By Most Satisfied Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 899 days ago
Out of curiosity, I often ask aspiring entrepreneurs like you, who come to me for help, what drives them to take on the workload and risk of a new startup. The most common answers I get are that they are driven by the opportunity to be their own boss, make a lot of money, and maybe fulfill a long h
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