If you aren’t willing to take some risk as an entrepreneur, then don’t expect any gain. Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 328 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on June 8, 2023 7:34 am
Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Top Capabilities Of Most Successful Business Owners
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 332 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on June 6, 2023 2:09 pm
In my experience in large businesses as well as years of advising startups, I see far too much focus on product skills, and too little on people and process skills. In my view, this focus on the wrong skill set is the primary reason why over half of new businesses fail in the first five years, and
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Likely Criticisms Every Founder Needs To Anticipate
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 333 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on June 4, 2023 11:10 am
In business, and in your personal life, the ability to anticipate and overcome criticism is one of the biggest differentiators between leaders, who make things happen, and followers, who may have great ideas but never seem to get things to go their way. In fact, leaders are not remembered for their
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Keys To Making You A Team Leader And Future Manager
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 337 days ago
Made Hot by: steefen on June 2, 2023 1:07 pm
One of the things I’ve learned in working with aspiring entrepreneurs is that managing and leading a team is a scary venture into the unknown for many people, even if they have worked as a business professional for years. Having worked in my own career on both sides of the fence at various times, I
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Capitalizing On Nondisruptive Business Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 339 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on June 1, 2023 11:49 am
Most of the entrepreneurs and aggressive business owners I meet in my consulting practice are focused on finding new disruptive solutions and killing competitors as the key to success. If you are one of these, you may be missing win-win opportunities to incrementally expand existing markets, create
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 340 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on May 30, 2023 6:59 am
One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting busin
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways To Prepare For A New Venture As A Side Hustle
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 341 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on May 28, 2023 12:05 pm
Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. But not many of us have enough savings to live for a year or more without a salary, fund the startup, and still feed the family. Thus I o
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Practices That Have Led To Multiple New Businesses
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 342 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on May 26, 2023 4:28 pm
Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Approaches To Problem-Solving From Today’s Leaders
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 344 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on May 25, 2023 8:37 am
All the business leaders I know have noticed that the problems we all face today are becoming more complex, multifaceted, and our customers are more demanding. Everyone wants to know how to become a better and more timely problem solver, as well as a more creative solution provider. The challenges
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Adding Customer Value In Marketing Content
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 346 days ago
Made Hot by: fundpr on May 23, 2023 5:59 am
Entrepreneurs have always believed that their product or service must show real value to customers, but today the smart ones are even able to make their marketing valuable. The days are gone when marketing was all “pushing product.” Now customers seek out people who are willing and able to add valu
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