Two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology or money. The first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Giving a co-fo
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How Much Founder Stock Should You Offer Co-Founders?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3556 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on August 11, 2014 9:36 am
5 Entrepreneur Ideas That Investors See Too Often
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3557 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on August 7, 2014 11:15 am
People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Those are hard, since someone has to invent something innovative, but I do have some views on other ideas whose time has come and gone.
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Practice Entrepreneur Integrity As Seen By Others
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3563 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on August 2, 2014 9:30 am
As an entrepreneur, your personal integrity is critical for getting and keeping the support of investors and team members, and your company’s integrity is critical for getting and keeping customers and vendors. But in a practical sense, what does that really mean?
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Agility Is The Key To Survival In Good Times And Bad
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3567 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on July 31, 2014 10:25 am
Most small businesses are trying to forget the recent recession, and get back to “business as usual.” They don’t realize that business as usual is gone forever. With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Entrepreneurs that are not listeni
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Hungry Entrepreneurs Always Seem To Find Capital
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3565 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on July 30, 2014 9:31 am
Every startup needs access to capital, whether for funding product development, for initial rollout efforts, acquiring inventory, or paying that first employee. Most entrepreneurs think first of bank loans as the primary source of money, only to find out that banks are really the least likely benef
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9 Ways To Inspire Your Startup Team To New Heights
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3570 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on July 27, 2014 3:42 pm
Startups provide business leadership with new products, services, and new revenue models, but leadership startups can only be built by entrepreneurs who are leaders themselves, and incent leadership in the team around them. Leadership which incents other people to be leaders is called “contagious l
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When Are Business People Entitled To Be Entitled?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3571 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on July 27, 2014 6:29 am
Where did this sense of entitlement in our business culture come from? I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they f
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Kickstart Your Startup Credibility With A Prototype
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3575 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on July 26, 2014 4:50 pm
These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Talk is cheap,
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Smart Entrepreneurs Know Customer Buying Moments
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3572 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on July 23, 2014 6:13 pm
Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for pu
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Think Hard Before Jumping From Corporate To Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3578 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on July 23, 2014 9:33 am
I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder who dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. I hasten to tell them that every job move is fraught with risk, but the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. It’s a big jump, esp
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