Most entrepreneurs have learned that it’s almost always quicker and easier to get cash from someone you know, rather than Angel investors or professional investors (VCs). In fact, most investors “require” that you already have some investment from friends and family before they will even step up to
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8 Guidelines For Friends And Family Startup Funding
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3659 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on April 22, 2014 9:12 am
How To Find Your Business Leadership Blind Spots
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3657 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on April 22, 2014 7:48 am
Every business leader has blind spots which limit their effectiveness and success, but due to ego, over-confidence, or deferential subordinates, many live totally in the dark. Some are smart and humble enough to assume that they don’t know what they don’t know, but lack an effective process for shi
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Is An Ideal Entrepreneur Right Brain Or Left Brain?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3662 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on April 19, 2014 10:24 pm
Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, and pay attention to details. These are the stereotypical left-brain engineers. Yet I see a big shift from the knowledge age, with its left-brain foundation, to a critical focus today on visualization, creativ
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Team Member Competency Is Critical To Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3665 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on April 19, 2014 12:17 am
Most people think that the Peter Principle (employee rises to his level of incompetence) only applies to large organizations. Let me assure you that it is also alive and well within startups. I see startup founders and managers who are stalled transplants from large organizations, as well as highly
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Hard Questions Spark Breakthrough Business Thinking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3667 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on April 16, 2014 1:42 am
The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for s
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How Stories Best Communicate Your Startup Value
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3666 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on April 15, 2014 12:48 am
The entrepreneur’s challenge is to effectively communicate their value proposition, not only to customers, but also to vendors, partners, investors, and their own team. Especially for technical founders, this is normally all about presenting impressive facts. But in reality facts only go so far. St
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A Founder’s First Key Decision Is The Business Name
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3671 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on April 8, 2014 9:51 pm
First things first – your startup needs a name! This may seem a silly and frivolous task, but it may be the most important decision you make. The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision.
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Can Startups Surf The Huge Information Tidal Wave?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3672 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on April 8, 2014 12:47 pm
A tidal wave of valuable data is surging from the Internet and connected devices today, and the volume is growing exponentially each year. It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and
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How To Make Your Next Business Pivot More Graceful
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3674 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on April 5, 2014 9:12 pm
You will be pivoting your business in your lifetime, whether you are a new startup, or a mature company like Motorola or IBM. You can count on it and plan for it, or you wait for the next survival crisis brought your way by this rapidly changing world. You can even give it a more elegant name, like
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Problem Solvers Rock In This New Entrepreneur Era
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3681 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on April 1, 2014 1:42 pm
Perhaps sparked by the recent recession, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. They have an uncanny ability to find elegant, easy, and fast solutions
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