Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and
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5 Key Solution Attributes Investors Love to Fund
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3916 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on August 11, 2013 3:35 am
Technical Product Elegance is Not a Business Model
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3914 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on August 9, 2013 6:47 am
Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. These days, the technical sid
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10 Cash-Flow Surprises That Could Kill Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3917 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on August 8, 2013 7:44 am
The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Overall, 90% of small business failures are caused by poor cash flow, according to the D&B Small Business website. Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of
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10 Keys to Team Engagement and Entrepreneur Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3918 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on August 7, 2013 10:30 am
Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.” An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. In my experience, the joy of positive engagement is sometimes the only pay you get in an early startup. Amazingly, many successful startups are bui
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Does Your Business Leadership Style Rely on Fear?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3915 days ago
Made Hot by: justretweet on August 6, 2013 10:26 am
Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. Yet I see this approach used all too often by new entrepreneurs, most of whom are not natural tyrants, but who are fighting to mask their own i
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Startup Due Diligence Success Requires Advance Work
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3923 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on August 4, 2013 5:33 am
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. This is the last step of the process, where surprises in the evaluation of the management team, documentation, and perso
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Idea Non-Disclosure Demands Kill Investor Interest
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3920 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on August 3, 2013 2:22 pm
Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. Most investors and startup advisors I know hate them, and refuse to sign them. Who is right?
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Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3921 days ago
Made Hot by: techmedia on August 1, 2013 11:40 pm
I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. But what if you are an introvert, or new to this game, and don’t know where or how to start?
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10 Top Impediments to Creative Business Thinking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3922 days ago
Made Hot by: justretweet on July 29, 2013 10:17 am
Successful entrepreneurs are the ones who think the most creatively, not only in their initial product or service, but more importantly all through the stages of growth from startup to maturity. But even the best of them can easily slip into some bad decision habits that limit or hurt their busines
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Steps to Outstanding Sales Growth for Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3927 days ago
Made Hot by: Monsieur Eraser on July 28, 2013 7:57 pm
“If you build it, they will come.” It's a line from an old movie "Field of Dreams" which is still leading to the demise of too many startups, led by entrepreneurs who really started their business to build an exciting new product or service. Most struggle with the idea and practice of marketing and
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