Some entrepreneurs forget that they can’t use people the same way they use technology to build a startup. Inventors, for example, are skilled in manipulating technology, but may have little interest or experience engaging people to make an effective team. Unfortunately, startups are not one-man sho
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Great Entrepreneurs Lead People and Use Technology
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3993 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on June 5, 2013 7:38 am
Technologists Need to Team With an Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3995 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on June 4, 2013 6:44 pm
In my experience, inventors and technologists aren’t interested or aren’t very good at building a business, and entrepreneurs aren’t usually good scientists. These people need to find each other, and can jointly make a great team for a new startup. Without the synergy, companies like Apple might ne
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Do We Really Need an Alternative Form of Capitalism?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3994 days ago
Made Hot by: NanoTechnologyMedia on June 3, 2013 12:59 pm
In my view, entrepreneurship has always been the ultimate embodiment of capitalism, and quite synonymous with free enterprise. Yet I find that more and more young entrepreneurs are uncomfortable with the term “capitalism”, somehow thinking that it prioritizes “making money” above all else. They are
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A Business Rebound is Not All Positive for Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4000 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on May 30, 2013 6:14 pm
As the business economy rebounds, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. In reality, the business world gets tougher every day, with new entrants, new technology, and competitors more easily entering the fray from around the globe.
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Reasons All Angel Investor Money May Not Be Equal
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3998 days ago
Made Hot by: NanoTechnologyMedia on May 29, 2013 11:49 pm
A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. The entrepreneur’s tendency to be in a huge hurry to obtain the funding can end up being disastrous, and play into the h
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8 Key Focus Elements Will Attract Startup Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3997 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on May 29, 2013 1:23 pm
One of the most common failures I see in startups is lack of focus. Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, m
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7 Reasons Why Fun at Work Makes Winning Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3999 days ago
Made Hot by: Sian Phillips on May 28, 2013 11:21 pm
I’m convinced that people who have fun at work are more innovative, as well as happier. I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my considerable business experience, I haven’t seen many successes come out of a group of fearful pessimists or unhappy people.
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How You Too Can Be an Unstoppable Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4002 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on May 27, 2013 5:50 am
We all know at least one entrepreneur who always gets things done, and appears unstoppable in his quest. All of you probably know many others who talk incessantly about their great ideas, but never seem to even get started, or they give up at the first obstacle. What are the attributes that make an
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6 Strategies for Transforming Ideas Into Results
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4004 days ago
Made Hot by: ioncannon on May 25, 2013 2:29 am
Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. That has always seemed strange to me, since the magic is supposed to be in the idea
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Recent Gen-Y Startup Successes are an Emerging Era
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4003 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on May 24, 2013 9:37 pm
The business world has been watching this emerging generation with trepidation, and a lot of people haven’t been sure who would be the winners, and who would be the losers. Can Gen-Y, much less the new Generation Z (1995-2010), survive as entrepreneurs, and do they have the passion and commitment i
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