One of the business ironies that many entrepreneurs have learned the hard way in the past is that ideas which are truly disruptive carry the highest risk of failure, take the longest to gain traction, and thus are the least likely to get external funding. So some entrepreneurs stick with incrementa
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Entrepreneurs Need A New Adaptive Innovator Mindset
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3628 days ago
How To Build A Business Where Everyone Thrives
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3635 days ago
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to set the culture you need for a thriving business, as well as thriving employees, customers, partners, and vendors. In fact, in my experience, cultures are very hard to change, so if you don’t get it right the first time, the road ahead will forever be dif
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Check Your Motivation For The Entrepreneur Lifestyle
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3639 days ago
As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that st
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Joining A Startup As CFO Is A Good Path To The Top
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3644 days ago
Every investor is looking for the “dream team” of executives to put money on. Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. That’s how important the people are. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role is u
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Smart Entrepreneurs Learn The Most From Their Team
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3645 days ago
Starting and running a company is a team effort. Yes, it takes a leader (entrepreneur), but you can’t do it alone, without a team. Maybe only you and a co-founder comprise the team at first, to provide key skills, back you up, and test your ideas. As the startup grows, the team has to be able to re
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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3647 days ago
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Unfortunately, the market is changing so fast these days that any upward climb can level off quickly, as the core business growth b
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Great Startups Are Where Soul and Technology Meet
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3651 days ago
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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Startups Need To Build Solutions, Not Technology
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3653 days ago
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Don’t create solutions looking for a problem,
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Startups Need To Capitalize On Every Conversation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3658 days ago
Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your valuable time. These result is a founder who is always “too busy,” but never seems to get the business done and the team moving. All real bus
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Dread Startup Problems Or Learn To Enjoy Challenges
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3659 days ago
If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. The toughest problems are people problems, like personnel issues, but there ar
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