Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneur
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Serious Entrepreneurs Master Media Training Early
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4155 days ago
Let Five-Minute Mentoring Scale Your Productivity
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4156 days ago
I’ve always wondered why every executive meeting has to be one hour in length, or longer. That’s probably a tenth of your day spent on one issue. It better be a critical one, because you have a hundred others waiting. I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if
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Business Innovation Requires Successful Execution
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4157 days ago
Most people think innovation is all about ideas, when in fact it is more about delivery, people, and process. Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build an
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Software Patents Have Become a Startup Nightmare
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4159 days ago
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors
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10 Keys to Successful Entrepreneur Relationships
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4161 days ago
Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. Many despise these experiences in corporate environments, and leave for a startup, only to find that they have to be able to navigate a similar minefield there of workpl
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10 Perspective Checks on Your Startup Aspirations
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4162 days ago
Every entrepreneur needs to be honest about their strengths and weaknesses, and realistic about their reasons for choosing the startup route. For any entrepreneur, even the best business opportunities, if entered for the wrong reasons, will likely fail. Some of these reasons seem obvious, so forgiv
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Build Social Media Into the Customer Experience
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4166 days ago
As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring pur
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7 Success Principles From the Startup War Zone
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4167 days ago
When you have been on the startup firing line, you quickly learn that any insight from experts and entrepreneurs who have been there before you can make the difference between failure and success. Yet, many new entrepreneurs brazenly assume they are bulletproof, and march blindly into the fray. The
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10 Course Corrections Every Startup Should Memorize
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4169 days ago
The popular view of a real entrepreneur is someone with a big vision, and a stubborn determination to charge straight ahead through any obstacle and make it happen. The vision part is fine, but successful entrepreneurs have found that the extreme uncertainty of a new product or service usually requ
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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Seek Real Paradigm Shifts
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4172 days ago
What sparks paradigm-shifting innovation in any business? It’s a special mix of entrepreneur and company, regular in every respect except for having the courage and foresight to make an idea happen that was supposed to be impossible. As an entrepreneur in a startup, how do you know if you have this
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