If your first startup fails, you are about average. Most entrepreneurs fail on at least one attempt. Investors agree that an entrepreneur who has never failed probably hasn’t pushed the limits. What investors look for is not that you never fail, but that you learn from the failure, maintain a posit
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Five Techniques To Rebound from Startup Failure
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4773 days ago
Some Entrepreneurs Think They’re Celebrity Chefs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4774 days ago
I realized a while back that creating a new company for the first time is a lot like whipping up a great dinner entree for the first time – you need a recipe, even though it may look simple. You know the basic ingredients, and you can visualize the results you want. Yet you may not be so sure where
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When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4775 days ago
I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once at not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? The simple answer is that if you want to be found and remembered on the Web, the perfect domain na
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The Many Faces of an Entrepreneur – Pick Your Fun
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4776 days ago
You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. What are the alternatives that will give you the independence you crave, and challenge your business acumen?
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Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Startup Founders
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4777 days ago
After working with dozens of startup founders, I’m still amazed that some seem to be able to do the job easily and effectively, always in control, while others always seem to be struggling, out-of-control, and fighting the latest crisis. I am more and more convinced that it is the right founder beh
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Google Yourself to See How Other People See You
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4778 days ago
The measure of an entrepreneur used to be the number of real friends claimed, but times have changed. Now the measure is how many hits one has on a Google name search, factored by some formula, like the sum of all positive messages minus 100 for every negative message. If you don’t define yourself
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Pivot Now is Less Painful Than Turnaround Later
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4779 days ago
Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections” or “pivots,” an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the turnaround before or
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Business 2011 - Optimism, But Heed the Lessons
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4780 days ago
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Just yesterday, a new study “The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners” was published. It shows a return to cautious optimism compared to this past Autumn and much improvement from
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A Successful But Unsatisfying Startup is a Failure
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4781 days ago
It’s sad when the startup is “successful,” but the founder still feels totally unsatisfied. I see it happening all the time. The business is a winner, but the family or other relationships are broken by the stress. Or the entrepreneur started down this path to be their own boss and change the world
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How to Recognize Dysfunctional Startup Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4782 days ago
Founders almost always cite lack of money as the reason for failure, but if you look deeper, I believe the reason is more often about dysfunctional people and leadership. Sometimes it comes right back to the founder, in terms of a malaise often called “Founder’s Syndrome.” A few years ago I was int
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