Entrepreneurs are a notoriously stubborn (some say confident) group of people, so I see many of them making the same mistakes that predecessors have made. Thus I’m convinced that it’s useful for all of you to step back from time to time, and listen to some sage advice from people who have been ther
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Ten Golden Insights From Successful Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4842 days ago
Five Common Mistakes in Jumping the Corporate Ship
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4843 days ago
Many people, especially those who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder, dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. But every job move is fraught with risk, and the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. This is a big jump, especially in a do
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Great Entrepreneurs Master Reflective Thinking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4844 days ago
Startups and entrepreneurs are drowning in the information overload, where the volume of data created is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. That creates a huge gap between data and meaning, and makes quick decisions and action ever more difficult. We all need to take a little more tim
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Eight Types of Intelligence Make the Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4845 days ago
I’ve long believed that entrepreneurs are different. We all know successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, and people with high IQs that cannot manage a business. I used to call this “street smarts,” but recently I found a better explanation, called multiple intelligences. Successful entr
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Seven Characteristics of a Committed Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4846 days ago
We’ve all heard the old joke “In a bacon-and-egg breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.” This quote epitomizes the true essence of commitment. We all know at least one self-professed entrepreneur who claims to committed, but seems to treat it like a part-time hobby, won’t put
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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4847 days ago
It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. But the word is out on Reuters that LinkedIn, Twitter, and maybe even Facebook are looking hard at going public this year, so all of a sudden the IPO opti
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Name the Big Three Social Networks for Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4848 days ago
With the advent of social networking sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, Internet usage has totally morphed, from a serious business medium, to a social and fun medium that still means business. Regular people now build business applications with “mashup” technology, rather than hiring prog
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Six Idea Validation Tests to Pass Before Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4849 days ago
I have a certain friend who called me again a while back, all excited about his latest revelation. “What if you could go to a web site and find all the recipes you could make today, with just the ingredients you already have in your kitchen? I’m going to start a website to offer this service!”
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Startups Seeking Shortcuts Will Just Take Longer
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4850 days ago
Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. That’s like trying to sell part of something to a stranger for big money when you haven’t fully defined it yet. It won’t work, it costs time and money, and hurts your
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Lack of Integrity is an Easy Quality to Detect
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4851 days ago
As an entrepreneur, your personal integrity is critical for getting and keeping the support of investors and team members, and your company’s integrity is critical for getting and keeping customers and vendors. But in a practical sense, what does that really mean?
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