The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. On Twitter and Facebook, many young people follow hundreds of friends before age twenty, all without ever having physically said or heard a word from most of them. Facebo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Perceptions On How Many Business Friends Are Enough
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1190 days ago
8 All Too Painful Entrepreneur Negotiation Mistakes
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1192 days ago
One of the things I have learned the hard way over my years in business, and in advising others, is that it takes more than passion, creativity, and hard work to start and grow a business. A key skill that many of you don’t appreciate is the ability to effectively manage the negotiations that come
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5 Keys To Relying On Intuition In Business Decisions
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1194 days ago
With all the progress in analytical tools and big data available, many people feel there is no place in business today for intuition and gut instincts. As an advisor to entrepreneurs for many years, I strongly disagree, and still see the value of at least combining intuition with logical analysis,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 New Marketing Rules For Today’s Customer Generation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1195 days ago
their marketing needs to be more interactive, versus the traditional “push” model, where you broadcast your message to as many people as possible. New generations of customers respond better to the “participative” approach, where they get to provide input via social media and the Internet.
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7 Lessons From Airbnb and Uber On Customer Values
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1200 days ago
Contrary to popular myth, to be a disruptive new businesses, you don’t always need an innovative new technology to win. Many notable recent successes, including Airbnb and Uber, have done it by finding disruptive customers, with essentially no new technology. They seek customers willing to decouple
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Startup Professionals Musings: 9 Steps To Overcoming Your Biggest Startup Challenges
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1204 days ago
Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not – independent of their IQ or their book smarts (there may even be an inverse relationship here). Yet I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a bi
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5 Keys To Career And Business Success For Introverts
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1206 days ago
In this age where every person feels the need for a relationship with people they do business with, introverts like me might seem to be at a distinct disadvantage. Most of us just don’t have the urge to proactively get out and talk to new people, face-to-face, online, or through an app. This is equ
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Early Entrepreneur Strengths That Can Limit Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1211 days ago
Once you are able to achieve some real “traction” with your business (paying customers, revenue stream), it may seem the time to relax a bit, but in fact this is the point where many founders start to flounder. All the skills and instincts you needed to get to this level can actually start working
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If Your Passion Is Saving The Environment, Start Here
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1213 days ago
Although I hear more and more about “global warming,” and the many ways we are destroying our environment, I still don’t see many global business winners in this space, comparable to Facebook and Amazon. Al Gore, by just talking about it, still seems to be leading the way in monetization, having am
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7 Job Qualifications For Intrapreneurs In Any Company
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1215 days ago
Every mature company I know is looking for more innovation from within. They are painfully aware that tenure on the list of S&P companies is shrinking – from thirty-three years back in 1964, down to twenty-four in 2016, and predicted to be just twelve by 2027. They need inside intrapreneurs who thi
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