Many business professionals and entrepreneurs I know are quick to attribute success of a peer to luck, rather than any recognition of a unique strategy or personal attributes. Over my many years as a business advisor and angel investor, I have become a firm believer in the opposite position, that y
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10 Ways To Make Your Own Luck Driving Startup Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 239 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Implementation With New Business Passions
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 240 days ago
Many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress in building a real business. In my experience, building a business is much more about getting things done than having great ideas. The chal
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Strategies For Early Growth As A New Business Owner
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 241 days ago
One of the biggest challenges in changing your lifestyle from an employee to starting your own business, is focusing on the right ownership elements, versus having a boss who sets the business goals, and provides performance feedback. Most entrepreneurs relish being their own boss, but find the tra
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Steps To Creating A Business From Your Startup Idea
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 242 days ago
As an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, I see a lot of dreams, but not so many business results. I’m always excited by the dream, and disappointed by what I perceive as a lack of courage in many people to take the actions required to realize the dream. I’ve always wished I had a magic metaphor
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Tactics To Help You Make Good Decisions In Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 243 days ago
Every business needs both managers and leaders. My experience confirms that managers are needed to achieve organizational goals through implementing processes, such as budgeting, and staffing, while leaders are more focused on making decisions on new challenges and capitalizing on growth opportunit
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8 Ways To Heighten Your Image As A Great Communicator
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 244 days ago
In my work with entrepreneurs and business leaders, a common question I get is how to be a better communicator. In the rush of daily activities, it’s hard to find time to carefully craft the right messages to all your constituents, route them through all the right channels, and have any insight tha
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Strategies To Anticipate And Survive New Entrants
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 245 days ago
Based on my years of experience as a business consultant, I’m convinced that most business leaders are so busy with day-to-day issues that they have no time to be proactive with new innovation and staving off future competitors. Thus they are blindsided and try to react quickly when a new competito
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5 Keys to Developing Trust and Leadership In A Crisis
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 246 days ago
Every business leader expects to encounter one or more crises eventually. The challenge for each of you is to get it handled quickly and effectively, without losing the trust of constituents, as well as customers. In my role as business advisor, I see leaders who handle it well instinctively, and o
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Keys To Redefining A Challenge Into An Opportunity
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 247 days ago
We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Don’t believe the myth that all you have to do to get rich is bring up an e-commerce website, and the money rolls in while you sleep. Most suc
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Startup Professionals Musings: How To Pick Your Focus For Your Next Business Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 248 days ago
Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. Your concept has to be understood by customers and investors in 30 seconds or less, and everyone needs to immediately see
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