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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways Getting In Bed With The Enemy Can Be Win-Win
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1507 days ago
Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Generally they are so focused on killing competitors that they fail to see the positive potential of a strategic partnership or some other type of collaborative relationship. Sometimes you have to put aside the emotion and the pass
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4 Steps To The Support You Need To Save Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1509 days ago
Many entrepreneurs and small businesses I know are struggling with business-threatening issues, but are reluctant to seek any assistance. Some assume that the help will be too expensive or doesn’t exist, but I find that others are just horribly uncomfortable asking for any kind of help. This result
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How Some Ventures Continually Stay Ahead Of The Crowd
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1511 days ago
As a business advisor, I have long been surprised by the large number of industry stalwarts, including Blockbuster, Kodak, and General Motors, that have been dealt major setbacks, or even total failure, by upstart young companies, with a fraction of the resources or industry experience. The stalwar
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7 Ways To Counter The “I’m Too Busy” Syndrome At Work
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1516 days ago
I’m sure you know a few people at work who are always “too busy,” but never seem to get much done. For many of these, it’s an excuse to decline new work, impress others, or gain sympathy. For others, it’s a legitimate complaint, indicative of being out of control or not managing their time. If you
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8 Ways To Instill A Sense Of Purpose In Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1518 days ago
Starting a new venture and thriving in today’s economy is hard, but the best have figured out that customers and employees need to feel that you have a sense of purpose, to complement the company’s pursuit of profit. A higher purpose motivates people in a way that financial wins alone never will. F
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Keys To Winning With Team Collaboration Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1520 days ago
The reigning theory in business has long been that “alpha” leaders make the best entrepreneurs. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and A
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Face-Saving Quotes For Entrepreneurs Ready To Quit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1521 days ago
When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Rather than quitting, there are always alternatives, like pivoting the business model or merging with new partners for support
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Startup Principles To Validate Fit Prior To A Plan
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1522 days ago
If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message. More and more professionals agree that a better strategy is to explore and fine tune your assumptions before declaring a specific pl
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7 Key Steps To Getting Top Performance From Your Team
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1523 days ago
During my early years of managing in business, I always assumed that if I hired and trained the smartest and most experienced people I could find, I would get outstanding productivity. I quickly learned that top performance also required the right initiatives and responsiveness on my part, high emp
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9 Innovation Practices For Long-Term Business Health
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1525 days ago
A guiding principle for startup success, as well as the long-term health of a mature business, is a liberal dose of innovation at the beginning, with additions of the same on a regular basis. Unfortunately, innovation means change, and most business professionals and existing customers, by default,
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