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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Key Culture Elements That Drive Value In A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1635 days ago
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to set the culture you need for a thriving business, as well as thriving employees, customers, partners, and vendors. In fact, in my experience, cultures are very hard to change, so if you don’t get it right the first time, the road ahead will forever be dif
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7 Levels Of Decision Making To Match Business Needs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1637 days ago
Nothing happens in business until someone makes a decision. These days, with the market moving at warp speeds, the timeliness of decision making is also critical. What might have been the right decision yesterday, may be the wrong decision tomorrow. Yet one of the most common complaints I hear as a
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7 Lessons On How To Maintain That One-Percent Edge
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1639 days ago
No company or entrepreneur gets it right every time. As an angel investor, I have found that people claiming a perfect record are either lying to themselves, or they are not taking enough risk to enable a big payback. In the long run, your ability to thrive in business today is more about how you p
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1641 days ago
In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Other entrepreneurs never start their adventure, because t
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Strategies For Attracting Investors That Will Fail
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1642 days ago
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Others will work hard on a business plan, and then mail it indiscriminately to every potential inv
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9 CEO Myths That Can Limit Your Business Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1644 days ago
Based on my many years as an executive in large and small businesses, and time mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners, I find that most people enjoy being CEO critics for a day, but are hesitant to consider themselves as a long-term candidate for that position. They often rationalize
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Smart Startups Learn How To Create And Manage Hype
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom //https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smart-startups-learn-how-create-manage-hype-... 1646 days ago
Creating a successful startup is all about marketing these days, no matter how compelling your solution. Technologists have long believed that marketing is only required when selling the next pet rock, but in this age of information overload, even the most exciting solutions will be lost from view
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Funding Proposal Red Flags Every Startup Can Avoid
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1649 days ago
After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. That’s a lose-lose situation, so I’ve given a good bit of thought to how every
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Keys To Investor-Friendly New Venture Financials
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1650 days ago
If you need to attract investors to your startup, your financial projections have to be as attractive as the idea. The problem is that these business financials are future projections, while the idea is “now,” so you believe the idea can do most of the selling. Your challenge is that investors reco
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7 Ways Founders Demonstrate They Can Run A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1651 days ago
When starting a new business, an entrepreneur has to take a “hands-on” role. Because there are so many unknowns, and things are happening so fast, this is no time to delegate or hire outside consultants to handle core functions. That fact eludes most executives from mature companies who have long d
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