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How To Practice As Well As Preach Being Accountable
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1999 days ago
It’s easy to say to people on your team that they must be accountable for their actions, but it’s not so easy to tell them how to do it. It’s even harder to give them the mindset of wanting to be accountable. In fact, many business leaders forget that they are the role model for accountability, and
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8 Pragmatic Reasons Not To Wait For The Next Bubble
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2000 days ago
According to The Washington Post and WSJ, the economy has been slowing down around the world, and the US will follow suit before 2019 ends. Yet if you wait for an economy bubble before starting your new business, you will be making a comparable mistake to the people who thought during the dot-com b
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6 Changes To Your Hiring Process To Attract The Best
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2001 days ago
Startup investors tell me they invest in a new venture with a higher caliber of people, rather than the product or service, and I agree. In my role as a business advisor, I see successful businesses most often emerging from great teams rather than great products. Yet I find the people building team
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8 All Too Painful Entrepreneur Negotiation Mistakes
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2005 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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7 Guidelines For Picking Business Battles You Can Win
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2007 days ago
Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for conflict, or actively avoid it. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can’t imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them to the death. But the reality is that startups are composed of smart people, with emotions as well as intellect
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Artificial Intelligence Can Help Or Hurt Any Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2008 days ago
Everyone has heard about the big potential for using artificial intelligence (AI) to expand your business, but many of the small businesses I mentor are still wary of embracing it, because they don’t understand how it works, and fear losing control and unintended consequences. My advice is that AI
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5 Keys To Relying On Intuition In Business Decisions
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2012 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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5 Investor Types Who Will Test Your Negotiating Style
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2013 days ago
Every entrepreneur seeking funding loves the challenge of getting customers and investors excited, but dreads the thought of negotiating the terms of a deal with potential investors. They are naturally reluctant to step out of the friendly and familiar business territory into the unfamiliar battlef
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7 Facts Of Business Life People Learn From Experience
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2020 days ago
When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” I find that the basics are actually the hardest to answer, just like your parents found out when they f
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7 Lessons From Airbnb and Uber On Customer Values
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2022 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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