Having a breakthrough idea or technology alone does not assure business success. “If we build it, they will come” may have worked as a movie theme for Kevin Costner, but as an investor, I tell entrepreneurs a great solution is not enough. Successful businesses require innovative people, who have bu
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5 Elements Of Innovation That Are Not Product Related
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1202 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Keys To The Best Internet Name For Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1203 days ago
Made Hot by: luvhealthcare on June 10, 2021 10:21 am
I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? The simple answer is that if you want to be found on the Web, the perfect domain name can be well
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Reasons Starting Another Dating Site May Be Tough
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1204 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on June 9, 2021 8:42 am
Online dating sites usually fail because online dating usually fails. The simple reason is that everyone expects quick results, no one can make that happen, and users get very unhappy very quickly. Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine, admits that the success rate is a mere one percen
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Recognizing Business Bubbles Ready To Burst
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1205 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on June 12, 2021 9:53 am
In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce si
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Startup Professionals Musings: Search Engine Ranking Can Make Or Break Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1206 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on June 8, 2021 12:31 pm
Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, despite low SEO rank). What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics, d
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5 Reasons Business Leaders Are Short On Relationships
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1207 days ago
If you are a business professional or owner today, success is more and more about relationships. People relationships are the key to career growth, more than results, and customer relationships build brands, rather than the other way around. In this era of communication overload with many misleadin
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1208 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on June 6, 2021 5:56 am
In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. The old approaches of controlling distribution channels, saturating retail, and methodically scaling your brand awareness don’t prot
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4 Strategies To Ramp Up The Total Customer Experience
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1209 days ago
Much has been written recently about the requirement to focus today on the total customer experience, as a competitive edge or even for survival. Traditionally, you just worried about the quality of the sales transaction (price, speed, service), but the “customer experience” now includes ease of pr
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To Developing Exciting Business Relationships
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1210 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on June 3, 2021 3:26 pm
As an advisor to new businesses, I’m a strong believer that no one succeeds alone in business. Yet I find that many entrepreneurs struggle and fail with that transition from personally developing an innovative new idea, to building all the relationships necessary to transform their idea into a succ
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Challenges For Startups With A Neighborhood Focus
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1211 days ago
Even though the world is getting smaller, due to easy global connectivity, people still feel alone if not well-connected locally. There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “h
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