Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. Ironically, as a startup investor and mentor, I have seen too many failures caused by just the opposite – too much money spent too
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Transform Startup Constraints Into Benefits
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1338 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Test Your New Venture Sustainability Early
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1339 days ago
How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Even if you are bootstrapping your business, and you are the only investor, you should be asking yourself the same question. Too many founders have learned that pass
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10 Questions To Test Your Aptitude As An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1340 days ago
Currently there is no professional certification, or standardized testing, as there is for accountants and lawyers, to see if you are ready to tackle the rigors of starting a new business. In fact, some pundits argue that the best entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, actually dr
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways Chutzpah And Confidence Can Make Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1341 days ago
Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. In that context, I’ve long realized that some players seem to command real attention, even if their proposal sounds far-fetched or very risky. The at
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Business Lessons Often Ignored In The Heat Of Passion
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1342 days ago
Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that their idea and passion are so great that failure is not a possibility. They relate quickly to one of the big successes out there today, including Facebook, Airbnb, or Snap, and can give you a dozen reasons that they are in the same category. It’s a goo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Sources of Help For Early Stage Concept Exploration
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1343 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on January 24, 2021 10:21 am
Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. If you need funding for
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1344 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on January 22, 2021 1:34 pm
A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their startup. Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Calibrate Your Fit To The Right New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1345 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on January 26, 2021 2:32 pm
Being an entrepreneur seems to be one of the most popular lifestyle aspirations these days. According to most definitions, anyone who starts a business is an entrepreneur, but most people don’t realize there are many startup types out there, and picking the wrong one can be just as disastrous as be
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Startup Professionals Musings: How To Prevent Your Founder’s Shares From Vaporizing
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1346 days ago
When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. It’s disconcerting for most to realize that these shares are initially worth nothing, and the challenge is to get that value up as qui
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How To Stay Cool, Despite Team Members Who Annoy You
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1347 days ago
In my career in business, I’ve found that the people you work with make all the difference. If everyone works well together, you all feel a sense of job satisfaction. If some people on the team are irritating to you and others, the whole environment becomes toxic, killing your motivation and the pr
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