Many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress in building a real business. In my experience, building a business is much more about getting things done than having great ideas. The chal
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Steps For Advancing New Venture Ideas Into Results
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1409 days ago
7 Strategies To Create Your Own Market And Win Bigger
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1410 days ago
New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal compu
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Entrepreneur Stages Help You Assess Your Progress
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1411 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on November 13, 2020 3:50 pm
The road to becoming an entrepreneur is a journey, and it’s not a short trip. In my efforts of assist aspiring business owners like you, I find that too many see it as a short sprint to get over that one hurdle, like finding that innovative idea, or attracting an investor. In reality, I find that t
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Even the Best Startup Solutions Need Modern Marketing
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1412 days ago
As a long-time advisor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and a technology fan myself, I still meet dozens of techies with great solutions who assume they don’t need marketing to change the world. They subscribe to the myth that “if we build it, they will come.” In fact, with today’s information overload,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Tactics For Moving From A Startup Dream To Results
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1414 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on November 11, 2020 10:37 am
As an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, I see a lot of dreams, but not so many business results. I’m always excited by the dream, and disappointed by what I perceive as a lack of courage in many people to take the actions required to realize the dream. I’ve always wished I had a magic metaphor
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Strategies To Thrive On The Challenges Of A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1415 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on November 10, 2020 7:00 am
We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Don’t believe the myth that all you have to do to get rich is bring up an ecommerce website, and the money rolls in while you sleep. Most succ
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1416 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on November 15, 2020 11:33 am
It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. I often recommend a less painful alternative, called the lifestyle entrepreneur approach, where yo
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8 Tips For Quantifying Traction In Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1417 days ago
What is the definition of traction for a business startup today? According to most investors I know, traction is some clear evidence that the “dogs are eating the dog food” – usually meaning that you have at least one customer paying full price for your solution. If your phone app or service is fre
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Startup Professionals Musings: 4 Key Questions To Size The Potential Of Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1418 days ago
Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. Your concept has to be understood by customers and investors in 30 seconds or less, and everyone needs to immediately see
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7 Strategies To Avoid the Curse of Business-As-Usual
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1419 days ago
As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and business owners, I rarely find someone who doesn’t proclaim that the business world is changing rapidly, with new technology, new customer expectations, and new cultures. Yet, I’m still frustrated by the number of business owners that haven’t updated thei
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