Starting a new venture and thriving in today’s economy is hard, but the best have figured out that customers and employees need to feel that you have a sense of purpose, to complement the company’s pursuit of profit. A higher purpose motivates people in a way that financial wins alone never will. F
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8 Ways To Instill A Sense Of Purpose In Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1524 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Startup Marketing Strategies To Bring In Customers
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1525 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on July 23, 2020 9:38 am
Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses wi
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Keys To Winning With Team Collaboration Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1526 days ago
The reigning theory in business has long been that “alpha” leaders make the best entrepreneurs. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and A
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Face-Saving Quotes For Entrepreneurs Ready To Quit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1527 days ago
When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Rather than quitting, there are always alternatives, like pivoting the business model or merging with new partners for support
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Startup Principles To Validate Fit Prior To A Plan
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1528 days ago
If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message. More and more professionals agree that a better strategy is to explore and fine tune your assumptions before declaring a specific pl
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7 Key Steps To Getting Top Performance From Your Team
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1529 days ago
During my early years of managing in business, I always assumed that if I hired and trained the smartest and most experienced people I could find, I would get outstanding productivity. I quickly learned that top performance also required the right initiatives and responsiveness on my part, high emp
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Startup Professionals Musings: 9 Stages to Building a Robust And Rewarding Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1530 days ago
Made Hot by: leonesimmy on July 19, 2020 11:36 am
Many of the entrepreneurs like you that I have met in my role as a business advisor are really product creators versus business creators, convinced that a great product will generate a great business. Unfortunately, these two are rarely closely coupled, and navigating all the stages of building a b
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9 Innovation Practices For Long-Term Business Health
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1531 days ago
A guiding principle for startup success, as well as the long-term health of a mature business, is a liberal dose of innovation at the beginning, with additions of the same on a regular basis. Unfortunately, innovation means change, and most business professionals and existing customers, by default,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Team Member Types Test Your Entrepreneur Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1532 days ago
Made Hot by: fusionswim on July 16, 2020 10:54 am
The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. Cash isn’t always the scarcest resource startups have to invest – more often it’s the leadership capita
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Successfully Addressing Investor Questions
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1533 days ago
Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Those who respond with one of the wrong
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