Entrepreneurs inherently understand that they have to be the initial leader of their startup, but often they don’t have the experience or the training to know where their leadership competencies lie, or how to build a leadership team. For new entrepreneurs, leadership development efforts may be mor
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Startup Professionals Musings: 9 Different Approaches For Motivating A Startup Team
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1548 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on June 30, 2020 10:17 am
Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1549 days ago
Made Hot by: businessgross on July 3, 2020 9:30 am
As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. You may have heard that venture capitalists in Silicon Valley no longer read business plans. What you don’t realize is these famous investo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Stages Of The Market Lifecycle Gate Startup Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1551 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on June 28, 2020 9:08 am
As a frequent advisor to new entrepreneurs and startups, I often hear your frustration with being treated differently from other startups by investors, on expectations for valuation, traction, and market size. Of course, it could be your level of experience, or the quality of your team, but the dif
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Entrepreneurship Advantages For Seniors In Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1553 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on June 26, 2020 7:55 am
A popular myth that most of you probably believe is that startups are only for the younger generations. In fact, I see more and more evidence that new entrepreneurs are coming from the older age groups (age 45-64), and success rates move up with age. Is it possible that age and experience are more
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Strategies For Balancing Revenue Versus User Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1554 days ago
Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Both have worked. Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. Twitter showed no focus on revenue in the first five years, but w
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Startup Leadership Keys To Ramp Up Team Commitment
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1555 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on June 24, 2020 4:10 pm
Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. But fortunately, team building is a sk
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Ways To Validate Your Technology As Market Driven
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1556 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on June 22, 2020 6:16 am
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Don’t create solutions looking for a problem,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Reasons Two Founders As A Team Are Better Than One
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1558 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on June 20, 2020 6:56 am
It seems like every entrepreneur I meet these days is quick to proclaim themselves a visionary, expecting that will give more credibility to their startup idea, and improve their odds with investors. In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Positive Ways To Highlight Your Competitive Clout
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1560 days ago
Made Hot by: fusionswim on June 18, 2020 9:39 am
Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements to their own team, to investors, and even to customers. This approach only makes these important constituents question your integrity, intelligence, and your understanding
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To Hooking Investors, Even If They Are Sharks
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1561 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on June 17, 2020 9:17 am
As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Yet
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