Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited angel investors. They argue that the color of the money is the same from either source. They fail to realize that the considerations are quite different
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Entrepreneur Questions To Select The Ideal Investor
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1562 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on June 23, 2020 9:14 am
Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways To Optimize Passion And Energy In Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1563 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on June 16, 2020 8:31 am
Most of you will start your business with plenty of passion and purpose, but all too often I see both disappearing after months of facing unanticipated setbacks and challenges. Indeed, it is even more critical that you keep your key team members energized with a high level of passion and purpose, o
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Business Accountability Lapses And How To Recover
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1565 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on June 14, 2020 9:27 am
As a business investor, I look for investments where I see founders really holding their people accountable for their actions. More importantly, I look for entrepreneurs and owners like you who are not afraid to hold themselves accountable for the success of the business. If I see or hear evidence
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Tips To Market Your Idea Before Building A Solution
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1567 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on June 12, 2020 6:17 am
Savvy entrepreneurs start testing their ideas on potential customers even before the concept is fully cooked. They have enough confidence in their ability to deliver that they don’t worry about someone stealing the idea to get there first, and they don’t forget to listen carefully to critical feedb
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Indications Of A Real Entrepreneur Versus A Hacker
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1568 days ago
Made Hot by: fusionswim on June 10, 2020 11:11 am
As a startup investor, I often see business proposals looking for funding that really look like expensive hobbies looking for donations. I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal processes, but using no discipline or process in building something new is a sure
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Learning Principles To Keep You Ahead Of The Game
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1569 days ago
Aspiring entrepreneurs who rely only on traditional learning vehicles (teachers, classrooms, and risk-free practice) are doomed to failure in anticipating change today. Either they are never really ready to commit, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a b
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways Entrepreneurs With Great Ideas Must Follow Up
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1570 days ago
In my experience with entrepreneurs, there seems to a wealth of self-proclaimed “idea people” who aspire to start businesses, but only a few who are willing and able to dig in and get the job done. All the great ideas in the world won’t make a business, if the ideas never get implemented. Only rare
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways Investors Assess Your Focus As An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1572 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on June 6, 2020 5:37 am
In my experience as a business mentor, one of the biggest challenges I see is a failure to focus. Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have new ideas on a regular basis, and find it hard deciding which to pursue, or try to tackle several at the same time. The result is that nothing ever really gets d
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Tips For Expediting The Scaling Of Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1574 days ago
The military has long recognized that machine guns are force multipliers for rifles, but businesses have been slow to capitalize on this concept. Sometimes all the planning in the world isn’t enough for business survival, when things change as fast as they do today. Every business, especially start
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Startup Professionals Musings: Why Smart Entrepreneurs Build Plans For Their Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1575 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on June 4, 2020 2:34 pm
Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.
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