Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad quality. These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still se
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1589 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on May 20, 2020 9:15 am
Startup Professionals Musings: Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1590 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on May 21, 2020 10:10 am
Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1591 days ago
As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Traditional marketing may be adequate for linear growth, but it
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To An Effective Startup Communications Mindset
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1593 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on May 18, 2020 11:18 am
One of the biggest challenges we all face when put into business leadership roles is how to communicate most effectively. As a mentor to entrepreneurs over the years, I see many of you who don’t communicate enough, others who seem to do all the talking, and some that are hesitant to be direct and o
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1595 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on May 15, 2020 6:41 am
Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like get
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Startup Professionals Musings: How Your Mindset Has To Evolve To Match The Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1596 days ago
According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a start
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Startup Professionals Musings: Why You Need To Look Beyond Big Data For Future Needs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1597 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on May 12, 2020 7:48 am
We are now solidly in the era of big data, where computers are capturing and processing the details of everything we do with all our interconnected devices in real time. Businesses see this as the Holy Grail for finally being able to predict who, where, and when customers will buy their existing so
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Startup Professionals Musings: How To Develop Potential Leaders In Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1599 days ago
Made Hot by: fundpr on May 14, 2020 8:23 am
Every startup founder rightfully starts out as the single leader of the startup, but as the business grows, many entrepreneurs struggle with relinquishing any control, or fail to recognize and allow other leaders to emerge. The result is that the business becomes dysfunctional as growth stagnates,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Starting New Trends Rather Than Following
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1600 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on May 9, 2020 5:15 am
I’m sure all of you are convinced that your new business will create the next trend and ride the wave to success, but the reality is that most startups fail, so anticipating future trends is clearly harder than it seems. In my experience, it takes more than a gut feel, so predicting breakthrough ch
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Business Execution Strategies That Lead To Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1602 days ago
Made Hot by: JoshRed on May 7, 2020 8:03 am
I’m sure you have all seen entrepreneurs and startups with great ideas that never seem to live up to their potential, while others with more mundane solutions seem to take off quickly and never slow down. In my experience as an advisor to startups, the difference is almost always related to the fou
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