Being “street smart,” or able to anticipate and deal with daily business problems and surprises, is generally recognized as a critical skill to have for business owners and entrepreneurs. Most investors say they can recognize this capability when they see it, but it’s hard to define if you haven’t
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Tips Learned On The Street About Running A Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1634 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Brand Models To Attract Your Perfect Fit Customer
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1635 days ago
Attracting the right customers is the key to success in business, whether you have a new startup or a mature enterprise. In my role as an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often see struggling businesses trying to be too many things for too many people, resulting in customer confusion, initiatives execut
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10 Leadership Blind Spots That Stunt Business Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1636 days ago
We all have blind spots – things you don’t see despite your best intentions to observe the world changing around you. In business, these can quickly take you off the growth track, even as you work harder and harder. In my role as startup and small business advisor, it’s my job to help you see more
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Startup Practices With A Proven Record Of Failure
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1637 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on April 3, 2020 11:51 am
Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs seem to prefer to fail their way to the top, rather than do some research and learn from the successes and mistakes of others. It seems to be part of the “fail fast, fail often” mantra often heard in Silicon Valley. As an advisor to many startups, I’m convinced it’
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Startup Professionals Musings: How To Change Your Perspective And Create Innovation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1638 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on April 1, 2020 11:42 am
In today’s fast moving world of business startups, learning trumps knowing every time. What established businesses know through experience keeps them from looking for the new and innovative ways to do what they do better, cheaper, and faster. I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowi
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Key Culture Elements That Drive Value In A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1639 days ago
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to set the culture you need for a thriving business, as well as thriving employees, customers, partners, and vendors. In fact, in my experience, cultures are very hard to change, so if you don’t get it right the first time, the road ahead will forever be dif
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Entrepreneur Lifestyle Drivers That Lead To Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1640 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on March 30, 2020 2:32 pm
As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that st
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7 Levels Of Decision Making To Match Business Needs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1641 days ago
Nothing happens in business until someone makes a decision. These days, with the market moving at warp speeds, the timeliness of decision making is also critical. What might have been the right decision yesterday, may be the wrong decision tomorrow. Yet one of the most common complaints I hear as a
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Tips To Maximize Breakthrough Thinking In Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1642 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on March 29, 2020 10:56 am
Most of you realize that survival in business today requires grabbing hold of tomorrow’s opportunities with disruptive innovation, before your competition or a new startup gets there. The challenge is to create a culture of forward thinking in your company, and avoid the traps of following the path
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7 Lessons On How To Maintain That One-Percent Edge
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1643 days ago
No company or entrepreneur gets it right every time. As an angel investor, I have found that people claiming a perfect record are either lying to themselves, or they are not taking enough risk to enable a big payback. In the long run, your ability to thrive in business today is more about how you p
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