As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. As with most business an
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Personal Attributes That Attract Investor Attention
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1714 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Attributes That Make You An Entrepreneur To Follow
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1715 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on January 17, 2020 1:43 pm
People who have been followers too long as an employee don’t realize how hard it is to be a leader. Every new entrepreneur has to initiate the right actions to be perceived as a leader in their chosen business domain by their team and by their customers, or the road to success and satisfaction will
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Key Strategies To Ensure Long-Term Customer Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1716 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on January 14, 2020 11:59 am
In my experience working with entrepreneurs, once they feel they have a winning formula for their business, they are often hesitant to change or update it. They forget that adapting their company and themselves as their customers evolve is the key to long-term survival. Think of Blockbuster and Toy
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Enhance Their Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1717 days ago
Most new entrepreneurs don’t anticipate the learning burden of being the leader, including the sense of loneliness and isolation at the top. People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure
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7 Keys To A Compelling Investor Executive Summary
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1718 days ago
Few investors these days have the time or patience to read a full business plan, so a better way to catch their eye is with a tightly written and well formatted two-page executive summary. As a model, think high-quality marketing collateral, with text and graphics in columns and sidebars, but focus
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Strategies Recommended For Successful Bootstrapping
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1719 days ago
As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often hear the desire to run their own company, to avoid having someone else telling them how to run the business. They then ask me to help them find investors who can provide the funding they need. They don’t seem to realize that investors can be the most demandin
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Startup Financial Questions Every Investor Will Ask
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1721 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on January 10, 2020 7:36 am
If you think that financial modeling for a new business is arcane magic, limited in value to financial wizards and professional investors, then you have been listening to the wrong advisors. In reality, a simple Excel spreadsheet model customized around your assumptions can save you hours and avoid
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 New Ways To Focus On Customers For Trust And Profit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1722 days ago
Made Hot by: advertglobal on January 8, 2020 12:44 pm
As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I find that I often have to remind them that the world of customers has changed since they started their last business. Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media b
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Key Business Elements Set Startup Investor Interest
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1723 days ago
One of the big questions that every entrepreneur struggles with is how much funding they should request from investors in the first round. They know from forums such as Shark Tank on TV that asking for either too much or too little will derail credibility in the eyes of the investor, and leave the
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Questions To Qualify Advisors For Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1724 days ago
Made Hot by: justretweet on January 6, 2020 12:37 pm
Every startup needs a couple of advisors with deep experience and connections in your business domain or financial skills to complement your technical focus. Advisors need to be mentors, looking ahead and directing you on key actions to take or avoid. Unfortunately, many prefer the role of critic,
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