Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from mea
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5 Tips For Startups To Win With Social Media
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1725 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Assure Happiness In 2020
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1726 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on January 5, 2020 10:10 am
Welcome to another challenging new year ahead! You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. After all, most of us spend more hours in this role than any other, and life is
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Check Your Entrepreneurial DNA Before You Start Up
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1727 days ago
As an angel investor, I get requests almost every day to review a new product or website, and provide feedback on its potential success. Yet I can’t remember the last time any entrepreneur asked me to assess personal potential, despite the fact that most investors will admit they invest in the pers
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Ways To Engage The Right People In Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1728 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on January 3, 2020 3:35 pm
In my work with new and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most struggle with putting together a written business plan, often pointing out that someone they know started a business without anything written down. My experience is that the discipline of documenting a plan will improve your likelihoo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Maximizing Your Impact In People Mentoring
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1729 days ago
If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. I have found it to be more productive and effective to lead with the model that n
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Friends Who Mean Well But Never Start New Ventures
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1730 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on January 1, 2020 1:16 pm
Every entrepreneur I know is dismayed by the number of friends who approach them with a line such as “I have an even better idea that will change the world, and one of these days I’m going to get around to starting my own business.” I always wonder what is more important to them on an ongoing basis
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Building Blocks Make Amazon A Global Market Leader
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1731 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on December 30, 2019 9:21 am
Every new business dreams of growing from a startup to a global market leader in a few years, like Amazon.com, but that goal is elusive. As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked for the magic that has made Amazon the world's most valuable brand, from a total unknown only twenty years ago. My
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Have You Explored Every Business Growth Alternative?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1732 days ago
Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Steps To Making Good Decisions In Life And Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1736 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on December 24, 2019 6:14 am
Despite many years of advising aspiring entrepreneurs and people in business, I continue to be surprised by the number of people who wait for decisions to be made by default, or allow others to make decisions for them. I assure you that this approach is not the road to happiness, and certainly not
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Clues That You Need More Focus On Human Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1736 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on December 25, 2019 3:44 pm
Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business. Successful entrepreneurs
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