As a mentor to many small business owners, I always caution them that you can never relax completely, just because your initial solution or product set appears to be getting traction, and the market buzz is positive. Unfortunately, your next stage of scaling the business is fraught with potential o
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8 Key Disciplines Are Essential To Scale Any Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1970 days ago
6 Reasons To Overcome Your Fear of Talking Publicly
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1973 days ago
Made Hot by: fusionswim on May 1, 2019 11:39 am
As a mentor for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, I talk to a fair number who may have a great vision and a strong engineering background, but have a negative interest in the role of public speaking in business. In fact, they often claim to be part of the survey group that fears public speaki
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Why It Pays To Focus Your Business On A Narrow Niche
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1974 days ago
Everyone in the business world has heard of the old bestseller by Geoffrey A. Moore titled “Crossing the Chasm,” but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it relates to them. In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopter
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6 Settings When Ready-Aim-Fire May Doom Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1975 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on April 29, 2019 4:57 am
I know entrepreneurs who have suffered from premature execution often associated with the ready-fire-aim quick-to-market approach. Yet I believe that many more have benefited from this approach, especially in early startup stages. If your product is highly innovative, and speed to market is critica
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7 Steps To a High Return on Your Investment in Social Media
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.inc.com 1976 days ago
After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn't "have time" for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.
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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1977 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on April 27, 2019 4:12 pm
These days, the influencers at the top of your business make your brand, rather than a brand making influencers of your leaders. Consider Jeff Bezos at the top of Amazon, or Howard Schultz at the top of Starbucks. They were influencers before they were a brand. You too can become an influencer thro
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8 Advantages of Leader Focus on People Versus Process
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1979 days ago
Every business needs repeatable processes to grow and thrive, but modern business processes need the right people to make them efficient and productive. In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences.
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5 Keys To Happiness, Even For New Business Founders
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1980 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on April 26, 2019 10:05 am
Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people I know. On the other hand, I know many unhappy individuals who are always partying, have minimal commitments, and little responsibility. I s
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5 Problems To Solve With Unlimited Startup Potential
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1981 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on April 24, 2019 11:17 am
Potential startup founders are always looking for ideas to implement, when they should be looking for problems to solve. Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. I’m often approached by people with a “million dollar idea,” but I haven’t seen anyone pay that for one yet.
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How To Set A Balance Of User Growth Vs Profitability
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1984 days ago
A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. First of all, the glory days of “dot.coms” are gone, when investors “didn’t care” about profitability, and all the big money was focused on user count growth.
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