Isn’t it amazing that some people you know always seem to be working hard, but never seem to get anything done? As an entrepreneur, you need to avoid partnering with these people, or hiring them into your startup. The challenge is to find people who get things done, as well as work hard. LinkedIn p
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7 Skills Every Startup Team Needs To Get Things Done
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2138 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on November 17, 2018 4:37 am
Shortcuts For Simplifying How To Think, Act, and Lead
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2141 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on November 15, 2018 9:56 am
The cost of entry to the entrepreneur lifestyle is at an all-time low, but the challenge of winning and success is at an all-time high. Anyone can build a new web site, or publish a smartphone app for a few thousand dollars, but getting market penetration requires a lot more. Customers have come to
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Early Adopters Are Not Enough To Assure Your Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2142 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on November 13, 2018 9:52 am
Every technical entrepreneur is an early adopter of technology, so naturally they build things with people like themselves in mind. Unfortunately, for most solution markets, early adopters represent only 10 to 15 percent of the total opportunity, so it’s easy to get mislead on the real requirements
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8 Keys To Market Delivery Of Innovative Technologies
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2143 days ago
Since I am a techie at heart, I always get excited when founders pitch their new innovation as “disruptive,” meaning that it is so unique that it will create a new market and disrupt the existing value network, displacing established products and markets. Unfortunately, I have learned that investor
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5 Market Obstacles That Kill Even Compelling Products
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2145 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on November 10, 2018 11:27 am
Even when your new product or solution fills a real customer need, and has a positive value proposition, many new venture founders are surprised and frustrated to find that excited customers are hard to find and growth is slow. Thus, as an advisor to many startups, without being negative, I often s
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Apply Hospitality-Driven Thinking to Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2147 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on November 11, 2018 12:31 pm
I just finished a new book by Stephen J. Cloobeck, “Checking In: Hospitality-Driven Thinking, Business, and You”. As a self-made entrepreneur and former chairman of Diamond Resorts International, he asserts that the five biggest companies by market value today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon,
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Boost Your New Venture By Teaming With An Incubator
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2148 days ago
One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. According to the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online v
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8 Ways To Ensure Team Accountability In Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2149 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on November 5, 2018 3:02 am
Maybe it’s just me, but I sometimes feel that accountability is a rare talent in business today. In big businesses, people are quick to defer with “that’s not my department,” and even startup founders too often blame failures on the economy or the lack of investors. As an investor and advisor to en
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8 Key Elements To Make Your Social Venture Profitable
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2150 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on November 6, 2018 10:01 am
I applaud the resurgence of a focus by new ventures on saving the environment and having a positive social impact. Yet, when you are pitching to investors, this has to be balanced by generating enough profit to keep the venture thriving, growing, and providing a healthy return-on-investment (ROI) t
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Effective Marketing Today Begins With A Conversation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2154 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on November 1, 2018 7:28 am
As a long-time advisor to small businesses and startups, I still find many who think marketing is still primarily broadcasting your message to as many customers as possible, hitting them again and again, until it sticks. They don’t realize that customers today are looking for relationships, meaning
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