Aspiring entrepreneurs often approach me as an angel investor, touting their innovative idea for yet another online dating site. I agree the need is out there, with over 91 million interested singles between the age of 19 and 45 around the world. Yet almost no one in this business makes any money,
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8 Reasons Online Dating Sites Are a Business Dead End
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3094 days ago
6 Business Focus Elements That Get More Out Of Less
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3096 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on April 4, 2016 10:03 am
Intuitively, many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that the key to faster growth and success is more products, features, and markets. Since we all have limited resources, and can’t add more hours to the day, the result is usually more things done poorly, rather than a few key things done better
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8 Good CFO Attributes That Every Entrepreneur Needs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3098 days ago
The job of chief financial officer (CFO) may sound like a nightmare assignment to technical entrepreneurs, but the tasks and skills required are key to every new venture. In addition, if you are already a CFO, this position is a great springboard to the chief operating officer (COO) or even the CEO
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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3099 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on March 29, 2016 4:39 pm
Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like get
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5 Ways Our Lives Are Being Chronicled By Big Data
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3100 days ago
Made Hot by: businessgross on March 30, 2016 11:54 am
We are now solidly in the era of big data, where computers are capturing and processing the details of everything we do with all our interconnected devices in real time. Businesses see this as the Holy Grail for finally being able to predict who, where, and when customers will buy their existing so
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How To Get New Customers By Targeting New Markets
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3101 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on March 28, 2016 10:03 am
Many entrepreneurs assume that everyone will love their solution as much as they do, so they tune their marketing focus based on their own needs and wants. That’s the right place to start, but real growth and scale requires attracting customers who are not like you. Expanding your market into these
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10 Thinking Disciplines That Can Kickstart Innovation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3103 days ago
Made Hot by: fundpr on March 25, 2016 9:09 pm
Innovation is the key to long-term business success, both in startups as well as established organizations. Yet every business and every entrepreneur I know struggles with this challenge, focused on hiring the right people and implementing the right process. Yet, in my experience the key seems to b
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5 Attributes Of People Who Will Grow Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3105 days ago
A question I often get asked as an advisor to startups is how to recognize and attract the best people to grow the business. The reality is that entrepreneurs usually don’t have the money or time for executive recruiters to do the filtering and selection for them. If your primary source of candidat
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The 4 Stages From A Startup To A Sustainable Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3106 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on March 22, 2016 1:51 pm
According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a start
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6 Strategies For Finding Truly Disruptive Solutions
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3107 days ago
Made Hot by: businessgross on March 24, 2016 1:23 am
Every entrepreneur with a new technology tells me that his innovation will be industry-disrupting, meaning that it will render the existing technology obsolete, and create a new market. Yet truly disruptive innovations, like the smartphone from Apple and the rise of the Internet, are very rare, and
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