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8 Deadly Wastes That Every Entrepreneur Must Avoid
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3766 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on June 9, 2014 11:37 am
Every entrepreneur I know is short on resources, including time, money, and skills. The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that absorbs resources, but creates no value
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More Entrepreneurs Are Seeking Purpose In Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3770 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on May 29, 2014 12:55 am
I may be a bit old-fashioned, but I have always looked at a business first for its potential ability to be self-sustaining, and provide reasonable profits to feed my family, my lifestyle, and my retirement. Then secondly, I look for it to be a business I can enjoy, with the potential to change the
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Customer Engagement Is Key To Branding Yourself
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3771 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on June 3, 2014 6:57 pm
The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. New technologies are everywhere today. People have seen so much that they are blasé, or actually fear pure technology. They
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In The World Of Startups, Consultants Need Not Apply
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3773 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on May 29, 2014 5:13 pm
Let’s face it, consultants have a bad image. Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Even consultants don’t like their job, since they don’t often get to see results, and too much of their time is
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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3777 days ago
In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercializatio
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How Aspiring Entrepreneurs Can Stand Above The Crowd
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3778 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on May 20, 2014 8:56 am
As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. People cite sources like this BusinessWeek story last year “Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans,” or even my
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Do You Have To Be A Freak To Be A Good Entrepreneur?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3779 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on May 20, 2014 7:44 am
Every culture and community puts pressure on its members to follow the norms. Even young people who start out wanting to be different are called “freaks,” and most are slowly bent back into the norm by the time they “grow up.” Maybe that’s why so many entrepreneurs struggle with building a disrupti
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Execution Trumps Everything In A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3780 days ago
Made Hot by: zioncampo on May 20, 2014 12:31 am
I’ve always said that startups are all about execution. Sometimes I encounter self-proclaimed entrepreneurs who have been “thinking” about a concept for many years, and haven’t started yet. Some of these may be visionaries, but none are real entrepreneurs - yet. Elon Musk has built several innovati
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Every Small Business Should Celebrate the Positives
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3782 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on May 16, 2014 8:54 am
Running a small business as an entrepreneur is a never-ending challenge of new products, customers, competitors, and an unpredictable economy. This week is National Small Business Week in the US, so it’s a good time to celebrate your successes, and allow the rest of us to acknowledge your dedicatio
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Real Entrepreneurs Are Hunters Rather Than Farmers
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3784 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on May 14, 2014 11:09 pm
Most entrepreneurs believe they are “different,” but they can’t quite understand how. They usually explain it by insisting that they are driven to follow their passion, need to be their own boss, want to get rich quick, or want to change the world. I now believe that the roots of the difference may
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