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Startup Stock Options Are Not Reliable Compensation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3990 days ago
Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the
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Startup Founders Need To Manage Their Optimism
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3991 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on October 18, 2013 8:38 am
I’m sure we have all seen entrepreneurs with high levels of passion and confidence touting an idea that seems to make very little sense to us. Of course, we never see ourselves in this mode, yet we need to recognize that all humans see reality differently through a built-in set of “cognitive biases
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How and Why To Do Your Own Business Financial Model
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3992 days ago
Most entrepreneurs tend to avoid this area of the business, and as a result are badly surprised by cost realities, and investor expectations. They seem to think that financial projections are simply invented numbers for investors, and not useful. In reality, it’s like jumping in your car for a long
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Company Lifecycle And Culture Change Too Fast Today
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3993 days ago
Successful startups seem to follow similar paths to greatness, and unfortunately all too often that path leads them back down the hill much faster than they went up. Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet,
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Don’t Expect An Equity Investor For Your Non-Profit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3994 days ago
Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t invest in non-profits. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. Yet I still get this question on a regular basis, so I’ll try to outline the considerations in common-sense t
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10 University Classes For Business I Really Needed
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3995 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on October 21, 2013 4:33 pm
I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. What’s more disconcerting to me is that I can name a few that weren’t even offered, and more than a few students who gr
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Customer Experience Controls Business Growth Today
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3996 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on October 16, 2013 9:53 pm
Many startups and mature businesses have not yet adapted to the fact that customer satisfaction in this “always connected” age is more than product and service quality. It’s more about which customers broadcast their pleasure or unhappiness to others. With incredible ease, they can influence thousa
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Are Founders Moving From Lifestyle To Quick Buck?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3997 days ago
Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more
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10 Ways To Manage The Stress From Your New Company
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3998 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on October 11, 2013 1:25 pm
One of the most common complaints I hear from entrepreneurs is that they are overwhelmed by the workload and stress of starting their company. Then there are the additional challenges of balancing the demands of family and friends. Having too much on your plate can turn your dream into a nightmare.
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Startups Need Mergers And Acquisitions For Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3999 days ago
Every entrepreneur tries to maximize his startup growth by building and selling more product and services for the widest geographic area that he can support. This strategy is called “organic growth,” yet it alone may yield only a fraction of the potential you could achieve, unless you add the addit
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