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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4103 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on July 2, 2013 12:29 pm
It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super-Angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors. Every early-stage startup should ex
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Many Entrepreneurs Pick the Wrong Advisors for Help
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4104 days ago
If you are an entrepreneur for the first time, or entering a new business area, it’s usually worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. But if you select the wrong people, or use them incorrectly, the impact will not be positive for
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How to Make Sure Your Startup is Built on Values
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4105 days ago
I’m seeing a renewed appreciation of culture and values in business these days. Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses
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6 Reasons Why Focus is Job One for Every Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4106 days ago
Made Hot by: ZiggyFreud61 on June 29, 2013 5:04 pm
It’s great to dream big, but your startup needs a laser focus in the beginning to get market and investor attention. Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw a while back to combine all the good feat
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The 10 Worst Traits of Even the Great Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4107 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on June 26, 2013 11:38 pm
Does it really take a few flaws to make a great entrepreneur, or are the rest of us just confused about what a perfect business person is all about? In the past I’ve written about the positive attributes of great entrepreneurs, so this time I thought I would focus on the negatives that I see often,
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8 Keys to Award Winning Startup Customer Service
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4108 days ago
Made Hot by: businessgross on June 27, 2013 3:01 pm
Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience continues to decline. Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite the
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Million Dollar Ideas Don’t Make Successful Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4109 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on June 25, 2013 6:38 pm
When entrepreneurs come to me with that “million dollar idea,” I have to tell them that an idea alone is really worth nothing. It’s all about the execution, and investors invest in the people who can execute, or even better, have a history of successful execution. Execution is making things happen,
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6 Key Marketing Do’s and Don’ts For Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4110 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on June 21, 2013 6:11 pm
Marketing is everything these days. You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late.
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Entrepreneurs Must Be Survivors in Their Own Mind
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4111 days ago
People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of failure. For people with a victim mentality, this fear of failure alone will almost certainly make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Investors Seek Out Entrepreneurs With Resilience
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4112 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on June 20, 2013 5:03 pm
If you haven’t had a failure, you aren’t pushing the limits. If you are really an entrepreneur, you are a risk taker and less cautious by nature, so failures should be expected. Wear you startup failure as a badge of courage. Don’t go after failure, but embrace it when it does happen and grow from
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