One of the biggest impediments to starting a new venture is the “terror barrier,” as popularized by Bob Proctor, a 75-year-old millionaire and world renowned entrepreneur. This is the imaginary barrier that always seems to appear at the critical point where we would step out ahead of peers or compe
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Many Entrepreneurs Never Leave Their Comfort Zone
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4494 days ago
5 Lessons From the Recession for Young Entrepreneurs
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4496 days ago
Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Driven by the recent recession, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of
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7 Key Drivers to the Best Investor For Your Startup
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4497 days ago
If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). The money is the same color in either case. But I have found that making the right choice at the right time can have a major impact on your long-term valuat
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10 Sure Ways to Get Your Plan Trashed by Investors
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4498 days ago
After struggling to create your business plan for months, every entrepreneur likes to think that their document is inspirational and will reach someone who is smart enough to see the brilliance of the idea, intuitive enough to recognize their business acumen, and enthusiastic enough to offer the mo
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5 Ways to See If Your Business Integrity is Showing
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4500 days ago
As an entrepreneur, your personal integrity is critical for getting and keeping the support of investors and team members, and your company’s integrity is critical for getting and keeping customers and vendors. But in a practical sense, what does that really mean?
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10 Mental Toughness Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4502 days ago
In sports, mental toughness is defined as the ability to focus on and execute solutions, especially in the face of adversity. If anyone in business ever needed mental toughness, it’s an entrepreneur. Investors tell me that startup success is all about execution, all while facing determined competit
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10 Ways to Make Your Customer Experience Stand Out
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4503 days ago
A while back, I wrote about the value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment, and using every opportunity to highlight and emphasize your relative advantages, whether they be price, features, or bargaining power. But once you start selling products, all
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5 Dysfunctions That Make Your Startup Unfundable
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4504 days ago
Every investor I know can tell you at least one story about a great startup team that failed, even though it was well-funded and staffed with qualified and smart people. The reason almost always given is that the team didn’t work well together (dysfunctional). What does that really mean?
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Too Many Leaders Still Rely on Their ‘Golden Gut’
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4505 days ago
still know some entrepreneurs who boast of simply following their gut instincts, rather than listen to anyone or any data, to make strategic decisions. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures th
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Ten High Risk Drivers Every Entrepreneur Faces
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4506 days ago
You have probably heard plenty of times that being an entrepreneur is a risky business, and investors talk all the time about reducing the risk. Yet everyone seems to have their own view of key risk drivers for startups, and I’m no exception. I don’t agree, for example, that the first priority is t
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