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A Smart Business Knows 8 Ways to Pivot Their Vision
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4612 days ago
One of the hottest buzzword for startups these days is “pivot.” The term, introduced by entrepreneur and venture advisor Eric Ries in an article on Lessons Learned a couple of years ago, is properly used to describe smart startups that change direction quickly, but stay grounded in what they've lea
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Hiring Shortcuts No Young Company Can Afford
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4615 days ago
Every startup with any traction quickly reaches a point where they need to hire employees to grow the business. Unfortunately, this always happens when pressures are the highest, and business processes are ill-defined. At this point you need superstars and versatile future executives, yet your in-h
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7 Ways to Avoid a Poor First Impression in Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4618 days ago
Entrepreneurs are all about firsts, and the most important is you making a great first impression – on investors, customers, new team members, and strategic partners. Poor first impressions can be avoided, but I’m amazed at the number of unnecessary mistakes I see at those critical first introducti
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Texting is Killing Real Business Communication
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4621 days ago
Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-65% of the communication is nonverbal. That means that people who are addicted to text messaging and email may be sending only half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half.
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8 Ways Leaders Can Motivate Employees Beyond Money
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4623 days ago
Most successful entrepreneurs will tell you that their primary motivation is to “change the world” and to build something lasting, not to make a lot of money. But the conventional wisdom is that employees work for money, above all else. Yet my own experience, and a recent McKinsey survey, leads me
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10 Reasons Why Business Action Can Trump Thinking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4626 days ago
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.
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10 Startup Survival Tips in the Age of the Platform
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4629 days ago
Every startup, as well as mature business, needs to learn as much as possible from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, who have set the standards for fast growth and success in today’s business world. These companies, designated the “gang of four” by Eric Schmidt last year, are clearly driving a c
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Check the Work Ethic In Your Company, If You Dare
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4632 days ago
Made Hot by: tuckerleroy on January 4, 2012 6:32 pm
Great entrepreneurs have long been the epitome of people with a great work ethic. But many complain to me that it is becoming harder and harder to find team members and employees who demonstrate and live the same culture. Somewhere along the way, work ethic seems to have been replaced by a pervasiv
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Early Customer Feedback Can Lead to a Death Spiral
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4636 days ago
For most new high-tech products, the first customers are always “early adopters.” The conventional wisdom is that early adopters are the ideal target for new products, to get business rolling. I see two pitfalls with any concerted focus on early adopters; first, the size of this group may not be as
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Startups With More ‘Go-To People’ Lead the Pack
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4639 days ago
Go-to people get things done. As an entrepreneur, you need these people, and you need to be one, if you expect your startup to be successful. That may be easier said than done, since resumes do not tell the story, and without real nurturing, they won’t stay around long.
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