Making the decision to become an entrepreneur is a major commitment, with huge implications for skills and lifestyle. Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurship is right for
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Ten Steps to Screen Your Fit for Entrepreneurship
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4831 days ago
Downers on the Job – Recognize and Fix Yourself
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4832 days ago
A “downer” is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge, and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. No matter how smart or experienced this person may otherwise be, things must change or they will kill your startup.
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Eight Entrepreneur Attributes You Can’t Fake
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4833 days ago
Business success begins in the mind of the startup founder and his team. A winning startup is a team of entrepreneurs who build and run the business as an extension of who they are, rather than some extrapolation of the Google or Facebook model.
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It’s a Great Idea, But How Does it Make Money?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4834 days ago
For survival, the objective of every business should be to bring in revenues which exceed their costs. Even non-profits have to do this to cover overhead costs, unless they rely totally on donations. Yet I continue to see business plans, or even talk to founders, and can’t find the specifics of the
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Six Key Principles to Set Your Startup Culture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4835 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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Imitation With Innovation Reduces Risk in Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4836 days ago
If you are an entrepreneur starting a business for the first time, I recommend that you find a product concept that is already accepted and improve on it, rather than tackling that ultimate disruptive technology. Notice that I’m not suggesting that you steal someone else’s idea, but simply limit yo
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7 Keys to the Ideal Mental Age for an Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4837 days ago
To be an entrepreneur, you have to be navigate lots of unknowns, and the path is fraught with risk. Once you are past a certain mental age, you know too many of the things that can go wrong, so you never start. Sort of like the old saying that if we didn’t have young men to fight our wars, we could
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A Growing Startup Should Only Hire Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4838 days ago
Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” m
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Imagine a Dating Site for B2B Strategic Partners
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4839 days ago
People tell me there are over 5,000 online dating sites, but I couldn’t find one that focused on matchmaking business-to-business (B2B) relationships. Yet, every business expert tells me that finding good business partners is just as tricky as a good marriage, without the sex.
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Seven Maxims That Have Led to Startup Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4840 days ago
Even though I have seen many startups succeed, and many that failed, I still struggle with what really makes the difference. It seems like some CEOs are just more tuned in to the market realities, customer dynamics, people interactions, and are better leaders. But what does that really mean?
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