Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast
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Why It’s Not Healthy To Be A Stealthy Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5182 days ago
Competitor Traps Every Startup Pitch Should Avoid
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5183 days ago
Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrit
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If Money Is Your Goal, Don’t Be An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5185 days ago
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are broke. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. They rush in with a passion to better the world, and money is just an indication of their progress
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Six Keys to Increasing Startup Change Readiness
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5186 days ago
Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Despite their own focus on changing the world, they often forget that they too have to change rapidly and often as the market evolves. Too many find that out too late, and are left chasing a rabbit that is long gone
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Don’t Confuse Business Motion With Momentum
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5187 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on August 6, 2010 8:11 am
Too many entrepreneurs confuse motion with momentum. We all know someone who repeatedly tells us how “busy” they are, when it’s hard to see what they get done. Momentum is moving things forward (mass x velocity). Founders or employees in constant motion, but with no momentum, will kill any startup
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Seven Startup Co-Founder Partnerships From Hell
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5188 days ago
Most entrepreneurs who start a company alone soon come to the conclusion that two heads are better than one – someone to share the workload, the hard decisions, and the costs. In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup
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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5189 days ago
I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company
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The Best Startup Incubators Have the Best People
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5190 days ago
Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). About that time the bubble burst, causing more than 80% of them to disappear. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as shared facilities and space
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Eight Business Processes Every Startup Must Have
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5191 days ago
Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.” The right question is “What is the minimum that I need?
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Company Spin-offs Can’t Compete With Startups
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5192 days ago
A spin-off is merely a startup spawned by a mature parent (company), and conventional logic would dictate that it has a survival advantage over the lowly startup. Yet spin-offs seem to most often fail to launch in the real world. I was part of one myself a few years ago, and felt the pain, so the phenomenon has intrigued me ever since
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