As I “grew up” in business in big companies, including IBM, I always wondered why the real innovations seemed to come from startups, while we had more resources and more experience. Later, in my second career as an entrepreneur with startups, I realized that limited resources and fresh insights act
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8 Keys To Innovation And Responding To Market Change
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 594 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Mindsets for Succeeding as an Aspiring Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 595 days ago
Every business professional I know, or have met in my consulting role, has given serious thought to the alternative of switching to the entrepreneur lifestyle, pursuing a long-standing dream, and controlling their own destiny. They ask me for a perspective on the pros and cons of that dream, the po
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Startup Professionals Musings: Does Your Entrepreneur View Match Your Startup Stage?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 596 days ago
According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a start
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Challenges When Predicting Future Customer Behavior
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 597 days ago
We are now solidly in the era of big data, where computers are capturing and processing the details of everything we do with all our interconnected devices in real time. Businesses see this as the Holy Grail for finally being able to predict who, where, and when customers will buy their existing so
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Lessons To Be Learned By Winning Teams Everywhere
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 598 days ago
Made Hot by: Copysugar on February 12, 2023 12:19 pm
Did you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs always seem to have all the luck and success, while others never seem to catch a break? As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate th
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7 Short-Term Business Mistakes Can Limit Your Impact
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 599 days ago
As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision, to build the ultimate world-changing product. Every one of you sees yourself as the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or maybe even Steve Jobs. Yet most of us succumb after a time to the shor
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Ways To Optimize Team Satisfaction In The Workplace
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 600 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on February 10, 2023 11:57 am
With business teams now getting back together in the workplace after primarily working remotely during the pandemic, it’s an ideal time to implement change and make sure your team is feeling a renewed sense of satisfaction, high engagement, and maximum productivity. These people are your most impor
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7 Principles for Keeping Work Discussions Productive
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 601 days ago
All of us have been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation at work, and many have had to deliver a hard message to others. Unless you are totally inhuman, none of these are painless, and we all wish we had some way to make them more meaningful and more effective. We all want to feel good
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 602 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on February 8, 2023 7:00 pm
Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. From my own experience and from the best entrepreneurs I know, I always off
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Startup Professionals Musings: Recognize And Capitalize On Business Team Superstars
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 603 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on February 6, 2023 10:08 am
Every startup founder rightfully starts out as the single leader of the startup, but as the business grows, many entrepreneurs struggle with relinquishing any control, or fail to recognize and allow other leaders to emerge. The result is that the business becomes dysfunctional as growth stagnates,
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