In the beginning all businesses are just people playing out an idea. It’s never the other way around – there is no idea so big that it doesn’t need people to make it succeed. Investors know this, hence the saying “Bet on the jockey (founder), not the horse (idea).” A great jockey is a great role mo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 New Venture Leader Attributes That Excite Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 855 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: Balance Your Marketing Spending Between Free and Fee
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 856 days ago
The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. But startups need t
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Enhancing Your Business Negotiation Ability
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 857 days ago
In my experience, the most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs are the best persuaders, not necessarily the ones with the best solutions. They know how to communicate what they have to the best advantage, and generate more results and satisfaction for all parties. This is a different skil
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9 Principles Especially Critical For A Micro-Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 858 days ago
Too many of you business owners think success only means being the next Amazon, or you stress yourself out trying to be everything to every customer. In reality, the opportunities are greater for starting with a micro-business, ideally from your special expertise or passion, with fewer than five em
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Success Mistakes Often Made By Serial Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 859 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on May 28, 2022 11:46 am
As you know, growing a business is hard, especially the first time. Unfortunately, every new initiative is different, so don’t get too smug if you have had some success, and can’t wait to repeat it again. In my years as a business advisor, I have seen many of you crash and burn the second time arou
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8 Keys To Attracting More Talent Than The Competition
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 860 days ago
Due to the pervasive Internet, the scope of most successful startup teams today has become global. Also, more people are only available to work remotely, especially with the recent pandemic. The traditional model for hiring permanent employees who can grow their career with your company just doesn’
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Ways To Expand Your Thinking For Your Next Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 861 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on May 26, 2022 12:25 pm
With all the upheaval and uncertainty these days, I find many entrepreneurs and business owners are reluctant to pursue new dreams, waiting for the world to stabilize and risks to go away. As a long-time business advisor, I see things just the opposite. Now is a time of great opportunity, with peop
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Phases Of Every Startup That Regulate Your Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 862 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on May 25, 2022 1:57 pm
Successful startups seem to follow similar paths to greatness, and unfortunately all too often that path leads them back down the hill much faster than they went up. Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To Effective Delegation For All Perfectionists
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 863 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on May 23, 2022 5:54 pm
For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. For others who are perfectionists, letting go of even the most trivial task is almost impossible. If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.”
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways To Be An Entrepreneur Who Endures And Thrives
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 864 days ago
As the economy rebuilds after some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship and their dream lifestyle as an alternative to traditional employment. I applaud this trend, but caution all of you thinking this direction to approach entrepreneurship with your eye
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