Martin Zwilling
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Startup Professionals Musings
http://blog.startupprofessionals.com/
Selected ideas and assistance to entrepreneurs and startup founders in finding business ideas, funding, executive mentoring, and business networking to incorporate a business, file patents, add an advisory board, and address operational issues.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )
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7 Keys To Teaming With The Right Mentor For Success
Why is it that only the most successful entrepreneurs, including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson, admit to having a mentor and actually use... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Startup Strategies For The Next Dot Com Billionaire
Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for ver... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Business Warning Signs Signal Integrity Slippage
Most entrepreneurs start their company with the highest of ideals, and wouldn’t dream of building one with a culture of indifference or downright unethical... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Ways To Make Everyone On Your Team A Marketer
“If we build it, they will come.” I heard it again yesterday from a technical entrepreneur who should know better than to believe the old “Field of Dreams”... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
4 Steps To Optimizing Team Strengths For Innovation
Most entrepreneurs I know are individually very innovative, but a successful startup can’t be a one-man show (for long). That means they need to build an... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Ways To Think Outside the Box To Grow Your Business
Too many entrepreneurs put their best creative thinking into the startup idea, and believe that the business implementation simply requires following tried and... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
11 Attributes Of Great Entrepreneurs I Have Known
At some point in their life, hopefully everyone strives to be the best in their chosen profession. Most people think that being the best requires more... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Making Staff Meetings An Asset Vs Expense
By Ernst Gemassmer, Chairman, Startup ProfessionalsMost of us view weekly staff meetings today with a degree of trepidation and frustration. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
9 Transaction Models Shape Your Customer Experience
Focus is everything in a business, whether it be a new startup or a large enterprise. In my role as a business advisor, I often see well-meaning entrepreneurs... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Quotes From Business Founders Destined To Fail
People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Poor Leadership Habits You Must Avoid At All Cost
Like many other career-minded business professionals, are you still waiting impatiently for that appointment to a leadership position, so that you can begin... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Seek Support Organizations Based On Startup Stage
Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Lead Effectively In This Age Of Relationships
Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startup. There are many styles of leadership, like dictatorial,... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Keys To Success In Rolling Out Software Worldwide
By Ernst Gemassmer, Chairman, Startup ProfessionalsWith the pervasiveness of the Internet, the world is smaller. The cloud makes software easily accessible,... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Keys To Open Leadership While Maintaining Control
The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
13 Red Flags To Avoid In Your Investor Funding Pitch
After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own favorite list of “red flags”... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
4 Disciplines Are Key To Perfecting Business Skills
Entrepreneurs seem more quickly frustrated these days when their “million-dollar idea” doesn’t turn into a sustainable business overnight. Read more
Posted on 20 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Proper Staffing is Key to Effective Global Expansion
By Ernst Gemassmer, Chairman, Startup ProfessionalsSome time ago you needed to achieve success and size before venturing into international markets. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Obstacles To Product Adoption That Kill Businesses
When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
4 Major Trends Which Improve Business Decisions Today
I still know some entrepreneurs who boast of simply following their gut instincts, rather than listen to anyone or any data, to make strategic decisions. Read more
Posted on 16 November 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER