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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8 Signs That Your Startup Success May Be In Jeopardy
How many entrepreneurs do you know that “almost” made it big? Startups are very risky, and most fail. Yet entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing trends... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Key Principles Drive Startup Change Leaders Today
One of the business ironies that many entrepreneurs have learned the hard way in the past is that ideas which are truly disruptive carry the highest risk of... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Initiatives That Can Supercharge Your Startup
How many times have you heard or suspected that a certain entrepreneur was just lucky? Without fully discounting that random good things sometimes happen, I’m... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Personality Types That Thrive In New Businesses
As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Indicators Of Business Traction You Should Celebrate
Every entrepreneur is quick to tell friends and potential investors about his or her vision of changing the world, about all the customers who have expressed... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Ways To Enhance Your Work Performance With Focus
Every entrepreneur and most professionals wish there were more hours in a day to get their work done. These days, with all the new technology, including... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Take Money From Friends And Still Be Friends
In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
The Top 4 Wrong Reasons to Seek Investors
A popular myth these days is that successful entrepreneurs must attract investors to get their businesses going, when the reality has been that more than 80... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Ways To Make A BAD First Impression On Investors
Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
4 Communication Hacks to Entice Customers
Entrepreneurship is more about building a business than inventing a product. It’s more about the quality of the execution, rather than the quality of the idea. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Reasons Young at Heart Entrepreneurs Lead the Way
Surviving as an entrepreneur requires unbridled passion, enthusiasm and a certain naiveté in the face of many unknowns. Young people are more accustomed to... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Leadership Elements That Maximize Business Value
Valuing a business based on assets and financial performance is a well-understood process, but every investor knows the real value goes well beyond these... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Problem-Solving Practices Give Startups Success
If you find problem-solving to be energizing, you could be the next great entrepreneur. On the other hand, if facing unforeseen problems annoys you and causes... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Seven Easy-to-Pick-Up Skills All Great Leaders Have
I have met several young people in business recently who believe that they are natural born entrepreneurs, and actually seem to feel that traditional training... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Questions to Assess Your Motivational Skills
Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven’t bee... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Keys To Fun And Success As A Serial Entrepreneur
Knowing all too well how hard it is to start a single new business, I’ve always wondered how several well-known entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson and Elo... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Keys to Rebounding From a Failed Business Strong
If you boast of never having a business that failed, most investors will assume that you have never tried anything innovative or you simply haven’t faced the... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Age-Old Entrepreneur Rules Still Lead To Success
In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Elements of Leadership You Can’t Succeed Without
Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. Read more
Posted on 24 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER