Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 10 Ways An Entrepreneur Can Build A Winning Culture

  

  If an entrepreneur can’t build a culture of excitement and commitment at a startup, the chances of long-term success are negligible. It simply doesn’t matter ho... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Critical Marketing Metrics To Nail Today’s Buyers

  

  Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return i... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink Businesses

  

  Most technologists have little interest in the mechanics of starting and building a business. That’s why I recommend that they find a co-founder who loves... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Ways To Safely Sample The Entrepreneur Lifestyle

  

  If you think you are the perfect fit for the entrepreneur lifestyle, but you’re not yet sure if you’re ready to start your own, then I recommend that you take... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Practices to Promote Urgency Within Your Startup

  

  The business world is changing ever more rapidly these days. If you see a need or a big opportunity but don’t act fast enough, the opportunity will pass or a... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 New Rules For Growing An Enduring Startup Brand

  

  Every new business dreams of becoming the premier brand in their space, like Starbucks is to coffee, and Apple is to consumer electronics, but they have no... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Steps To Finding A Partnership For Your Startup

  

  Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone. The new paradigm, driven by disruptive... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Types of Investors That Entrepreneurs Need to Avoid

  

  Don’t assume that all investors are the same, just because their money is always the same color. Every entrepreneur should do the same due diligence on a... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Building A Sustainable Business Is More Than Profit

  

  I may be a bit old-fashioned, but I have always looked at a business first for its potential ability to be self-sustaining, and provide reasonable profits to... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Guidelines For Entrepreneurs To Do The Right Thing

  

  Most entrepreneurs I know want to do the right thing for their businesses, as well as themselves, but they are not always sure what that means. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Winning Strategies For Smartphone App Startups

  

  One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Keys To Improving Your Business Time Management

  

  Many entrepreneurs fantasize about days longer than 24 hours, convinced that their new venture could change the world, if they just had more time. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Seed-Stage Funding Sources To Finance Your Startup

  

  Even if you work every day in the world of new-venture funding, as I do, the options are confusing, and their meanings seem to change on a regular basis. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Build Your Business By Accentuating Your Positives

  

  Most of the entrepreneurs I know realize they have some bad habits, like maybe procrastination or not listening well, so they focus on dropping these. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Entrepreneur Leadership Principles Worth Practicing

  

  Entrepreneurship is all about leading – leading customers to a new product or service, leading a startup team to peak performance, and leading a new business... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Unpleasant Startup Surprises and How To Recover

  

  By definition, every startup is predictably unpredictable, since new solutions have no proven track record, startups are usually building a new market, and the... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Steps to Exit Your Startup With Pride And Profit

  

  Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Business Elements Required to Rise Above the Crowd

  

  Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Developing Leadership Skills: What You Need to Know

  

  These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new professionals readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing,... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Investor Term Sheet Demands Startups Need Not Fear

  

  Most entrepreneurs looking for an investor can tell you how much money they need, but few have given much thought to what they are willing to give up for it. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER