Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 8 Common Elevator Pitch Blunders, and How to Fix Them

  

  Every entrepreneur needs a value proposition statement for his or her startup that can hook potential investors and partners in less than a minute -- the short... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Build Your Resilience To Be An Entrepreneur

  

  You can’t survive as an entrepreneur without resilience, because you are going to fail at least once, maybe multiple times. That’s the nature of trying somethin... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Must-Have Attributes of a Super Startup Team Member

  

  Every entrepreneur realizes that building a great team is critical to the success of his or her startup, but many don’t realize that it takes more than... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Entrepreneur Principles For Managing Your Destiny

  

  Maybe starting a new business isn’t your passion, but in these days of rapid change, where everyone is dealing with uncertainty, I believe that thinking and... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Reasons For Startups To Be Wary Of Outsourcing

  

  These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

  

  As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Team Member Types Challenge Every Startup Leader

  

  The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Checklist To Find The Startup Partner Of Your Dreams

  

  As an advisor to startups, I often get asked what to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. My first response is that it’s much like finding that... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Reasons For Joining The New Startup Wave Now

  

  Since the recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Keys To Providing Consulting Services To Startups

  

  I may be old fashioned, but the term consultant still conjures up an image of a self-proclaimed expert who can make great presentations, generate recommendation... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Habits Practiced By Highly Effective Entrepreneurs

  

  In my years of working with entrepreneurs, I have heard many times the promise that their new idea will create the next Amazon or Apple, but I rarely hear the... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Startup Steps That Prove You Are Ready To Execute

  

  As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors neve... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways Startups Spend Resources Without Adding Value

  

  Every entrepreneur I know is short on resources, including time, money, and skills. The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Prepare For The Entrepreneur Life You Want

  

  One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Top Business Disciplines That Win On The Street

  

  As a mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs, I find it’s easy to recognize “street smarts” when I see them, but it’s hard to explain the specifics to someone on th... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Make Money Like Facebook With Online Ads

  

  One of the most popular and least successful models I see in new business plans for startups is the so-called Facebook model, providing free services to users... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Meet Cash Flow Peaks

  

  The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup,... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Business Name Mistakes That Investors Hate to See

  

  Every new baby gets a name before it is introduced to the world, and yet some entrepreneurs continue to send me business plans with TBD (to be determined) in... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Startup Practices That Usually Lead To Disaster

  

  Starting a new business is a serious undertaking. Yet many aspiring entrepreneurs I know approach it as a fun project, get-rich quick scheme, or perhaps an... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Ways To Balance Business Versus Personal Goals

  

  I know some entrepreneurs with successful businesses, and others who seem to have a great relationship with their family, but I can’t think of many who have... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER