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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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?
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 26 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Entrepreneur Approaches That Turn Off 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 24 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Great Startups Are Where Soul and Technology Meet
Some entrepreneurs forget that they can’t use people the same way they use technology to build a startup. Inventors, for example, are skilled in manipulating... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Pick A Lifestyle Consistent With Your Passion
Too many people, young and older, let their career and their lifestyle happen to them, rather than proactively making things happen based on their personal... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Startups Need To Build Solutions, Not Technology
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Entrepreneur Beliefs That Defy The Stereotype
Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Entrepreneurial Leadership Can Save Any Business
One of the realities of being an entrepreneur is that you have to keep learning and changing to survive. Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer,... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Startups Need To Capitalize On Every Conversation
Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Dread Startup Problems Or Learn To Enjoy Challenges
If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Reasons To Think Positively About Competition
Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements about them to their own team,... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Ahead For A Startup Exit
The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money
Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Every Entrepreneur Needs Help In Getting Things Done
The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Even outside of business, everyone... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Do You Have The Mentality To Be An Entrepreneur?
As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Principles For Building A Winning Business Culture
Sponsored by VISA BusinessI’m seeing a renewed appreciation of culture and values in business these days. Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Entrepreneurs Need To Bridge The Knowing-Doing Gap
These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new entrepreneurs readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing,... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Modern Entrepreneurs Need To Learn How To Write
Even in this age of videos and text messages, the quickest way to kill your startup dream with investors, business partners, or even customers, is embarrassingl... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Will A Business Incubator Help Hatch Your Startup?
One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Read more
Posted on 01 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How Do You Select A Revenue Model For Your Startup?
One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Relate Your Technology Solution to Customer Values
Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER