Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

  

  With the estimated 510 million live websites at last year-end, and 280,000 new ones being added every day, the biggest challenge for an entrepreneur is to get... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Keys To Product Differentiation For Fun And Profit

  

  Every entrepreneur believes that their product or service is different, and that every customer will quickly see the advantage over competitors. Yet true produc... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Critical Success Factors For A Services Business

  

  The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a paten... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• What Entrepreneurs Should Never Say To Investors

  

  Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How True Entrepreneurs Make Themselves Accountable

  

  Everyone seems to like the aspect of being an entrepreneur that goes with “being your own boss” and “able to do things my way. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• The Maker Movement Is A New Mecca For Entrepreneurs

  

  Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, Google's SketchU... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Improve Your Future By Thinking Like An Entrepreneur

  

  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 20 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Key Outsourcing Mistakes Made By Entrepreneurs

  

  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 18 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• High Performing Virtual Teams Have 8 Key Attributes

  

  Almost every startup is a virtual team these days, since most don’t start out with dedicated office space, and some or all members of the team work part-time... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Lessons For Entrepreneurs From The ‘Art Of War’

  

  Winning customers as an entrepreneur in a startup has many parallels to a young army trying to penetrate some formidable new and unfamiliar territory. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Tough Competitors Are Your Best Strategic Partners

  

  Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Generally they are so focused on killing competitors that they fail to see the positive... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Next Generation Customers Will Test Every Business

  

  If you think your business has weathered the storm, think again. In addition to obvious economic challenges, the emerging generation of customers is determined... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Every Technical Startup Wishes For This Dream Team

  

  In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Turn Friction Into Value In Your Startup

  

  Entrepreneurship is not a job for the Lone Ranger. Every startup requires building and maintaining effective relationships with people, including partners,... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways To Lose Your First Million As An Entrepreneur

  

  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 07 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Is Your Startup Ready For The Challenges Of An IPO?

  

  With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Small Business Success Doesn’t Come Without Travel

  

  Sponsored by VISA BusinessWith all the new technology available today for video conferencing, interactive social media, and webinars, you may think that travel... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways To Kill A Growing Business With Bad Hires

  

  Every startup with any traction quickly reaches a point where they need to hire employees to grow the business. Unfortunately, this always happens when pressure... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• These 5 Decisions Define You As An Entrepreneur

  

  Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• The Correct Answers to 'How Will You Use My Money?'

  

  Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series,... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER