Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit

  

  In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Can An Investment Bank Enhance Your Startup Future?

  

  The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Are You ‘Hands On’ Enough To Succeed In A Startup?

  

  There is no substitute for diving into the key details of a new startup. Executives from large companies have sometimes long forgotten how to do this (“My peopl... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

  

  Contrary to what most of you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity over the last few years is not Gen-Y young upstarts, but Baby Boomers in... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Tips For Building The Most Scalable Startup

  

  Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. But what does that really mean? Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways To Learn At a Startup To Be An Entrepreneur

  

  Everyone knows that that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Faceboo... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Kick-Start Your Consulting Startup With Your Blog

  

  Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business an... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Smart Startup Founders Ask, Listen, Learn, and Lead

  

  I’m a big fan of the old adage "There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers." We have all heard questions that begin, "This may be a dumb question, but …... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

  

  These days, I’m hearing more and more that Location-Based Services (LBS) are transforming the smartphone Industry, but only for consumers. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Would You Be Able To Deal With A Startup Failure?

  

  If your first startup fails, you are about average. Most entrepreneurs fail on at least one attempt. Investors agree that an entrepreneur who has never failed... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Customers Remember Experiences, Not Your Brand Logo

  

  Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How Many Friends Do Startup Founders Really Need?

  

  The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Key Steps For Aspiring Billionaire Entrepreneurs

  

  Everyone recognizes a great entrepreneur when they work with one, but most entrepreneurs don’t know what to look for in themselves that will drive that... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Tips For Entrepreneurs Who Like To Work Alone

  

  You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Socio-Economic Change Requires Real Entrepreneurs

  

  A term I’m hearing more and more these days is “social entrepreneur.” In the simplest of terms, these are people who seek to generate “social value”, rather tha... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Rules For Working Less And Getting More Done

  

  Every startup founder feels the pressure of the thousands of things that need to get done, all seemingly at the same time. There is just not enough time! Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Avoid The Entrepreneur Passion Trap

  

  Every entrepreneur wants to know how they can improve their odds on the road to success, and why some entrepreneurs seem to be able to squeeze success out of... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Acts to Keep the Focus on Urgency Vs Emergency

  

  In business and startups, a “sense of urgency” is a good thing. Yet many entrepreneurs confuse this with a “sense of emergency,” which insidiously saps the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Every Startup Needs Six Social Media Initiatives

  

  An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business? Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Become an Extraordinary Entrepreneur Leader

  

  In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. The hard part is providing the... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER