Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• How to Be Perceived as an Entrepreneur Role Model

  

  In the beginning all businesses are just people playing out an idea. It’s never the other way around – there is no idea so big that it doesn’t need people to... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

  

  People with money to invest have choices. How do you as an entrepreneur with a new idea get to be one of those choices? Initially, you may be able to rely on... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways Entrepreneurs Become Great Problem Solvers

  

  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 01 June 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Great Entrepreneurs Lead People and Use Technology

  

  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 31 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Do We Really Need an Alternative Form of Capitalism?

  

  In my view, entrepreneurship has always been the ultimate embodiment of capitalism, and quite synonymous with free enterprise. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Technologists Need to Team With an Entrepreneur

  

  In my experience, inventors and technologists aren’t interested or aren’t very good at building a business, and entrepreneurs aren’t usually good scientists. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Rules of Thumb for Startup Financial Projections

  

  Most entrepreneurs struggle with financial projections, not wanting to commit to numbers they can’t deliver, and having no clue what investors might consider... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Key Focus Elements Will Attract Startup Investors

  

  One of the most common failures I see in startups is lack of focus. Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Reasons All Angel Investor Money May Not Be Equal

  

  A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Reasons Why Fun at Work Makes Winning Startups

  

  I’m convinced that people who have fun at work are more innovative, as well as happier. I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• A Business Rebound is Not All Positive for Startups

  

  As the business economy rebounds, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• A Great Product Will Fail Unless You Price It Right

  

  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 23 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How You Too Can Be an Unstoppable Entrepreneur

  

  We all know at least one entrepreneur who always gets things done, and appears unstoppable in his quest. All of you probably know many others who talk... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Recent Gen-Y Startup Successes Are an Emerging Era

  

  The business world has been watching this emerging generation with trepidation, and a lot of people haven’t been sure who would be the winners, and who would... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Strategies for Transforming Ideas Into Results

  

  Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to com... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How an Entrepreneur Can Be Open But Stay In Control

  

  The emergence of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “Open... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Inspiration Without Perspiration is a Dull Startup

  

  I’m fully convinced that both inspiration and perspiration are always required in a startup. Yet many people seem to be stuck on one end or other of this... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Entrepreneur Risks Worth Taking in Every Startup

  

  Being a risk taker in business is not the same as being reckless. Nevertheless, the word “risk” has a negative connotation to most of us, implying danger and... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• For Entrepreneurs, Conversations Are All Business

  

  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 16 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Rules for Savvy Customer Service Required Today

  

  Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone has to wake up and answer website email requests. That’s just not savvy enough to hold today’s... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER