Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• Venture Capital Investors Look Beyond Your Startup

  

  I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But I continue to learn that there are a host of... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Secrets for Maximizing Startup Equity and Control

  

  When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Do You Have What It Takes to Attract Investors?

  

  I’ve noticed that some entrepreneurs seem to have no trouble attracting investors, while others with a great business plan struggle with it. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

  

  With the an estimated 150,000 new websites and 7.3 million new pages added to the Internet every day, the biggest challenge for every entrepreneur is to get... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Questions Startups Use to Make Change Happen

  

  Change is hard. I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Startup Concepts That Are Not the Next Big Thing

  

  People are always asking me for an inside tip on Internet sites that will be “the next big thing.” Those are hard, since someone has to invent something... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Key Steps to Achieving Your Startup Dream

  

  Before you, as an entrepreneur, can hope to successfully start a new business, you need to set some goals and milestones to lead the way. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Don’t Hurt Friends and Family Investors Who Love You

  

  In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Don’t Wait for the Next Bubble to Start a Business

  

  If you think "I better not start a startup now, because the economy is still not booming" you will be making a comparable mistake to the people who thought... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Entrepreneur Attributes Imply Execution Ability

  

  After the idea, it’s all about execution. In fact, it’s not clear that even the idea is all that important. Most investors tell me that an A entrepreneur with... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Winning Steps for Finding a Job Or a Partner

  

  These days I see a surge of new startups as the economy seems to be recovering. If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• An Entitlement Culture in Business is Usually Fatal

  

  Where did this pervasive sense of entitlement in our business culture come from? I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Surprising Assertions From Elite Entrepreneurs

  

  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 12 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How Entrepreneurs Can Push Through Procrastination

  

  One of the toughest challenges of an entrepreneur in building a startup is the fact that there are so many things that you don’t know how to do, or don’t like t... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Keys to Good Team and Customer Vibes In a Startup

  

  Investors invest in people, not ideas. Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader. As an entrepreneur, you need relationships... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Business 2013 - Optimism, But Check Your Strategy

  

  Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How to Set a Growth Culture in Your Startup Early

  

  One of the big advantages of being an entrepreneur and starting your company from scratch is that you get to set the culture, which is much easier than... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Great Startups Sell Around Gartner Hype Predictions

  

  The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Gen-Y Should Thank Gen-X For Social Media Today

  

  What happened to Generation X? They are generally defined as anyone born between 1965 and 1980, sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers and 78 million Gen-Y... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways for Entrepreneurs to Track the Big Picture

  

  The most successful entrepreneurs and executives I have seen are savvy business people first, and experts in their field second. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER