Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• Angel and VC Investors Won’t Fund Your Research

  

  I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R D) on... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Key Questions to Gauge the Culture in Your Startup

  

  Many investors will assert that company culture trumps strategy every time, in predicting the long-term success of a new startup. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Sustainable Strategies for Internet Startup Success

  

  It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Entrepreneurship Is All About Taking Smart Risks

  

  Most entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. That way of thinking is... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Top Reasons For First-time Entrepreneur Failure

  

  Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

  

  Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. They don’t realize that this option would likely... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Good Entrepreneur Decisions Require a Good Process

  

  Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

  

  When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Master the Creative Mind

  

  An entrepreneur is literally “one who creates a new business.” The best new businesses are ones that have never been done before, so mastering creativity and... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How to Create a Culture Shift in the Age of Illogic

  

  I’m a very logical guy, so I still fondly remember when new solutions and technologies started trends on the basis of their logical strengths. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How to Relate Your Technology to Business Values

  

  Presenting your startup vision as a founder to a potential investor, or presenting an idea as an employee to an executive, requires that you effectively... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

  Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda SchafflerOn the plus side, it’s an opportunity to get in early and really help make things happen that will change an industry, o... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Keys to Adding Street Smarts to Your Book Smarts

  

  Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not – independent of their IQ or their book... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How Many Startup Stock Options Are Enough?

  

  Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Finding Angel Money is Easier If You Know the Rules

  

  Fundraising is brutal. Actually, according to Paul Graham, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. The hardest part is making... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Ways Successful Entrepreneurs Make Their Own Luck

  

  If you have had some success in a business, I’m sure you bristle just like I do when someone says “You were just lucky…” I’m a strong believer that we all make... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How to Determine A Winning Investor Funding Request

  

  Startups ask me “How much money should I ask for?” The simple answer is the absolute minimum amount you need to make your plan work. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Technology Means Pain and Customers Want Solutions

  

  Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways to Enhance Your Team Collaboration Skills

  

  It takes a great entrepreneur with a great vision to start a business, but it takes a collaboration of many people to make it a success. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Don’t Let Passion Destroy Entrepreneur Objectivity

  

  I’m sure we have all seen entrepreneurs with high levels of passion and confidence touting an idea that seems to make very little sense to us. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER