Martin Zwilling
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Startup Professionals Musings
http://blog.startupprofessionals.com/
Selected ideas and assistance to entrepreneurs and startup founders in finding business ideas, funding, executive mentoring, and business networking to incorporate a business, file patents, add an advisory board, and address operational issues.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )
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5 Sure-Fire Ideas Just Pending The Right Entrepreneur
As a business advisor and technologist, I often think about the large array of opportunities for entrepreneurs as technology seems to be evolving faster and... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Key Points Of Focus For Every Scalable New Venture
I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Strategies From The Military For Tackling Investors
Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Initiatives To Prep Your Startup For The Road Ahead
Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Despite their own focus on changing the world, they often forget that they too have to change... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Strategies For Removing Drudgery and Dread At Work
It’s time to take the drudgery and dread out of work at your business. You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Leadership Opportunities Founders Must Never Ignore
I hear too often from business owners and entrepreneurs that they are bombarded by so many requests and problems, that they have trouble sorting out the daily... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways To Find Courage For Uncomfortable Discussions
As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and business owners, I find that many of you have a real fear of uncomfortable interaction situations with individuals on... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Questions To Consider When Contemplating Advisors
Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. Some view both of these as a waste of time... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To A Multi-Generation Team Culture That Works
It’s a whole new world out there in the workplace. Millennials want work that matters, and don’t care for hierarchies. Boomers are coming back to work, but... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Ways Entrepreneurs Find Disruptive New Technologies
What sparks paradigm-shifting and disruptive innovation in any business? It’s a special mix of entrepreneur and company, regular in every respect except for... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Listening Practices That Ensure Team Understanding
In my many years of consulting with business leaders and entrepreneurs, I have found that all of them realize the value of communication, in spreading the... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Incentives To Master The Art Of Marketing Yourself
As a mentor for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, I talk to a fair number who may have a great vision and a strong engineering background, but have a... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Prevent Gaps in An Innovative Startup Strategy
Everyone in the business world has heard of the classic bestseller by Geoffrey A. Moore titled “Crossing the Chasm,” but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Cases When Quick-To-Market Should Be Your Priority
I know entrepreneurs who have suffered from premature execution often associated with the ready-fire-aim quick-to-market approach. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To A Long-Term Career View As An Entrepreneur
Is it possible to be successful in business and not fulfilled? The answer is a resounding yes today, and I’m convinced that it will be even more true tomorrow,... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Essential Leadership Practices Raise Accountability
As an advisor to business executives and owners, I often hear discussions about employee accountability, almost always focusing on the negative. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Components Of A Startup That Will Bring Fulfillment
Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Reasons Why Great People Make Processes Repeatable
Every business needs repeatable processes to grow and thrive, but modern business processes need the right people to make them efficient and productive. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Tips For Startups Looking For A Great Solution Idea
Potential startup founders are always looking for ideas to implement, when they should be looking for problems to solve. Customers pay for solutions, but there... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Key Attributes Of A High-Performing Business Leader
Every business leader I know struggles with the challenges of leadership, and is constantly honing their formula for success. We all wish it could be boiled dow... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2022 BUSINESS, CAREER