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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6 Ways To Get From Linear Thinking To Real Innovation
Every entrepreneur and every business I meet in my consulting and mentoring role has great intentions of bringing real innovation to the market, yet I find... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Self-Assessment Checks For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Making the decision to start your own business is a major commitment, with huge implications for skills and lifestyle. Yet there is no standardized testing or... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Leadership Steps To Inspire Higher Team Commitment
As a business advisor, one of the most disheartening things I see in business today is a serious lack of engagement at all levels, consistent with Gallup’s... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Strategies For Dealing With Opposing Views At Work
One thing is certain in any business – not everyone you have to deal with will be like you, or will like you (and vice versa). Read more
Posted on 28 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Personal Habits Let You Have Fun While Working Hard
Are you one of those people who believe that happiness at work is an oxymoron? If so, maybe it’s time to rethink your perspective, and perhaps start enjoying... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
9 Mindset Indicators of a High Potential Entrepreneur
In my role as mentor to business professionals, I often get the question about your potential of going out on your own as an entrepreneur, versus your current... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Personal Decisions That Delineate Your Best Startup
Most aspiring entrepreneurs I know are just waiting for that unique idea to strike them that will kickstart their new venture, put them in control of their... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Ways Your Marketing Needs To Meet Today’s Customers
Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn
When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Key Strategies For Joining The Freelancer Evolution
In case you hadn’t noticed, the world of business is becoming more and more a “gig economy.” This simply means that the number of people with a long-term... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Unpublicized Strategies From Serious Entrepreneurs
The message I hear publicly from most entrepreneurs is that you have to think outside the box and take big risks to ever beat the odds and be among the less tha... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Positive Steps For Taking Control Of Your Work Life
Every dedicated business professional I know can’t find enough hours in a day to do their best work, and yet they often find themselves saying yes to new... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
9 Ways Your Business Leadership Language Must Change
In this age of social media and world-wide Internet, message delivery from business leaders needs to change, just like the message changes from leaders in your... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Ways The Stakes Are Higher On Customer Expectations
With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Tips For Scaling Your Business To Long-Term Success
As a new business advisor, I am no longer surprised that every new entrepreneur believes the hard part is creating the first product and the business. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Entrepreneur Myths That Need Not Dilute Your Focus
Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs probably have long searched for that special idea that will catapult you and your startup to success. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Keys To Preserving A Positive Business Image Online
Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report, Yelp, or one of the hundreds of othe... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Principles Define You As A Multi-Table Entrepreneur
Knowing all too well how hard it is to start a single new business, I’ve always wondered how several well-known entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson and Elo... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Ways To Fail In Setting Up Your Board Of Directors
Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. Read more
Posted on 07 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Work Myths To Ignore To Enhance Your Company Career
I have always assumed that strong work relationships are the key to productivity, as well as you feeling good and having fun at work. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER