Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

  

  Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Crucial Elements Of Every New Venture Funding Pitch

  

  As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and occasional angel investor, I often see and hear innovative product pitches that sound exciting, but are missing one... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Ways Fun At Work Leads To Innovation And Creativity

  

  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 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Paths To Snag That Key Leader For Your New Venture

  

  If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick star... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Tips For How And Why To Say ‘No’ To Most Requests

  

  Entrepreneurs have to know when and how to say ‘no,’ and be good at delivering the message. All startup leaders are besieged with requests for their time,... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways To Increase Your Thinking Power On Key Issues

  

  Startups and entrepreneurs are drowning in the information overload, where the volume of data created is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 New Venture Funding Rejections And How To Recover

  

  New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. Certainly a non-viable business should be not fundable, but many viable businesses are also... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Can Your New Venture Pass The Scrutiny Of Investors?

  

  If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Entrepreneur Actions To Grow Beyond A One-Man Show

  

  Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.” An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways New Venture Founders Create Whole New Markets

  

  The ultimate compliment that any entrepreneur can get is that they can “see around corners.” This is a statement that they are willing and able (and... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Keys to Attracting Customers Based On Social Needs

  

  As a logical and data-driven business advisor, I have long focused on facts, technology, and quantifiable pain in guiding entrepreneurs. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Tactics To Shorten Your Race To Cash-Flow Positive

  

  As I’m sure you are aware, surviving that first couple of years as a new business is a huge challenge, waiting for cash flow to turn positive. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

  

  Although every startup is unique, there are certain common avoidable mistakes that can lead to legal complications which jeopardize the long-term success of... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways Leaders Must Change As The Business Matures

  

  Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Keys To Finding The Right People For A Winning Team

  

  If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you are likely to be creative and willing to take a risk, and you probably assume that most potential team... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Ways To Keep All Players Centered On What Matters

  

  Every entrepreneur’s first priority should be the alignment of interests across the range of constituents required for success – partners, investors,... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways To Improve Your Chances Of New Venture Success

  

  Every entrepreneur wants to know how they can improve their odds on the road to success, and why some entrepreneurs seem to be able to squeeze success out of... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Strategies For Boosting Your Productivity At Work

  

  Every startup founder feels the pressure of the thousands of things that need to get done, all seemingly at the same time. There is just not enough time! Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Perceptions On How Many Business Friends Are Enough

  

  The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Reasons Many Owners Fail To Focus On Systemization

  

  In my experience, one of the biggest mistakes I see you make as a startup or new business owner is to create a business that is totally dependent on you. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER