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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8 Keys To Personal Self-Fulfillment In Your Business
As a long-time mentor to new entrepreneurs and business owners, I have noticed that many no longer associate more fulfillment and satisfaction with more money,... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Tips For When And How To Disclose Your Startup Idea
Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Read more
Posted on 01 February 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Here Is When Your New Business Needs A Written Plan
If you sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably already know how to build a business, and even conservative investors won’t worry about the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Making A Business Out Of Your Great Product
Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Reasons A Good Team Merits Priority Over Procedure
Every one of you business leaders I know struggles with the competing demands of finding and keeping employees motivated and satisfied, versus building and... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Angel Funding Realities In Search Of A New Venture
Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites, and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Tips For Managing Work Expectations On Your Time
Every entrepreneur I know can’t find enough hours in a day to do the good things they want, and yet they often find themselves saying yes to new requests. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Prepare Your New Venture For Investor Scrutiny
For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdl... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways To Transform Startup Constraints Into Benefits
Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways To Test Your New Venture Sustainability Early
How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Read more
Posted on 22 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways Chutzpah And Confidence Can Make Your Startup
Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Sources of Help For Early Stage Concept Exploration
Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Read more
Posted on 18 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships
A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways To Calibrate Your Fit To The Right New Venture
Being an entrepreneur seems to be one of the most popular lifestyle aspirations these days. According to most definitions, anyone who starts a business is an... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Prevent Your Founder’s Shares From Vaporizing
When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Market Environments Where Execution Trumps Planning
As a business adviser, I often see entrepreneurs practicing what Tom Peters calls the “ready-fire-aim” go-to-market strategy to their detriment. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To A Major Source Of Funding For New Ventures
Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even wit... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Success In Today’s Popular Sharing Culture
In the last few years I have seen a popular business model emerging which embodies a greater focus on social and environmental responsibility, and a new... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To Preparing Early For Your Next New Venture
Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Initiatives To Heighten Your Customer’s Experience
Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perceptio... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2021 BUSINESS, CAREER