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 Keys To Implementation With New Business Passions
Many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Strategies For Early Growth As A New Business Owner
One of the biggest challenges in changing your lifestyle from an employee to starting your own business, is focusing on the right ownership elements, versus... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Steps To Creating A Business From Your Startup Idea
As an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, I see a lot of dreams, but not so many business results. I’m always excited by the dream, and disappointed by what... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Tactics To Help You Make Good Decisions In Business
Every business needs both managers and leaders. My experience confirms that managers are needed to achieve organizational goals through implementing processes,... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Strategies To Anticipate And Survive New Entrants
Based on my years of experience as a business consultant, I’m convinced that most business leaders are so busy with day-to-day issues that they have no time to... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Redefining A Challenge Into An Opportunity
We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Read more
Posted on 24 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Pick Your Focus For Your Next Business Venture
Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To Improving Your Team Engagement And Culture
Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millennial... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Leadership In A Hybrid Office Environment
There is no question that the recent pandemic has changed working in the office forever. What was once a workplace where everyone commuted to work together... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Minimizing Exasperating Team Relationships
We have all had to work with annoying team members in business. If you are not their manager, it’s tempting to just walk away, tune them out, or react sharply,... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Mature Companies Can Learn Many Things From Startups
Sometimes I like to drop the comment socially that “I knew Bill Gates back when he was a regular guy.” I know that dates me a good bit, but it also shows that... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Startups Need To Be Skeptical Of Bank Funding Offers
The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. Read more
Posted on 16 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Ways That Finding A Business Partner Is Like Dating
People tell me there may be over 8,000 dating sites with scientific matchmaking algorithms worldwide, but I couldn’t find one that focused on scientifically... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Competitive Drivers Which Limit Your Growth Ability
As the business economy is rebounding from the pandemic, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Strategies To Capitalize On Hard Times In Business
Donna Fenn, in her classic book, “Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business,” was one of the first to predict that Gen-Y would lead... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Startup Actualities That Demotivate Entrepreneurs
Most of the time, I’m all about providing encouragement and inspiration to entrepreneurs. They need it and they deserve it, because entrepreneurs are the... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Strategies For Dealing Effectively With Challenges
“The devil in the details” is a quote that we have all heard, and clearly applies to startups, where success in the long run is all about execution. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing
One of my favorite sayings is “Real change doesn’t happen until the pain level gets high enough.” There aren’t many of us who love change, just for the... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Strategies For Getting More Done In Your Business
Every business owner 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 07 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases
Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER