Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 9 Subscription Model Variations To JumpStart Growth

  Every new business quickly realizes that revenue coming in every period on a committed basis is the Holy Grail to survival and growth. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Strategies For Startup Exit That Investors Accept

  The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Reinvent Yourself As A Business Startup Today

  

  The era of stable lifetime jobs for business professionals within a single company are gone. Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly,... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Reasons To Avoid Stealth Mode For Your New Venture

  

  It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the bi... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Questions You Should Ask Before You Join A Startup

  Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Traits Demonstrate Entrepreneur Character Strength

  As I was watching the investor show, Shark Tank, on TV the other night, I was struck by how quickly and how extensively the sharks focused on the background... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways To Get Your Business Going Without Investors

  

  If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail

  

  Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration

  Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth

  As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Keys To An Effective Startup Communications Mindset

  One of the biggest challenges we all face when put into business leadership roles is how to communicate most effectively. As a mentor to entrepreneurs over the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

  Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How Your Mindset Has To Evolve To Match The Business

  According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Why You Need To Look Beyond Big Data For Future Needs

  

  We are now solidly in the era of big data, where computers are capturing and processing the details of everything we do with all our interconnected devices in... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Develop Potential Leaders In Your New Venture

  Every startup founder rightfully starts out as the single leader of the startup, but as the business grows, many entrepreneurs struggle with relinquishing any... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Keys To Starting New Trends Rather Than Following

  I’m sure all of you are convinced that your new business will create the next trend and ride the wave to success, but the reality is that most startups fail,... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Business Execution Strategies That Lead To Success

  I’m sure you have all seen entrepreneurs and startups with great ideas that never seem to live up to their potential, while others with more mundane solutions... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Make New Venture Innovation Thinking Look Easy

  Why do a few entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, seem to come up with all the real innovations, while the majority of business leaders seem stuck in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways To Make Every Learning Experience A Success

  If you can’t deal with failure, then the entrepreneur lifestyle is not for you. Don’t believe that urban myth that all you need is a good idea, a little fun... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Keys To Real Innovation Outside of Silicon Valley

  In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 BUSINESS, CAREER