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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5 Lifecycle Stages Of A New Venture Test Your Culture
Successful startups seem to follow similar paths to greatness, and unfortunately all too often that path leads them back down the hill much faster than they wen... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Tips to Gain From People Who Don’t Think Like You
One thing we all have to learn in business is how to work with and lead people that are not like you, and don’t think like you. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Steps To Stop Killing Yourself As A Micro-Manager
For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. For others who are perfectionists, letting go of even the most trivial task is almost impossible. Read more
Posted on 18 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Common Themes That Indicate An Extraordinary Leader
In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. The hard part is providing the... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To Delivering Exceptional Customer Experiences
Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Keys To Your New Venture Success And Satisfaction
As the economy flourishes after some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Keys To Convince Investors Of Your Competitive Edge
Most entrepreneurs are quick to assert to potential investors that their product or solution will kill the competition, but unfortunately your opinion alone is... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Driving Your Team With Fear Has Negative Consequences
Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Startup Quandaries That May Redefine Your Business
Most entrepreneurs struggle with many startup founders quandaries in building their business, and these key dilemmas are probably the biggest source of pain... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Business Areas Where Data Is The Key To The Future
Even though ‘big data’ has now been around for several years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. Read more
Posted on 09 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys To Enjoying Work, And Enhancing Your Career
As a business advisor, one of the most frustrating things I see is the number of employees who are unhappy at work. Business owners don’t like it, the new... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Common Causes Of Failure To Communicate in Business
Most business mentors tell me that the single biggest problem they have to deal with in small companies is the lack of open, honest, and effective communication... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Keys To Marketing That Many Entrepreneurs Overlook
Marketing is everything these days. You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a rea... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Emigrant Entrepreneur Traits We All Should Emulate
In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail”... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Stages In Leading Paradigm Shift Levels Of Change
A refrain I often hear from technology entrepreneurs to investors is that their product or solution is so innovative that it will cause a “paradigm shift” in th... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Don’t Wait To Catch Up Until Your Customers Hate You
After working in business at all levels, and consulting to entrepreneurs for years, I’m still surprised to see so many situations where things that should be... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
9 Success Inhibitors To Overcome For Rapid Growth
A common complaint I hear from my startup clients and many entrepreneurs is that rapid growth is more difficult than ever anticipated. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To Balancing Profits Versus A Higher Purpose
It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. A few years ago, a second focus of... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Techniques For Enhancing Your Personal Trust Level
One of the first harsh realities that every entrepreneur has to learn is that most of the things that are critical to startup success are outside of their direc... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Elements of a Coaching Culture and Why You Need It
Every entrepreneur and business person I know wishes he had more time for coaching all the members of his team. I often hear the excuse that coaching takes... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER
