Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 4 Laws Of Natural Selection Relate To Every Business

  

  The good news is that the latest Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) Index shows the highest level of new business activity recorded in the last two... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Ways to Use Pull Marketing When Push Doesn’t Work

  

  More and more customers these days are doing their own marketing research, scanning internet reviews and feedback from friends, rather than trusting messages... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Myths And Reality On Employees Thinking Like Owners

  

  Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Self-Check Questions That Keep Leaders Up At Night

  

  Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• What the 5 Stages of Grief Teach Us About Technology

  

  How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Use Key Strategic Elements To Avoid Business Plateaus

  

  One of the biggest challenges I find for new business owners is for them to move from working in the business to working on the business. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

  

  As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Innovation Myths For New Venture Founders To Avoid

  

  Most people think innovation is all about ideas, when in fact it is more about delivery, people, and process. Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Elements Of Every New Venture That Investors Expect

  

  New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Wise Leadership Strategies When Smart is Not Enough

  

  Most of the entrepreneurs I have met are smart, but many are not always wise. That means they may show great insights into a new technology that has marginal... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways To Learn From Your Team And Succeed Together

  

  Starting and running a company is a team effort. Yes, it takes a leader (entrepreneur), but you can’t do it alone, without a team. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Challenging Insights From New Venture Innovators

  

  Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

  

  While everyone agrees that the “gig economy” is really here, the practical realities, other than not counting on long-term employment, are not so obvious. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Ensure Results From All Business Conversations

  

  Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways To Help Others At Work And Still Save Yourself

  

  Don’t you wish you were better at saying “no” to all those extraneous requests for a bit of help at work? Every business owner and professional I know is... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Tips For Entrepreneurs Seeking A Balanced Lifestyle

  

  I know some entrepreneurs with successful businesses, and others who seem to have a great relationship with their family, but I can’t think of many who have... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Elements of Customer Psychology Drive Buy Decisions

  

  Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Keys To A Startup Surviving The First Five Years

  

  The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Ways To Make Your Business Memorable With A Story

  

  The entrepreneur’s challenge is to effectively communicate their value proposition, not only to customers, but also to vendors, partners, investors, and their... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Keys To Business Culture That Are Counter-Intuitive

  

  In the popular press, it’s easy to find articles that will convince you that companies with a good culture, such as Google, do it by lavishing perks and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER