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 Unique Elements Make A Winning Selling Proposition
If you are looking for funding and customers for your new business, you need to identify your “unique selling proposition” (USP) right up front, in 30 seconds o... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Thinking Methods That Foster Business Innovation
Innovation is the key to long-term business success, both in startups as well as established organizations. Yet every business and every entrepreneur I know... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
The Sharing Economy Is Changing The Rules Of Business
The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Keys To Innovative Branding For A Great Solution
In today’s world of constant change and information overload via the Internet, content marketing and branding are often more important to success than product... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
It Takes Courage In Business To Change The Status Quo
According to recent articles, more than half of the businesses that once appeared on the Fortune 500 list have disappeared in the last twenty years, and the rat... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Collaboration Myths No Entrepreneur Should Believe
If you listen primarily to the popular press, you could easily be convinced that all successful startup businesses are built by one smart person, such as Mark... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Recommendations For Building Your Brand With A Blog
Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business an... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Keys That Separate Lifestyle From Growth Startups
Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivate... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Boost Your Selling Skills And Win In Business
Image via Flickr by Alan 30,000 new products Practice showing some passion in every conversation. Being positive and excited about what you offer should not be... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How To Take Your Business Idea From Dream To Reality
Image via Pixabay Get the idea out of your head and onto paper. Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town
Image via Wikipedia Small Town Big Money You still need a good business plan to start. As an advisor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at how many... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Scams To Avoid While Seeking New Venture Funding
Image via Flickr by ivanpw Decoy investor scam. Here someone who is not a registered financial broker contacts you on the Internet, tells you about all the... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Communication Elements Required For Every Business
Image via Wikipedia Awesomely Simple Honesty. This element is without question the most important in building strong communication in a startup. The... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Tips For Rising Above The Crowd In Your Business
Image via Pixabay Everyone knows that that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Creating the Next Big Startup Takes More Than Passion
Every aspiring entrepreneur I know is convinced that his or her idea could be the next big startup, blossoming into a billion dollar unicorn. Read more
Posted on 16 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Leadership Insights To Inspire New Venture Founders
Starting and building a company is all about leadership – formulating an idea, building a unique plan based on vision and experience, and forging a path over an... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Your Passion Can Breed Biases That Kill New Ventures
I’m sure we have all seen entrepreneurs with high levels of passion and confidence touting an idea that seems to make very little sense to us. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years
Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. So once in a while... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value
A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. When someone says... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Ways To Build Trust And Loyalty In Your Business
Business trust seems to be in short supply these days. Perhaps it’s because we are reminded daily of scams on the Internet that result from unscrupulous... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER
