Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

  

  Contrary to what you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial growth over the last few years is not Gen-Y upstarts, but Boomers over the age of 50, now... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Startup Intangibles That Can Energize Your Business

  

  Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attribute... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Success Principles To Drive Your Next New Venture

  

  Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for ver... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 4 Keys To Consciously Making Your Team More Creative

  

  Most entrepreneurs I know are individually very innovative, but a successful startup can’t be a one-man show (for long). That means they need to build an... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Phases of Leadership Growth Lead To Company Success

  

  Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how dramatically your own role has to evolve as you develop a solution, start a business, and expect it to... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

  

  In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How The Best Entrepreneurs Do Better Than Anyone Else

  

  At some point in their life, hopefully everyone strives to be the best in their chosen profession. Most people think that being the best requires more... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• An Old Style Of Leadership Is Winning In New Ventures

  

  Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startup. There are many styles of leadership, like dictatorial,... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Funding Alternatives Change As Your New Venture Grows

  

  Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Questions To Test Your Aptitude As An Entrepreneur

  

  Currently there is no professional certification, or standardized testing, as there is for accountants and lawyers, to see if you are ready to tackle the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Business Lessons Often Ignored In The Heat Of Passion

  

  Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that their idea and passion are so great that failure is not a possibility. They relate quickly to one of the big... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Fear Of Failure Makes It A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

  

  People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Leadership Elements That Work In Today’s Business

  

  The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Stay Cool, Despite Team Members Who Annoy You

  

  In my career in business, I’ve found that the people you work with make all the difference. If everyone works well together, you all feel a sense of job... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Don’t Despair While Building A Sustainable Business

  

  Entrepreneurs seem more quickly frustrated these days when their “million-dollar idea” doesn’t turn into a sustainable business overnight. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Business Complexity Goes Up Dramatically As You Scale

  

  Most of the entrepreneurs I advise today are ready to declare success when they get that first surge of traction with a real customer. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Reasons Not To Make Decisions Today On Gut Instincts

  

  I still know some entrepreneurs who boast of simply following their gut instincts, rather than listen to anyone or any data, to make strategic decisions. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Strategies To Overcome The Fears Of A New Venture

  

  One of the biggest impediments to starting a new venture is the “terror barrier,” as popularized by Bob Proctor, a 75-year-old millionaire and world renowned... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Keys To Business Relationships That Lead To Success

  

  Investors invest in people, not ideas. Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader, not a brand. As an entrepreneur, you need... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Practices Reduce Risk In Even The Smallest Business

  

  In the last few years, I’ve heard more and more about a new type of small business, called a “micro-business” (or micro-enterprise). Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER