Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 8 Ways Your Local University Can Benefit Your Startup

  

  Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 9 Revenue Models That Can Keep Your Business Thriving

  

  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 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Of The Most Positive Plans To End Your New Venture

  

  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 26 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Relationship Strategies That Propel Your Business

  

  Unfortunately, people who are great at inventing things, and have high creativity, often don’t have strong interpersonal skills or interests. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 CEO Traits That People See As Strength Of Character

  

  As an angel investor in early-stage startups, I’ve long noticed my peers apparent bias toward the strength and character of the founding entrepreneurs, often... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Accelerants For Team Learning And Business Growth

  

  We all want opportunities to learn, experiment, and grow in our jobs, but most bosses and businesses tend to seek out and reward team members who already know... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize On The New Gig Economy

  

  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 20 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Benefits of Promoting Your Dream Before Building It

  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 19 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Early Indications Of Trouble Ahead For Your Venture

  

  As a company executive, or a business advisor, we have to always be on the alert for indications that your business, while looking calm on the surface, has... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways To Test The Depth Of A Startup Before Joining

  

  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 16 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Keys To Successfully Bootstrapping Your New Venture

  

  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 14 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 New Venture Strategies That Often Lead To Disaster

  

  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 13 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Key Successes Will Sustain Entrepreneur Inspiration

  

  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 12 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Leadership Practices That Violate Natural Instincts

  

  Even though we all know that success in business means taking risks on new and unproven innovations, we are still creatures of habit, programmed by evolution... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Steps To Due Diligence On Your Potential Investors

  

  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 09 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Tips To Improve Your Work Results and Satisfaction

  

  In my role as business advisor, I rarely find owners and founders who aren’t working hard, but I often find dedicated people who can’t seem to stay focused. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Tips On Honing A Culture Of Winning Through Focus

  

  Intuitively, many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that the key to faster growth and success is more products, features, and markets. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 4 Critical Stages Transform An Idea Into A 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 05 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Big Data Challenges For The Holy Grail Of Business

  

  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 04 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Ways To Pitch Your Innovation To Today’s Customers

  

  Every entrepreneur with a new technology tells me that his innovation will be industry-disrupting, meaning that it will render the existing technology... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER