Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 10 Investor Approaches To Avoid When You Need Funding

  

  Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Mindset Elements Required For Disruptive Startups

  

  One of the business ironies that many entrepreneurs have learned the hard way in the past is that ideas which are truly disruptive carry the highest risk of... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

  

  I’m not talking here about a small pivot. I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Keys To Success With An Employee Ownership Culture

  

  One of the lessons I have learned over the years as a business executive, and now as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is that if you really want employees who... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Rules For Business Success That Haven’t Changed

  

  In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Steps For Counseling Employees Who Need To Change

  

  As an advisor to entrepreneurs and new business owners, I’ve long observed that one of the toughest challenges is people change management in the team. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Ways To Give Now For A Future Competitive Advantage

  

  Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone. The new paradigm, driven by disruptive... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Tools To Drive You To Promote Yourself In Business

  

  Too many people, young and older, let their career and their lifestyle happen to them, rather than proactively making things happen based on their personal... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Keys To Migration From A Consultant To A Freelancer

  

  Being a consultant is a role that works with big companies, but I have found that it doesn’t get much traction in small businesses and startups. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Keys To Leading Your Team And Business To Success

  

  One of the realities of being an entrepreneur is that you have to keep learning and changing to survive. Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Smart Tips To Soliciting Friends And Family Funding

  

  It’s great to start with a big dream as you contemplate a new business, but finding the money you need takes more than dreaming. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Dream Team Members Will Energize Any Tech Startup

  

  In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Strategies To Isolate Smart Risks In A New Venture

  

  There is an old saying that good lawyers run away from risk, while good businessmen run towards risk. Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” In... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

  

  The market is changing so fast these days, and if you are not planning a solution today for tomorrow’s customers, you may be setting yourself up for failure... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Strategies For Regularly Reinventing Your Business

  

  Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on making change happen for customers that they forget that continually changing themselves and their company is equally... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How To Win Key Decision Points With Today’s Customers

  

  Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Strategies To Enhance Agility In The Face Of Change

  

  Most small businesses have now forgotten the last recession, and are back to “business as usual.” They don’t realize that business as usual is gone forever. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Take Your Idea To The Next Level With A DIY Prototype

  

  These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Myths That Kill Many Businesses Before They Start

  

  You don’t have to be a new venture advisor like me to hear all the excuses for not starting your own business. I’m sure all of you have friends who are not happ... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Guidelines To Assure Two-Way Customer Communication

  

  Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER