Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 5 Ways Today’s Market Allows Startups To Scale Faster

  

  As an active angel investor, I’m accustomed to hearing entrepreneurs pitch their expectation to quickly create a new dominant brand, based on their disruptive... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Business Today Needs More Focus On The People Aspect

  

  Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Unexpected Burdens That Come With Outside Investors

  

  As an angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and assume no strings attached. Would you d... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Lessons From Military Strategy For Entrepreneurs

  

  Winning customers as an entrepreneur in a startup has many parallels to a young army trying to penetrate some formidable new and unfamiliar territory. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Solution Differentiation Moves That Customers Love

  

  Every entrepreneur believes that their product or service is memorable, and that every customer will quickly see the advantage over competitors. Yet true produc... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Ways To Nurture New Venture Stock Into A Goldmine

  

  I’ll never forget that great sense of excitement I felt when I incorporated my first business, and realized that I was now the proud owner of 10 million shares... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Key Decision Points Highlight Great Venture Leaders

  

  Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Avoid Competitor Bashing In Your Pitch To Investors

  

  Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Strategies To Build Traction and Validate Your Plan

  

  As an advisor to many new venture founders, I often hear their frustration at being told by investors “I love your idea, but come back when you have more... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Tips For Success With Today’s Demanding Customers

  

  If you think your business has weathered the storm, think again. In addition to obvious economic challenges, the emerging generation of customers is determined... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Outsourcing Myths Jeopardize Too Many New Ventures

  

  These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Signs That The Age Of The Entrepreneur Is Here Now

  

  With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 New Venture Deliverables Put You Ahead Of The Crowd

  

  As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors neve... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Guidelines For Funding New Research & Development

  

  As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Elements Of A Mindset For Success In Your Business

  

  Maybe starting a new business isn’t your passion, but in these days of rapid change, where everyone is dealing with uncertainty, I believe that thinking and... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

  

  In my experience, the initial idea for a new product usually comes from a single entrepreneur, but the implementation plan for a new business requires a team, o... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Strategies To Capture Sustainability Opportunities

  

  As I have said many times, the cost of entry for an aspiring entrepreneur has never been lower, and the total wealth of opportunities has never been larger. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Hurdles For Going Public Through A Reverse Merger

  

  With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding.... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Startup Strategies To Minimize Cash Flow Disasters

  

  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 12 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Steps To Empowered Employees And Unstoppable Growth

  

  As a business advisor, one of the things I see most often as a drag to productivity and growth is employees who, despite their best efforts, can’t change... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 BUSINESS, CAREER