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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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors
Angel investors are still the lifeblood of early-stage startups, despite the surge of activity in crowdfunding and an increasing early interest from venture... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
4 Initiatives To Hone A Business Innovation Mindset
Why do a few entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, seem to come up with all the real innovations, while the majority of business leaders seem stuck in... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Ways To Keep Your Focus On Execution After The Idea
Every startup begins with an idea, but from that point forward, it’s all about execution. Founders soon learn that customers only spend real money for... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Ways To Sustain Top Performers In Your Business
Every business wants and needs top performers, but most entrepreneurs and executives assume that if they hire and train the smartest and most experienced people... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Hone Leadership Skills
Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their knowledge of a new technology or required service. Developer skills are... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Startup Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make Again
The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. In fact, investors recognize that founders... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Bold Growth Strategies For Visionary Entrepreneurs
To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem. Once they achieve that initial traction, the focus... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Startup Strategies To Gain From Your Limitations
As Clint Eastwood once said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Every new entrepreneur soon realizes he or she has some big ones, but very few figure out ho... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
9 Practices Make You A More Effective Communicator
Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know? It’s really the perception of the recipients that... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School
Crowdfunding is the hot new vehicle for raising money to support your entrepreneurial efforts, with over 1,250 website platforms around the world to help you,... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Steps To Profitable Strategic Business Decisions
Most entrepreneurs are so overwhelmed by the day-to-day challenges of their business that they rarely take the time to work on longer-term strategy (they work i... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Ways To Turn Entrepreneur Failures Into Success
If you can’t deal with failure, then the entrepreneur lifestyle is not for you. Don’t believe that urban myth that all you need is a good idea, a little fun... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Ways To Survive And Prosper Around Negative People
They stifle their own occasional negativity in front of the team. We all get frustrated when the economy turns against us, investors can’t be found or a custome... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
8 Big Business Tenets That Don't Work For Startups
As an advisor to many startups, I often see business principles espoused that may make sense for a large and established business trying to foster innovation bu... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Indicators Of Employee To Entrepreneur Potential
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and having graduated from a big company myself, I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Ways To Use Analytics To Supercharge Your Business
Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. By contrast, predictive analytics uses data... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Setup Steps To A Compelling Startup Presentation
The average length of a funding pitch to Angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
7 Keys To The Right Decision The First Time, Every Time
Every entrepreneur has to be a decision-maker, even with information overload, emotional employees, angry customers and competitors hovering from every... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Investors Love To Fund Solutions That Are Scalable
Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. But what does that really mean? Read more
Posted on 14 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER -
10 Answers That Make Your Startup Plan Investable
What is the business problem you are solving? This may seem obvious, but I still hear too many “solutions looking for a problem. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER