It seems like every entrepreneur I meet these days is quick to proclaim themselves a visionary, expecting that will give more credibility to their startup idea, and improve their odds with investors. In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the
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Why Every Entrepreneur Needs A Startup Co-Founder
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2875 days ago
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7 Ways to Keep Your Customers Begging for More
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Made Hot by: problogger78 on June 20, 2016 12:25 pm
For too many small businesses, customer service is still seen as a “burden.” Entrepreneurs don’t realize that this burden is actually costing them over $200 billion in repeat sales, according to a recent study by the W. P. Carey School of Business. The report also indicates that customer problem ex
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How To Make Digital Marketing Excel For Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2878 days ago
Made Hot by: JoshRed on June 17, 2016 3:26 pm
Too many entrepreneurs still believe that “if we build it, they will come.” With today’s overload of information from digital as well as conventional sources, even the best new solutions and services won’t get traction without real marketing. Digital marketing is the cost-effective place to start,
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7 Creative Strategies for Marketing Your Startup on a Tight Budget
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Made Hot by: namaserajesh on June 17, 2016 2:48 pm
Boostrapping builds character. There are endless ways to finance your ideas, but there’s nothing like marketing a startup with a modest budget to encourage innovation. Limited funds give you an excuse to flex your creative muscle and truly share your vision with the world.
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Even Social Entrepreneurs Need Profit to Meet Goals
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2880 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on June 16, 2016 9:28 am
It’s very fashionable these days to declare yourself a social entrepreneur, working for the good of society, the environment and a better life. Most social entrepreneurs don’t like to talk about making money, but often they still ask for help finding investors. As an adviser, I have to tell them th
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How To Talk About Competitors And Gain Credibility
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2881 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on June 15, 2016 9:58 am
Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements to their own team, to investors, and even to customers. This approach only makes these important constituents question your integrity, intelligence, and your understanding
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Startup Founders Can Learn From Reality Television
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Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on June 14, 2016 10:27 am
As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Yet
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Are You Selling Solutions Through The Right Channel?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2883 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on June 13, 2016 9:56 am
Even the best products and solutions won’t go anywhere unless you sell them through the right channels. For example, if you watch the TV show “Shark Tank,” you will remember several entrepreneurs with specialty products doing well online who want money to move into big box retail. They usually get
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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2885 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on June 11, 2016 1:51 pm
One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup. They don’t realize that according to statistics, more than 90 percent of satisfied entrepreneurs use bootstra
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Follow These Steps For Your Next Job After A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2887 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on June 9, 2016 10:46 am
Startups don’t last forever -- they either mature into sustainable businesses, get merged into another business or acquired, or sadly join the 50 percent or more that fail in the first five years. Very few startup founders even want to stick around for the long haul, since their passion and experti
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