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Willingness to take a risk is the hallmark of a serious entrepreneur. That’s why one of the first questions that potential investors ask is “How much of your own money, and friends and family, have you put into the new business?” If you won’t risk yours, you won’t get investors to risk theirs. Read More

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It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. More executives, or Read More

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It’s sad when the startup is “successful,” but the founder still feels totally unsatisfied. I see it happening all the time. The business is a winner, but the family or other relationships are broken by the stress. Or the entrepreneur started down this path to be their own boss and change the world Read More

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Entrepreneurs Need to Sell Themselves as the Brand

Entrepreneurs Need to Sell Themselves as the Brand Avatar Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 86 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on February 21, 2013 8:07 pm
The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. New technologies are everywhere today. People have seen so much that they are blasé, or actually fear pure technology. They Read More

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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, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this Read More

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For most new high-tech products, the first customers are always “early adopters.” The conventional wisdom is that early adopters are the ideal target for new products, to get business rolling. I see two pitfalls with any concerted focus on early adopters; first, the size of this group may not be as Read More

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Myths Prevent Entrepreneur Thinking About Employees

Myths Prevent Entrepreneur Thinking About Employees Avatar Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 89 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on February 21, 2013 12:28 pm
Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” m Read More

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9 Entrepreneur Lessons Not Taught in the Classroom

9 Entrepreneur Lessons Not Taught in the Classroom Avatar Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 90 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on February 17, 2013 8:07 pm
Entrepreneurship is all about leading – leading customers to a new product or service, leading a startup team to peak performance, and leading a new business to the market opportunity, while providing maximum return to stakeholders. Most entrepreneurs feel they have innate leadership talents, but s Read More

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10 R’s of Motivation Every Entrepreneur Should Know

10 R’s of Motivation Every Entrepreneur Should Know Avatar Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 91 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on February 19, 2013 4:31 pm
One of the keys to maximizing the productivity of your team, as well as yourself, is motivation. It has been estimated that the average team member at any given time works at less than 50% of his capacity. Thus mastering the art of employee motivation could double your chances of success over the a Read More

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7 Steps to Achieving Entrepreneurial Lifetime Goals

7 Steps to Achieving Entrepreneurial Lifetime Goals Avatar Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 92 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on February 18, 2013 6:58 pm
Successful entrepreneurs are usually hard-driving, and highly focused on some specific goals, like being the dominant player in a given domain, or the low-priced provider of their product. Yet other entrepreneurs will talk for hours about all their ideas, and how they intend to change the world, bu Read More

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