Posts Tagged ‘Marty Zwilling’
Where to Find the Most Angels to Fund Your Startup
Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. That means they need to know you, or someone they trust who does know you.
Read More Pick the Entrepreneur Lifestyle Alternative for You
You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. What are the alternatives that will give you the independence you crave, and challenge your business acumen?
Read More Entrepreneurs Need Experience More Than an MBA
I don’t have an MBA. I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around.
Read More 5 Logistical Steps for Startups Seeking Investors
Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors way too early.
Read More 10 Skills an Entrepreneur Needs to Get Things Done
Getting things done effectively in a startup requires total individual and team accountability. You can’t afford excuses and multiple people doing the same job.
Read More Entrepreneurs Must Not Confuse Action with Results
Too many entrepreneurs confuse actions with momentum and results. We all know someone who repeatedly tells us how “busy” they are, when it’s hard to see what they get done.
Read More How to Balance Business Risk Versus Opportunity
There is no real business opportunity without risk. Serious entrepreneurs know that, but too many “wannabes” still fall for that elusive dream of a get-rich-quick scheme with no risk.
Read More 8 Ways to Tell if Your Startup is Ready to Innovate
What sparks paradigm-shifting innovation in any business? It’s a special mix of entrepreneur and company, regular in every respect except for having the courage and foresight to make an idea happen that was supposed to be impossible.
Read More 8 Key Questions to Expect in Investor Due Diligence
If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask.
Read More Entrepreneurs Should Rollout Local But Plan Global
New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.
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