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• 7 Success Principles From Internet Millionaires

  Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. The reality is that if you build a business y

  by MartinZwilling - June 08, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: How to Reverse an Entrepreneur Downward Mood Spiral

  

  A “downer” is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge, and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. No matter how smart or experienced this person may otherwise be, things must change or they will

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities

  

  Companies today are paranoid, afraid that even their friends will steal their business. Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. But remember that “dancing with the wolves” can also ge

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Attributes of a Real Entrepreneur That Run Deep

  

  Business success begins in the mind of the startup founder and his team. A winning startup is a team of entrepreneurs who build and run the business as an extension of who they are, rather than some extrapolation of the Google or Facebook model.

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Sure Signs That a Good Startup is Going Bad

  

  Most entrepreneurs start their company with the highest of ideals, and wouldn’t dream of building one with a culture of indifference or downright unethical behavior. Yet all too many succumb to the pressures of survival, driven by demanding investors in a

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: Mind the Gap Between a Good Idea and Good Business

  

  Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. That’s why I often say that ideas are worth noth

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Hidden Reasons Why Investors Say Come Back Later

  

  New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. Certainly a non-viable business should be not fundable, but many viable businesses are also not fundable. Thus when an investor declines your funding request, you need to curb your anger

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: What Does a Startup Have To Do To Get Noticed?

  

  The space for startups is more crowded than ever. First of all, it’s now international, so you have startups from every country in the world competing for your customer’s attention and their business. Then there is the Internet, delivered through every me

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: Innovation to an Existing Business Can Limit Risk

  

  If you are an entrepreneur starting a business for the first time, I recommend that you find a product concept that is already accepted and improve on it, rather than tackling that ultimate disruptive technology. Notice that I’m not suggesting that you st

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012

• Startup Professionals Musings: Investors Reject Plans With No Clear Business Model

  

  For survival, the objective of every business should be to bring in revenues which exceed their costs. Even non-profits have to do this to cover overhead costs, unless they rely totally on donations. Yet I continue to see business plans, or even talk to f

  by MartinZwilling - June 07, 2012