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7 Keys To Keeping Your Business Agile And Competitive

Startup Professionals Musings

He lived the philosophy that companies must be paranoid in order to survive, and continually disrupt their own markets to prevent overrun by competition. If you find yourself being surprised by new competitor offerings and customer demands, then perhaps you are not paying attention. Demand and reward speedy analysis and execution.

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5 Business Growth Drivers Facilitated By A Co-Founder

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Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more.

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8 People And Process Skills Required In Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

All businesses these days are too complex to be one-person shows, so you need all the complementary held you can find to keep up with customers and competition, fill your expertise gaps, and scale the market. They mentor each other, and seek out experts in domains outside their current expertise and experience.

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5 Keys To Breaking Through Success Barriers At Work

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Don’t be hesitant to use coaches, mentors, and other resources to test and improve your image by others, and your perceptions of business realities and biases. The business world today is very competitive, and customers are more and more demanding. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/10/2022.

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5 Reasons Why You May Not Want To Grow Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

But the more you get involved with mentoring and training, the less time you have to enjoy the creative process. Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/22/2022.

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7 Key Practices for Entrepreneurs Tackling Leadership

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This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage. Be prepared to create and train a dedicated support group that can keep up with your now larger and growing install base of demanding customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/18/2022.

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10 Ways To Make Your Own Luck Driving Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

As with most investors and advisors, I always look first at some key personal characteristics and leadership strategies that I find often make you a more likely survivor and winner in the highly competitive world of businesses, both new and mature. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/2/2022.

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