Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2020

For example, most professional services and consulting startups today are led by more experienced professionals who worked in business for many years before they decided to strike out on their own with their own brand of solution to a commonly seen requirement. You also know when to say no, and don’t try to solve every problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked for the magic that has made Amazon the world's most valuable brand , from a total unknown only twenty years ago. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/12/2019. My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Why doesn’t this product or service already exist?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Auto engines that burn hydrogen are a great technology, and would appear to be a great business, but getting service stations around the world and new safety legislation has already taken decades. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/11/2019. Smart leaders learn from their mistakes, and don’t repeat them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. For inspiration, I recommend you watch a few episodes of the Shark Tank TV series, where entrepreneurs pitch their wares, looking for an investment and national visibility for their product or service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs had many faults, but he was perhaps best known for his marketing slogan “ Think Different ” and his commitment to a vision of new and better products, inspiring consumers to demand products and services they never even knew they needed. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/16/2019.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. In collaboration with Marshawn Lynch, the cofounders are planning on making cell phone service free. AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

Building a mission into a business By the time Valence launched in late 2019, the team had built the necessary systems and technology to seamlessly engage and onboard the community?—?not You can hear more about the importance of mentoring from Kobie Fuller, Valence advisor James Lowry, and John Legend?—?yes, yes, THE John Legend?—?in

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