2021 Competition Customer Mentor 
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2021
In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always looking around the corner for the next big thing. Find folks who are customer-centric and sensitive to competition. Find people who enjoy being problem solvers.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 30, 2021
The most effective leaders marshal existing resources and incent people to create innovative yet competitive solutions. A community requires two-way communication and respect – including advisors, partners, and customers. True leaders don’t let their ego or competitive nature create a façade. The time to get started is now.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 29, 2021
As a long-time business advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I consistently find that the most thriving businesses are people-centric, and those team members create the best processes, rather than the other way around. People-centric leaders realize that the right motivated and accountable people are their real competitive advantage.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 16, 2021
As a mentor, I’m regularly frustrated by people who try to cover their lack of confidence with ego and arrogance , rather than working on the base issue. Show that others are an inspiration, not competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/01/2021. Never degrade others, including competitors.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 15, 2021
As a long-time business advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I’ve always been impressed with the few who seem to always come out ahead, no matter what the challenge. Your strengths are your real competitive advantages, so focus on them. Deliver value to your customer, to accrue value in you.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider. Valuations were a measure of success.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
With some coaching and mentoring from other leaders, I was able to do it myself, so I know you can do it too, by committing to the following strategies: Train yourself to always look for positives, not negatives. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/12/2021. Write down your top 5 core values and review them often.
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