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6 Success Mistakes Often Made By Serial Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some key insights that I and others have collected for mature company leaders, as well as serial entrepreneurs. As an angel investor, I expected startups to have a passion for their solution, but also to have done the market research and customer validation to size the real opportunity. You and your friends are not the market.

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7 Key Practices for Entrepreneurs Tackling Leadership

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Most of the entrepreneurs and business owners I work with recognize that they must occupy and practice a primary leadership position , but many will admit that they are not thriving in this role. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/18/2022. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor.

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8 Keys For Transforming An Innovation Into A Business

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As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 9/16/2022.

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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You

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The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle. As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Remember that investors tend to fund entrepreneurs, not ideas. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/24/2022.

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6 Tactics To Ensure Your Team Is Happy And Productive

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Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. Research also shows that when team members are happy at work, they are better collaborators, work to common goals, and are more innovative.

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10 Key Business Domains Where ‘Big Data’ Looms Large

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Scientific research in overdrive. Data has long been the cornerstone of scientific discovery, and with ‘big data’ -- and the big computing power necessary to process it -- research can move at an exponentially faster clip. The Human Genome Project, which took 13 years, could now be completed in hours. Data is the new weapon of defense.

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6 Sources Of Purpose To Drive Business Success Today

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In my work with entrepreneurs, I have concluded that finding and communicating that purpose is often more important than the solution offered. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/23/2022. I urge you to share your purpose early and highlight it in every strategy.