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8 Elements Of Ownership Thinking And Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Smart business owners realize that no returns occur without some investment and risk. Use metrics and data to quantify progress and return. Unfortunately, continuing to perform without collecting business data or measuring customer metrics is a recipe for failure. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/8/2023

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8 Tasks To Prepare You For Starting Your Own Business

Startup Professionals Musings

We all see reports of venture capitalists who invest millions in new businesses, but be assured that these investments come only after you have a proven base business, and have a case for scaling it quickly. Define key metrics to measure progress and success. Use comparable metrics for managing team member results.

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6 Strategies To Anticipate And Survive New Entrants

Startup Professionals Musings

Most business metrics I see compare current performance to your own previous experience, rather than your performance compared to industry standards and competitors. A leader that does not invest in the future has no future. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/11/2023

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Transforming Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t fail to develop the proper comprehensive metrics for assessing how you and any partners are doing in terms of value creation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/9/2023 Most great business leaders, including Jeff Bezos , maintain a key internal team to study and implement the next steps.

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8 Indicators Of The Innovation Focus In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Maturing proficiency with innovation metrics. The organization is heralded as an example for others, and stakeholders reward the growth potential with a higher valuation and increased investment funding. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/10/2023 This requires dedicated resources of both time and money.