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How Many Key Leadership Principles Do You Practice?

Creating and building a business is not a one-man show. It requires a team effort, or at least the ability to build trust and confidence among key players, and effectively communicate with partners, team members, investors, vendors, and customers. These actions are the hallmark of an effective leader. Behind the actions are a set of […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
2 Jun 2013
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Is Connecting People a Business Model? I Doubt It.

Is connecting people a business model? I don’t think so. Connecting people is what happens when the entrepreneur gets recommended to the investor, or group of investors. It’s an introduction. In some cases it’s a door opener. And it can seem like the connection leads to investment that might not have happened otherwise. The startup […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder and CEO , Palo Alto Software
28 May 2013
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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

People with money to invest have choices. How do you as an entrepreneur with a new idea get to be one of those choices? Initially, you may be able to rely on friends and family to put you on the top of their list, but eventually you will probably need real professional investors (Angels and […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
26 May 2013
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8 Reasons All Angel Investor Money May Not Be Equal

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. The entrepreneur’s tendency to be in a huge hurry to obtain the funding can end up being disastrous, and play into the hands of these less scrupulous […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
20 May 2013
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6 Strategies for Transforming Ideas Into Results

Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. That has always seemed strange to me, since the magic is supposed to be in the ideas, and […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
13 May 2013
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