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8 Tools That Every Entrepreneurs Should Use To Get Funding
By ajay at August 15, 2011 | 11:41 am | 0 Comment
8 Tools That Every Entrepreneurs Should Use To Get Funding 1. New approach to investing in young entrepreneurs FIG offers a pragmatic new approach to investing in young entrepreneurs.It would help you to build a professional business plan and provide you with the best resources to do so. It would also introduce you to their strategic partners who can give you more...
Leadership Tips For Entrepreneurs
By Martin at July 18, 2011 | 8:41 am | 0 Comment
True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places one at the front and not the rear. Yet many, many executives try to lead through fear and intimidation. This isn’t really leading at all. It’s pushing. Those of you with time in the military probably understand this concept well. In startups, leading from the front means that you are not afraid to more...
Reality Check For Startups
By Martin at July 14, 2011 | 11:43 am | 0 Comment
Most of the time, I’m all about providing encouragement and inspiration to entrepreneurs. They need it and they deserve it, because entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. But every so often, I try to give them a reality check, just to keep their feet on the ground and their nose to the grindstone. Many years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first more...
What is the secret of startup success?
By Martin at July 12, 2011 | 11:09 am | 0 Comment
I’m sure we have all seen entrepreneurs with high levels of passion and confidence touting an idea that seems to make very little sense to us. Of course, we never see ourselves in this mode, yet we need to recognize that all humans see reality differently through a built-in set of “cognitive biases,” based on their own unique background of experiences, training, and more...
IPO Tips For Entrepreneurs
By Martin at July 6, 2011 | 1:50 pm | 0 Comment
Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. Even though the Initial Public Offering more...
Why independence is most important for entrepreneurs?
By Martin at July 5, 2011 | 8:49 am | 0 Comment
For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. It’s the American dream that has been the goal of people in this country for over 230 years. If you are here in the U.S., I hope you are all able to take some time off this holiday weekend, to contemplate what you do, and why you do more...
Health Tips For Entrepreneurs
By Martin at June 27, 2011 | 12:29 pm | 0 Comment
Health Tips for entrepreneurs A couple of years ago, I saw first hand what can happen to a founder, and the business, when the founder practices unhealthy habits, such as working 20 hours a day. A typical “Type A” personality, with boundless energy and enthusiasm, she aggravated some previous health limitations until she was bedridden, and the business more...
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De-stressing tips for entrepreneurs
By Martin at June 24, 2011 | 10:57 am | 0 Comment
D-stressing tips for entrepreneurs One of the most common complaints I hear from entrepreneurs is that they are overwhelmed by the workload and stress of starting their company. Then there are the additional challenges of balancing the demands of family and friends. Having too much on your plate can turn your dream into a nightmare. Some people will tell you to more...
Find innovative people & nurture them for your startup company
By Martin at June 23, 2011 | 12:48 pm | 0 Comment
Entrepreneurs are usually highly creative and innovative, but many innovative people are not entrepreneurs. Since it takes a team of people to build a great company, the challenge is to find that small percentage of innovative people, and then nurture the tendency, rather than stifle it. A while back I read a book titled “The Rudolph Factor,” by Cyndi Laurin and more...
Who could be better entrepreneur, men or women?
By Martin at June 20, 2011 | 10:45 am | 0 Comment
Do you think men make better entrepreneurs than women, and why? I did some research on this subject a while back, and I found some interesting perspectives. Everyone seems to agree that women think differently than men, and run their businesses differently, but there is a lot less agreement on which styles are better or worse. First of all, it is evident that there are more...
Savvy investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage in your startup
By Martin at June 14, 2011 | 10:50 pm | 0 Comment
One of the toughest and yet most important questions you will be asked by savvy potential startup investors is “What is your sustainable competitive advantage?” Yet many entrepreneurs, maybe in their passion for their new product, gloss over this one, or even announce that they have no competition. Think about each of the three words for the full meaning of the more...
Launching cleantech startups? Then enroll at Greenstart for quick funding
By ajay at May 27, 2011 | 4:34 pm | 0 Comment
Are you working on any (green tech) clean tech startup company?Then here is a new platform(Greenstart) that you should check out to expand your startup. Greenstart focuses on cleantech startup companies that can validate their business model quickly and inexpensively. What Is Green Start: Greenstart provides seed funding, mentoring, and connections with fellow more...
Why entrepreneurs need to learn managerial skills?
By Martin at May 25, 2011 | 11:18 am | 0 Comment
Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10. It’s here that entrepreneurs must shift their thinking from tactical and operational, to strategic more...
“Financial projections” tips for startups
By Martin at March 24, 2011 | 2:18 pm | 0 Comment
Many entrepreneurs actually refuse to do financial projections beyond the first year, insisting that no one can predict the future. They need to realize that investors ask for projections, not merely as predictions, but more as commitments from the founder and his team. If you are not willing to commit, don’t expect anyone to back you. In reality, you need to set more...
Two-year US visa to any entrepreneur that can get a start up idea
By Vineet at March 15, 2011 | 6:13 pm | 0 Comment
Do you have any starup idea and did you get any investors yet? Yes? Then fly to US. How? US senenators are going to pass a bill for entrepreneurs.This bill would called as Startup Visa act. If it get passed then any entrepreneur with an idea can move to US easily. What he/she have to do is just find one investor who backs them. TOI reported: Two-year US more...
“Hot idea” For A New Business
By Martin at March 8, 2011 | 10:41 am | 0 Comment
Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. That’s why I often say that ideas are worth nothing, until they are put in the context of a business plan and real people committed to executing the more...
Are you good enough for entrepreneurship?
By Martin at March 4, 2011 | 9:46 am | 0 Comment
Making the decision to become an entrepreneur is a major commitment, with huge implications for skills and lifestyle. Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurship is right for you. An MBA or other academic credentials just don’t do it. Therefore, more...
Path For Entrepreneurs from innovation to revolution
By Martin at February 21, 2011 | 5:09 pm | 0 Comment
Great startups these days start with innovation, and then take it up a few notches to make it a revolution. An example is Google, who turned a new search technology into a tool that most of us couldn’t live without. As an entrepreneur, how do you know if you have the potential to innovate, and what are the steps to get from innovation to revolution? While digging more...
Learn how successful entrepreneurs approach risk
By Martin at February 17, 2011 | 10:22 am | 0 Comment
For true entrepreneurs, risk is viewed as a positive, with its implied challenge to overcome the unknown and hitting the big return. In fact, risk is an integral part of life, as well as every business, yet so few people learn to manage it properly, or even want to think about it. One way to learn is to understand better how successful entrepreneurs approach risk, and more...
Successful business model for your company
By Martin at January 30, 2011 | 5:59 pm | 0 Comment
You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green, or because their goal is to reduce more...
