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7 Keys To Keeping Your Business Agile And Competitive

Startup Professionals Musings

He lived the philosophy that companies must be paranoid in order to survive, and continually disrupt their own markets to prevent overrun by competition. That means making sure you are utilizing coaching and mentoring, as well as training to keep up with changes in technology and the marketplace.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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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. It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete. Ask Xi or Putin how that’s going for them. Valuations were a measure of success.

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5 Ways To Make Innovation A Priority In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I call this linear thinking , and it’s a sure way to be ultimately overrun by your competition. One way to do this is to nurture mentoring relationships with experts in other disciplines, as Bill Gates did with Warren Buffet. You need to see these as opportunities for growth and a chance to get ahead of competition.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the things I’ve learned over my years as a business mentor and investor is that life isn’t fair when it comes to succeeding in business. Use friends and mentors with extensive experience to gauge both. The key is to keep learning, from mentors, books, and online. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/15/2022.

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6 Ways To Reinforce Team Behavior For Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

A little competition for results is always a good thing. The next step is to provide mentoring and training, as well as your support and confidence to take on more challenging assignments and responsibilities. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/3/2022.

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5 Business Growth Drivers Facilitated By A Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more.

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10 Ways To Make Your Own Luck Driving Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

As with most investors and advisors, I always look first at some key personal characteristics and leadership strategies that I find often make you a more likely survivor and winner in the highly competitive world of businesses, both new and mature. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/2/2022.

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