Martin Zwilling
{{short description|American business executive and author (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Martin Zwilling
| image = Martin Zwilling Startup Professionals.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|19}}
| birth_place = Olney, Illinois, U.S.
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| nationality = American
| alma_mater = University of Illinois
| occupation = Software Developer,
former IBM Executive, | years_active = 1968–present
| spouse = Libby Zwilling
|children = 2
| website = {{URL|http://www.startupprofessionals.com|Martin Zwilling}}
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Martin "Marty" C. Zwilling (born November 19, 1945){{cite web|title=amazon.com author profile|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Martin-C-Zwilling/e/B0040ZJHA0|accessdate=2013-03-02}} is an American business executive, entrepreneur, and author.
Background
Born and raised on his family's farm near Olney, Illinois,{{cite book|last=Zwilling|first=Frank|title=The Family History of Frank and Mary Zwilling 1903 - 1977|year=1977|publisher=Frank Zwilling|url=http://zwillings.com/documents/index.html}} Martin Zwilling graduated from the University of Illinois (Champaign/Urbana) in 1967 with a degree in accounting and a minor in computer science.
Career at IBM
From 1967 to 1981, he worked for IBM in various locations, doing field sales and marketing, systems engineering, technical support for mainframe computers and applications design.
From Kansas City, he moved in 1981 to Boca Raton, Florida{{cite book
|title=Digital communications programming on the IBM PC
|author=Schwaderer, W.D.
|isbn=9780471890164
|lccn=lc83025978
|series=Wiley IBM PC series
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=accmAAAAMAAJ
|year=1984
|publisher=Wiley
|page=v
|quote=Finally, my thanks to Bob Stevens, Marty Zwilling, and Mel Hallerman in Boca Raton [...]
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to join the development team for the IBM Personal Computer division, where he worked directly with Philip Don Estridge. He led the IBM PC DOS development group and managed the relationship with Microsoft during the early 1980s.
Later he moved to the IBM Silicon Valley Lab to manage software development for a series of compiler and testing products. He finished his IBM career in 1997 as Director of a team developing reusable software components with IBM Global Services, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Angel investing and board membership
Zwilling has been a member of two angel investment groups: Arizona Angels[http://www.arizonaangels.com/ Arizona Angels] Angel Investment Group. and the Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF).[http://atif-az.org/ Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF)] Angel Investment Group. He is a board member at Callaman Ventures,[https://www.facebook.com/morriscallaman Callaman Ventures] Callaman Firm. an advisor to the Arizona State University Venture Catalyst Program,[http://asuventurecatalyst.org/p/ Arizona Venture Catalyst Program] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102023034/http://www.asuventurecatalyst.org/p/ |date=2013-01-02 }} Arizona Venture Catalyst Program. Executive in Residence at the Thunderbird School of Global Management,[http://www.thunderbird.edu/ Thunderbird School of Global Management] Thunderbird School of Global Management. and member of the advisory boards for several start-up companies in the area.
Bibliography
He has published over 500 articles on Forbes,[https://blogs.forbes.com/martinzwilling/ Articles published by Forbes] 2010-2013. The Huffington Post,[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-zwilling/ Articles published by The Huffington Post] 2010-2013. Young Entrepreneur,[https://web.archive.org/web/20120505235947/http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/author/guest_marty/ Articles published by Young Entrepreneur Forum] 2012-2013. Harvard Business Review,[http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/04/make_your_competition_work_for.html Article published by Harvard Business Review] 2010-2011. his blog, and other online publications[http://gust.com/angel-investing/startup-blogs/author/martinzwilling/ Articles published by Gust Blog] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211141638/http://gust.com/angel-investing/startup-blogs/author/martinzwilling/ |date=2013-02-11 }} 2011-2013.[http://www.scottsdale.com/column/Startup-Professionals-Musings/20 Articles syndicated by Scottsdale.com] 2012-2013.
He has published two books, Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?{{cite book|last=Zwilling|first=Martin|title=Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?|year=2010|publisher=Startup Professionals, Inc.|isbn=978-0984051502|page=402}} and Attracting an Angel: How to Get Money From Business Angels and Why Most Entrepreneurs Don't.{{cite book|last=Zwilling|first=Martin|title=Attracting an Angel: How to Get Money From Business Angels and Why Most Entrepreneurs Don't|year=2012|publisher=Startup Professionals|isbn=978-0985493301|page=143|author2=Joe Bockerstette}}
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Category:American business executives