Martin "Marty" C. Zwilling (born November 19, 1945) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, and author.
Background Born and raised on his family's farm near Olney, Illinois, 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 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 AngelsArizona Angels Angel Investment Group. and the Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF).Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF) Angel Investment Group. He is a board member at Callaman Ventures,Callaman Ventures Callaman Firm. an advisor to the Arizona State University Venture Catalyst Program,Arizona Venture Catalyst Program Arizona Venture Catalyst Program. Executive in Residence at the Thunderbird School of Global Management,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,Articles published by Forbes 2010-2013. The Huffington Post,Articles published by The Huffington Post 2010-2013. Young Entrepreneur,Articles published by Young Entrepreneur Forum 2012-2013. Harvard Business Review,Article published by Harvard Business Review 2010-2011. his blog, and other online publicationsArticles published by Gust Blog 2011-2013.Articles syndicated by Scottsdale.com 2012-2013.
He has published two books, Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? and Attracting an Angel: How to Get Money From Business Angels and Why Most Entrepreneurs Don't.
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