ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

First up was Brad Barrett presenting GrillGrate , a grill accessory with which Brad has built a year-to-date revenue of $400,000. Her upcoming campaign of reaching out to 100,000 moms will be one of the first concerted efforts to actually test her business model. GrillGrate. She wants to sell these products on her site.

India 114

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 114

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Siddhesh has already validated his business and is catering to home buyers, sellers, and brokers, generating revenues from advertising and sponsorships as well as brokerage revenue sharing. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. He wants to penetrate the Indian market.

Brazil 115

Brazil India Entrepreneur 115

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. The same applies to Malaysia, where our partner, the MAD Incubator, is in search of 10 good deals to put through the 1M/1M program. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

While the basic premise is compelling, and I am very interested in entrepreneurship opportunities in this area, the business model is flawed. The 1M/1M premium program offers entrepreneurs access to on-demand educational, business development and incubation resources and strategy discussions with me for $1,000 per year.

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Today, the telecom industry charges customers based on fixed price business models for data services. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. All three of today's roundtable companies will soon be featured on Incubation Radar.

Cloud 117

Cloud Fractional CTO Entrepreneur Bandwidth 117

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

Additional work in figuring out the precise go-to-market consumer, academic institution, or enterprise - each is a different business), and consequent business model and pricing model will help enhance the company's valuation. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Illinois 114

Illinois Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Chicago 114

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

As for business model, Jigar wants to sell services like refilling cards. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

India 119

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand 119

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

During today's roundtable, we worked with two entrepreneurs and also had a segment on our yearlong engagement with incubators around the world. The 1M/1M team has invested significant resources to engage with and understand the challenges of the Incubator industry around the globe.

Incubator 114

Incubator San Jose Silicon Valley India 114

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

It is much better to grow organically with revenue. Please remember, free is not a business model. a healthcare IT business for managing compliance requirements for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, recording transactions that involve payments to physicians. Cortese Design Bags. The Free Rider Problem.

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Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. September 11, 2008 2:06 PM Editor said. September 15, 2008 9:19 PM James said. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

I deliberately wrote a highly controversial series of articles in 2008 [ Death Of Indian Outsourcing ] to provoke a debate on the topic. I detected a major flaw in Kiran's business model assumption. Other discussions on India's need for product companies have also been equally controversial.

Entrepreneur 118

Entrepreneur India Technical Review Los Angeles 118

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we started off by discussing the pre-incubation procedure we are recommending with audience members from different parts of the world. This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

make so little use of the affiliate business model for monetization purposes? Please use the comments below to give your thoughts and analyses on why you think Twitter is not using the affiliate business model to monetize its immense traffic. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Affiliate India Nevada Silicon Valley 117

ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

Manoj is experiencing a long sales cycle of close to 12 months, but he has already created a sustainable company that has revenues and profits. He is exploring outside financing, but my concern is that unless the growth rate accelerates, this particular business may not fit the venture model.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

They make a lot of money, and nothing in Anuj's business model convinced me that these people have any interest or incentive to go around teaching, especially in rural India. Such OEM deals may cost him 50% of his product revenue, but would be the fastest way to reach a large number of customers, nonetheless.

Channel 115

Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

Nifty idea, but the business model is predicated upon selling merchandise that is curated from affiliate networks like Commission Junction. My question was around the size of the catalog that can be pulled together that will render affiliate commissions and will meet quality standards of this business.

Acquisition 115

Acquisition SEO San Francisco India 115

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Soren's answer is ambiguous, even though his value proposition and business model are relatively clear and well thought through. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Again, the issue of for-profit versus nonprofit came up. Who funds the solar panels? Who funds the operating costs?

Massachusetts 113

Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley 113

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Irit, however, needs to think through some of the details of the business model, pricing model, and positioning. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Even angels like to see some progress so that the length of red ink financing that is simply validation stage work doesn't happen on their watch.

Bootstrapping 124

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 124

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. He goes on to add, “Having revenue is even better, though not applicable to every startup … Passion, skill, vision and maturity really matter.&#

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80