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OCTOBER 6, 2011

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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. on a global scale.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Zendesk is heavily financed by Benchmark and Charles River and has 10,000 customers. Outsourcing is spreading at a frantic pace today with a global footprint and players like oDesk and eLance have made it very easy for companies to connect with outsourcing vendors. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. For the first time in history there are Israeli companies scaling up successfully as global market leaders, and the ecosystem is evolving to support them. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. And along the way, if necessary and appropriate, she can raise financing with a vastly more validated business. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You then become dependent on outside financing, and that is a slippery slope. It is very expensive to scale operations in multiple cities, and there is absolutely no chance of VCs financing yet another Groupon look alike without serious traction. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. I said, no. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? Whichever direction you go, please do not assume that some VC is going to finance you during this phase. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

Jeu is trying to figure out his financing options, and the majority of the discussion today was around target market, product roadmap, and monetization models, which are the factors that would drive investment strategy. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. The site's unique visitors are at about 600,000 per month.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Benson's business needs $500,000 to get off the ground, buy a machine, and meet the operating expenses, and he primarily came to discuss his financing options. My assessment is that this is not a traditional venture financing type deal. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As a result, the expectation is that you have to figure out a way to get to some level of momentum on your own (by bootstrapping) or with small doses of angel money - "drip financing" so to speak. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Gnosis India.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Earlier, of course, we covered AngelList at length , also a crowd sourcing venture in the angel financing space, and this week, we have covered SecondMarket , which is powering Facebook's private market capital raising. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. peerbackers. Money photo by epSos. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

It is currently evaluating options and strategies for growth and the possibility of additional financing. I like the idea, but to go from idea to financing, there is a long road for Adarsh to travel still. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Today's discussion was largely about those options. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

New Global Markets. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. David is talking to major banks to validate his assumptions. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It is, however, too early for financing. 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Nonetheless, in the last couple of years, the flow of first-time entrepreneurs who come out with the misconception that Entrepreneurship = Financing has not abated. Folks, please understand a simple point: Business schools, when they teach you entrepreneurship, teach you about financing. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

He is exploring outside financing, but my concern is that unless the growth rate accelerates, this particular business may not fit the venture model. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

I recently wrote an article on this topic, calling all EDA entrepreneurs to build $5 million to $10 million to $20 million cash businesses that are self-financed, bootstrapped, and built organically. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Read EDA Entrepreneurs: Build To Enjoy.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In 2012, finally, we will see the first major crop of Indian entrepreneurs playing on the global stage. I can say this with confidence based on my first hand experience mentoring a number of serious and promising Indian product entrepreneurs in the 1M/1M program, one of which, Freshdesk, has just raised financing from Accel Partners.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At present, ISA has a set of pilot clients and is toying with the idea of going global. Well, you can't really go "global" without a go-to-market strategy that evaluates different markets, and assesses the competitive positioning in each of them. global market a strong channel through Silicon Valley. Math-Quest. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

You have to finance the period of traffic building that is pretty much red-ink financing. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

He is looking to raise money now, but I must say, his financing strategy made me cringe. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011). Source GigaOM ]. -

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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