ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

At the roundtable, five entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to me, and I interacted with them in our usual format, with active participation from the audience. First up, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, presented Freshdesk , a SaaS solution for multi-channel customer support including knowledge base and social CRM support.

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India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. In fact, I was pleased to even see an entrepreneur from Kolkata, India, the city in which I was born and raised. The business looks extremely promising and with proper execution, can become a sizable enterprise over time. Estate Lister.

Brazil 115

Brazil India Entrepreneur 115

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. The biggest mistake for most of these startups was not understanding that optimizing their business model for the 24 million people in the Australian market would not prepare them for the size and scale they needed to get to big. Outside the U.S. Trip 2 to the U.S.

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Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

And in 1M/1M, we're trying to short circuit their process of learning and maturing into successful, seasoned entrepreneurs by teaching them things that they need to know, and augmenting their rolodex (or lack thereof) by putting ours to work on their behalf to help recruit customers, channel partners, and investors. Rangrut.com.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

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. The Free Rider Problem. Also, Michaeline Daboul, from New Hampshire, pitched MMIS Inc. ,

Business Model 122

Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Gnosis India. Next Anuj Mishra with Gnosis India presented an idea of doing highly technical workshops (CAD, Robotics) for students all around India, including rural India. In today's India, people with high-end engineering skills are in high demand. I asked him to abandon this idea and find a better one.

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Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 115

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

It’s not easy being an artist or artisan anywhere in the world; however, it’s probably worse in class- (and caste-) conscious India. India’s artisan community – faced by high interest loans and mass-produced crafts from other countries – is in a state of extreme poverty and duress.

India 145

India New York Community Channel 145

The Startup Magazine

JULY 30, 2017

billion dollar market of business communication software. Its secret is a business model that focuses on providing a premium service using open source solutions, 90% cheaper than its competition, according to Eleconomista. Spanish startup Noysi has managed to penetrate the crowded and growing $67.4

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Open Source Spain Russia API 60

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

And finally, running subsidiaries and offices in numerous countries push business owners into overcoming mental barriers to global expansion. A globally distributed business model allows you to hire the best talent wherever in the world it is. Create a cohesive team.

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Distribution Global Agile Startup 145

ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

Pune has become a hotbed of product entrepreneurship in India, and I was curious to see what kinds of ventures are cooking there. Besides the fact that he is from London, I could not figure out why; instead of expanding the franchise in India, it makes sense to jump to London. On April 17, I was in Pune for a 1M/1M live event.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Everyone on my team is obsessed with the products, so it’s been fun managing the social media channels. I also had to deal with explaining my vision to developers in India and trying to find quality support on a budget. Thanks to Trina Albus, MAGENTA ! It wasn’t easy.

Los Angeles 48

Los Angeles Las Vegas Entrepreneur Phoenix 48

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Finding money online (principally online lending) has not seen the same level of explosive growth in the US, although in Europe and India there has been real growth in microlending (including “pay day loans”) from companies ranging from Wonga to SKS Finance. Real time web usage outpaces business models.

Internet 108

Internet eCommerce Advertising Flash 108

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

And they have channeled all this into whatever activity they could find outside of their home – sports, business, or …entrepreneurship. were born in India. of total entrepreneurs born in China and India is not even close to what entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley looks like. In the country of birth it says 0.6%

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Founder Silicon Valley RSS China 297

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

This partnership speaks to a core philosophy of the program where we encourage entrepreneurs to get as much customer validation as possible before raising too much money, use other people's channels if you can get to them, don't burn too much cash, and all that good fiscal conservative stuff. Photo by nosheep. Discuss.

Dilution 114

Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. However, as we know from the cable industry, subscription businesses can be very profitable over time. For a direct, enterprise sales business model, these thresholds are likely to be around $80,000-100,000 CMRR (approx. $1-1.2M Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Think of about the rise of Japanese Anime , Spanish Novelas , Korean Drama or the rise of Bollywood entertainment from India. British, India & Pakistani ex-pats on a global scale want to watch cricket. Websites like ViiKii have been created to create realtime translations of shows by fan-subbers have huge followings already.

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Distribution Audience Video Internet 386

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

20 – To Blend A Beautiful Business Model. I started my business with my fiancé because of our combined skills and experiences. When we blended together we were able to create a beautiful business model that has proven to be a success for us and our clients. Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Interestingly, three of the fastest rising brands – Amazon, Starbucks and Facebook – continued to disrupt their own business models. Consumers are everywhere and most companies have trouble reaching them if they focus only on digital or social channels. Disruption was one of the key trends in the 2016 rankings.

Small Business 48

Small Business Non-Compete Startup Social Media 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The rest can be outsourced to wherever (Estonia – Skype; someone mentioned digg above; you can even send this junk to India and get it with questionable quality). Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. Twitter is an excellent distribution channel for us. (B) How to get there.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis. India Israel. Roku Channel Store. Brian Rosenzweig. Bridgewater Systems. BRM Capital. Broadband TV. BroadLight. Bubble 2.0. BuzzMertrics. C-B4 PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS. IM Creator. imagine communications.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In 1M/1M, we offer a case-study-based online educational program, video lectures, and methodology, online strategy consulting at public and private online roundtables, as well as introductions to customers, channel partners and investors (pre-seed, seed, angel, VC, bank, alternative financing).

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Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116