ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Today she is operating at a 30,000 feet level, and I am concerned that unless she gets down to earth and develops more granular and specific strategies, she will not get anywhere. Her upcoming campaign of reaching out to 100,000 moms will be one of the first concerted efforts to actually test her business model. PowerStores.in.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2017

There were some debates at the MIT conference on where we were in blockchain development vs the internet (is it 1960’s or 1990’s?). The core of the talk was to explain how decentralized technology is the next generation of what we saw develop with the internet. I’m not sure that this is the right way to frame it.

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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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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Well, 1M/1M is focused on helping businesses generate $1M in annual revenue, whatever be the nature of the business. We see a lot of businesses that can be characterized as social enterprises, ranging from education to rural development businesses. Also, the business model for the business is unclear.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

It is particularly satisfying for me to work with these entrepreneurs because I have long believed that India needs to diversify out of pure labor arbitrage. Other discussions on India's need for product companies have also been equally controversial. I like this business very much, and believe it can be a large, and important company.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 13, 2017

There were some debates at the MIT conference on where we were in blockchain development vs the internet (is it 1960’s or 1990’s?). The core of the talk was to explain how decentralized technology is the next generation of what we saw develop with the internet. I’m not sure that this is the right way to frame it.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Doing so requires creating a hybrid business model, one that prioritizes the need for innovation while keeping in play the best aspects of operational excellence — for example, its focus on relentless, constant improvement. Unfortunately, Toyota diluted that system in its drive for global expansion and global sales leadership.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

While today’s generation may be relatively prosperous, the country’s one child policy is beginning to take its toll; smaller numbers of the next generation will have to support a much more massive pool of aging citizens just like in the so-called developed countries. What can we do? Turpin was named president of IMD in July 2010.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world. Don’t jump in blindly. Brands vs. The Hottest Markets?

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups by giving them access to a range of Microsoft software at free or discounted prices. They are a major sponsor of several accelerator programs, including Startup Weekend ; Global K-Startup , which “aims to help Korean startups go global,” and 10,000 Startups in India.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Today's roundtable was jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP) and the 1M/1M program as part of the former's Global Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the student-run e-cell. Today, at IIT KGP, we caught a glimpse of some of the budding heroes of 21 st century India.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

Socioclean already has about 25,000 users, and has good interest from a dozen colleges and universities who want to offer white label solutions through their career development offices. Being a domain expert in the biomedical field, and not having much experience in marketing and sales, Satish is hitting the wall on business development.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world. Don’t jump in blindly. Brands vs. The Hottest Markets?

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Globalization and resulting economic prosperity has created more wealth around the world. Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars. Or so it seems. Technology ubiquity.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Big business seems dead set on eliminating small business and government regulation is consistently making it more challenging to live the American dream. Thanks to Bruno Pešec, Pesec Global ! #14- We watched as they pivoted in their businesses, but realized people are pivoting in their lives as well.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

However, 1M/1M is a development economics project. Let me remind you again: 1M/1M aims to reduce infant entrepreneur mortality: 600,000 companies go out of business every year in the United States. Globally, this is a much larger number. The crux of the discussion revolved around segmentation and business models.

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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. ,

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

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. Why not go further, develop more valuation, customer experience, and really, deeply validate the business? Next comes the topic of angels.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

from a trip to India and spoke of places with pigs and cows roaming around and no plumbing. But I did write a letter to Indira Gandhi, then prime minister of India, in 1982 before my first trip there. And how much of it was based on luck, and how I could easily have been that child in an orphanage in India.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world. Brands vs. The Hottest Markets?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Prior to Sisu, Yarina founded a medical device non-profit working with rural mobile clinics in India. and Indian companies.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. percent from 2014 to 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. It can, however, be easy to overlook the importance of small businesses like the Chatuchak stallholders, not just to their surrounding communities but also to the wider national economy. A world of possibilities.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2022

Growth-minded businesses are always thinking about global expansion. If you have a clear objective about expanding globally it becomes a lot easier to take your business overseas. There are several advantages associated with the expansion of business overseas if it is done properly. Improvement in profit margins.

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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.

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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. This is a question I would like to address to you guys as well. Don't miss it!

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

I was able to have a mobile application for iOS and Android developed and ready for launch with advertisers lined up. I was working with only my savings for a budget and still working full-time as a global director. I also had to deal with explaining my vision to developers in India and trying to find quality support on a budget.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. Nifty idea, but the business model is predicated upon selling merchandise that is curated from affiliate networks like Commission Junction.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The global prevalence has jumped as well, going from 108 million adults worldwide in 1980 (4.7 They’ve developed an oral insulin technology for insulin dependent diabetes patients. which is based in Hyderabad, India, was part of the team that developed oral insulin formulation during Ph. million Americans.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

In our Business Incubator series of interviews, we have invited many leaders from the industry to come share their best practices and challenges with us. We have also facilitated open discussions on Why Do Business Incubators Fail and Incubator Business Models , which turned out to be animated, active and extremely constructive discussions.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

And it also applies to many different parts of the United States where startup activity is still a relatively small portion of economic development. The business model Adarsh is proposing is a per lead compensation structure, which seems perfectly reasonable. Healthcare e-Market.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on. Photo by nosheep. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Soren's answer is ambiguous, even though his value proposition and business model are relatively clear and well thought through. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Again, the issue of for-profit versus nonprofit came up.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Entrepreneurship for the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are both optimistic and achievable. To succeed, we will need innovation that is both original and deployed at global scale. the business models to sustain and grow. It’s a great privilege to be here with you today.

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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.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

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