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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

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. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

It is much better to grow organically with revenue. Michaeline is a 1M/1M premium member, trying to make decisions around fund-raising versus growing organically using channel partnerships. In 1M/1M premium, we do invest in certain companies on a revenue sharing basis and create channel partnerships with one or more of our partners.

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Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

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JUNE 9, 2011

The first was our usual entrepreneur strategy discussion. In my experience, wealth managers often refer experts to their clients and Ankit could position his service through that channel. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner. To train a channel, understanding the use cases is crucial.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts 113

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JULY 16, 2012

Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. Others, such as Loosecubes, are looking for a more consistent stream of revenue by switching to a subscription-based model. A woman in Massachusetts rented her vehicle to a RelayRides customer, who was killed in an accident after hitting another car. And the money is nice, too."

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

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MAY 12, 2011

Vrushali is moderator of a forum for technical documentation professionals and gets a lot of her clients through that channel. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Discuss.

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APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. Also, the business is primarily on CD-ROMs right now, but the good news is that the CD-ROM product is selling and generating revenue. The good news, again, is that this business is generating revenues. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion.

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Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we discussed an important topic that many entrepreneurs are facing. Google PPC is a key channel for customer acquisition for many e-commerce and online businesses, yet keywords have become quite competitive, and the costs of campaigns for certain keywords tend to be extremely high.

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PPC Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator 114

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MARCH 3, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we put a special focus on entrepreneurs in the northwestern part of the United States, and we had three presenters, all from Washington. We also had two other entrepreneurs who are working with the William Factory Incubator in Tacoma, Washington. Wise Mind Studios LLC. Social Pulse.

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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. go-to-market strategy, and I advised him to try to recruit a channel partner like SuccessFactor or Taleo with major presence in the talent management space. Discuss.

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India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

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JANUARY 6, 2011

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. As usual, then, I worked with three entrepreneurs working on specific businesses. John already has a couple of customers, and needs about 50 customers to get to $1M in annual revenue.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

At today's roundtable, we discussed three major trends and opportunities for 2012 and also worked with an entrepreneur from Europe. Our audience of readers is full of entrepreneurs. And what do entrepreneurs do? And to engage effectively with them, we need to reach them through all those various channels. Social Contacts.

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Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

They will now be leveraging the 1M/1M-Persistent channel to go to market in the United States. I have long been a champion of Indian product companies, urging the entrepreneurs to think beyond labor arbitrage and outsourcing.

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Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley Massachusetts 114

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Then, she can start doing partnerships with fraud management system vendors and use their channels to sell, perhaps. Rick is looking at Medi-Code as an investment opportunity from his angel group, and Rohit is the entrepreneur. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

As for the entrepreneur pitches, first up today was Bhupendra Kanal with InRev , a social CRM analytics company. Jimmy already has about 65 customers and about a million dollars in annual revenue. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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Senegal Nevada Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 117

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

One of the entrepreneurs presented a business idea that sounded like a business-to-consumer concept, but as I peeled the onion, it turned out that the business was really a business-to-business concept. Here I had an entrepreneur telling me with a straight face that he was leaving the most basic business decisions for the investors to make.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

To get started, I suggest you take a look at three videos messages: To Entrepreneurs , To Investors , and To The Media. It is clear to me, after doing these coaching sessions for over two years, that entrepreneurs need a lot more training on positioning and go-to-market.

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Startup India Silicon Valley Incubator 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

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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. Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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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. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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