ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

Meanwhile, financing the company will be quite challenging, and I advised Satya to manufacture parts based only on signed contracts and advances against orders, to avoid getting into an inventory-rich, working capital-poor situation. These resellers buy devices from the U.S. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions. Hardika intends to build a financial institution focused on this segment with financing from social entrepreneurship oriented venture funds like Unitus. million financing round for.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

First is that there are, perhaps, a thousand people in the world of entrepreneurship who know what they are doing when it comes to dealing with issues like financing, positioning, market sizing, customer validation, customer acquisition and other seemingly obvious topics that all entrepreneurs need to deal with. Please try to understand why.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Sequoia has financed them. Bolpur is home to the Viswabharati university, as well as several other small engineering and professional colleges. But when I found out that Rajeev is a computer engineer, I suggested to him to build a cost-effective SEO services firm, which would be more interesting.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Zendesk is heavily financed by Benchmark and Charles River and has 10,000 customers. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My assessment is that this is a good company that should be able to raise money at this point. Photo by nazreth. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Statisco Economic Analytics. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. JCLABoutique.com. Jeanne's positioning needs a lot of work.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Our discussion today was largely around her financing strategy, and one of the key milestones that I probed her on was: What does it take to get a validated customer? Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. Clearly, it can go much further, and Hicham is trying to decide whether he grows organically, or raises outside financing. The business is already profitable with $2.9 million in revenue.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Cristina currently has a couple of large customers in pilot mode, and is starting to show metrics on how much improvement IDES can deliver over existing analytics engines. All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. 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. I said, no. It is much better to grow organically with revenue. Cortese Design Bags.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

And in comes the Google App Engine as Google's offering in this context. Well, it turns out that to port long tail productivity apps to Google's App Engine is a somewhat cumbersome job, and requires a lot of custom development. Building new apps is also not as simple. Enter OrangeScape. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The company is profitable and has so far raised only $400,000 in friends and family and angel financing. At this point, he can grow organically and leverage channel partners and other creative modes of non-equity financing and preserve equity as much as possible. Jimmy asked if he should be raising money at this point.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. And that is what I advised J.J. Photo by yirsh.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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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. In today's India, people with high-end engineering skills are in high demand. Gnosis India.

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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

MAY 26, 2011

Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That's like selling your prized assets for nothing in a flea market. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

That means that less than 1% of the entrepreneurs who apply succeed in getting financed. I have a fundamental observation to make here that seems to be lost in the noisy universe of entrepreneurs' obsession with fund-raising: Most companies should not raise external financing. His firm invests in four. That's a 0.21% hit rate.

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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. Qualitas Technologies.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It is, however, too early for financing. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It's a decent concept, and we discussed nuances of how the logic will flow. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2011

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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Roundtable photo by Jim Linwood. Discuss.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

As you know, we strongly believe in trying to get to customers and channel partners as early as possible and even using that as alternative financing , rather than beating the pavement looking for equity capital without adequate validation - a path that yields a 99% rejection rate. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We have to work on that! Financial Consulting Service.

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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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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Ledface is not ready for financing, even though that was one of their first questions. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

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