ReadWriteStart

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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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

With industries from banking to transportation being transformed and, in some instances, undermined by new business models and technology, executives are smart to wonder, “Are we next?” For example, if a chief executive officer manages the daily operation, a chief entrepreneur heads up innovation efforts. Not, ‘what's the technology?’

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

My finance career began with a long commute and a cramped cubicle. But, you can be sure that as an entrepreneur, each day will be loaded with new possibilities to challenge yourself, be innovative, and learn something new. The post 27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses appeared first on Hearpreneur.

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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. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Estate Lister. ServiceSutra.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

That’s why I set out to start my own health-tech company, an online pharmacy called Honeybee Health, that used a direct-to-consumer model to give patients access to affordable medications without insurance or middlemen. Now that my new career is in the personal finance industry, I’m helping women tame their money.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

We held a workshop of stakeholders and explored names inspired by a variety of approaches (provenance, roots of our technology, etc). Freeze drying is an incredible technology that leaves fruits nutritionally as intact as when they were ripe. I am originally from India but have been away from the country for almost 16 years.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

An entrepreneur should pick this one up ASAP. Charge-back accounting solution for large enterprises deploying cloud technologies. This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. Sequoia has financed them. Rajeev wants to build a BPO firm in a place called Bolpur in West Bengal, India.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I know that many, many entrepreneurs are feeling dejected because of investor rejections. From what I have seen, this is one of the few companies that can cross the elusive billion dollar mark in due course. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. Statisco Economic Analytics. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

During this week's roundtable we had a group of entrepreneurs from the Pune Open Coffee Club gather at the offices of Persistent Systems to participate in the roundtable together. First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Google Adwords advertising.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

I think that later stage valuations are frothy (for reasons I explain below) while earlier stage valuations are starting to stabilize from previous highs (with the exception of the superstar serial entrepreneur) - turns out scaling in a sea of competition (both startup and entrenched) is not so easy. Technology ubiquity.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

a Site Finds Love in India : Ignighter was in the TechStars Boulder 2008 class. Daniel, Adam, and Kevin have pivoted around a few times and ended up creating the fastest growing dating site in India – from their office in Manhattan. Every entrepreneur should read it. Click through to whatever interests you.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Now, as for today's entrepreneurs, first up today was Hardika Shah presenting Mesoloan, a small enterprise loan program for Indian entrepreneurs in the $2,000-$20,000 loan size bracket. This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. One partner takes on a business role and the other takes responsibility for technology.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

This week's One Million by One Million roundtable was our 75th session, and we worked today with three entrepreneurs from the Midwest region of the United States. The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had three niche e-commerce entrepreneurs and two e-commerce infrastructure entrepreneurs. I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. Then Dhana Cohen pitched TheNextBigZing.com where she has collected various merchants with video reviews of products. GrillGrate. JCLABoutique.com.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. Last month the National Venture Capital Association released a survey which reflected investor’s optimism on high-risk startups, and gave every indication that VCs would continue to invest, particularly in IT, mobile, and cloud-based technologies.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. As you may know, 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing, get rejected.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Series Seed Financing Documents. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Series Seed Financing Documents : 1 Reblog. In reviewing these documents on the term sheet, last item, how is the term "double trigger" defined. SeriesSeed.com. Blog Archives. Reblog (1).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

During this week's roundtable we discussed an area that deserves a serious look from entrepreneurs: Rural BPO. Today, I invited entrepreneurs to come up with ideas, apply the 1M/1M methodology to it, and come discuss with me at these roundtables. I call it drip-financing. In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. Girls in Tech. Ad Serving Technology.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 30, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Performing tasks you could pay someone else $6 to accomplish is a foolish use of an entrepreneur's time. You are now an entrepreneur. Introduction. What is a Virtual Assistant? And the cost is negligible. Case Studies.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

The last 40 years have seen an explosive adoption of new technologies (social media, telecom, life sciences, etc.) Not only are the number of new technologies and entrants growing, but also increasing is the rate at which technology is disrupting existing companies. Figure 1 : Five technology revolutions source: Carlota Perez.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some interesting companies and a lot of fundraising discussions, and I will review them shortly. Before I do, however, I want to talk about a thumb rule that I'd like to propose to entrepreneurs about raising money. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. more in Tech. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » |. The Wall Street Journal. My Journal.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. With a low barrier to entry and a growing demand, it is an appealing business for eager entrepreneurs. This is based on advancements in health care infrastructure in India and China, as well as a rapidly aging Japanese population. Technological upkeep and maintenance.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. As the son of entrepreneurs, it’s in my blood to create a business for myself. Start our FREE Business Blogging Course!

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Given the lag in GAAP revenue recognition, the Q4 09 revenues are indicating an increased productivity in Q3 2009 (we have unfortunately to look backward due to the GAAP revenue recognition model), but the trend is very encouraging. mba india. Finance Dissertation Help. Finance Dissertation Proposal. thanx and good job.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Essentially, we got here by entrepreneurs having too much of a good thing. And because capital requirements are lower, entrepreneurs are holding onto more ownership, making it a lot easier to flip your company for less than, say, $30 million and become very rich. More cash equals more entrepreneurs who get to start companies.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Pitch to your advisors, to US entrepreneurs, to your colleagues, wife, what not. Several entrepreneurs tend to agree with that. On the other side I’m sure that every entrepreneur “must look for his Wall Street&# and if it’s Silicon Valley, he must move the company HQ there. They also do foreign companies.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

In that presentation, I said that Seed is not the first round of financing any more and that K9’s investments were mostly “pre-seed”. The founders of these funds are entrepreneurs in their own right and every entrepreneur has an innate desire to make things grow. There is too much capital coming into tech investing.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. We love a good entrepreneurial success story – entrepreneur as protagonist overcomes obstacles and builds a thriving, successful company (and become wealthy while doing so). No separation between the technology organization and the product organization.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Deutschland. » More.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Throughout its history, BVP has funded some of the worlds most talented entrepreneurs, helping them to build their businesses and dominate growing markets. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2019

As this idea that purpose can only be purpose, if it’s service, if it’s feeding the lepers in India, if it’s sacrificing the shirts off for a back. I’ve been an entrepreneur. I mean I’m an entrepreneur too, right? You and I are entrepreneurs. I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. Sixty-three percent of startups currently scaling up are run by Israeli entrepreneurs with prior founding experience.

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