Global, Massachusetts, Silicon Valley and Startup

For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Arizona Montana

When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Arizona Montana

4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Las Vegas Arizona Montana

Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Las Vegas Phoenix Montana

Global EIR and Silicon Valley Bank Funding Match

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 13, 2017

Today Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced their support for Global EIR , a cause for which I care deeply. As you may know, over breakfast in 2015 Jeff Bussgang and I launched Global EIR with the hope of advancing the startup visa effort on a local and state level after it stalled in Congress.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Matching Global Boston

How To Find The Best City For Your Type Of Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Phoenix Montana

Ranking — And Understanding — The World’s Top Startup Hubs [Video]

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

New research shows Silicon Valley still rules the startup world. Startups based in the region stretching from San Francisco to San Jose raise more funding, make more money and have smarter people than startups in any other place. Sure, Silicon Valley is far and away the strongest startup region anywhere. (See

Chile

Chile Silicon Valley Los Angeles Video

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Should those entrepreneurs who have built their business elsewhere move to Silicon Valley to raise money? Since 1M/1M is a global program, we have many entrepreneurs in various parts of the world who are building interesting businesses, and trying to determine how best to interface with the ecosystem that exists in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Malaysia India China

Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a business lawyer working with startups in technology and digital media every day, I’m fortunate to have a front-row seat as entrepreneurs create value out of thin air. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google. The Startup Visa movement is aimed at a pain point that is near and dear to my heart.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. Globally, this is a much larger number. The entire startup ecosystem is interested in the 1% of entrepreneurs who are fundable, have already defined strong market opportunities, and are already well on their way.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Outsourcing is spreading at a frantic pace today with a global footprint and players like oDesk and eLance have made it very easy for companies to connect with outsourcing vendors. Photo by Alexander Mooij. Discuss.

India

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica. Words To Live By.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

It is no longer Silicon Valley's exclusive domain. To celebrate the occasion, the 1M/1M initiative is inviting a dozen 1M/1M premium members from all over the world to step in front of the camera to share their entrepreneur journeys -- their ups and downs and next steps -- as inspiration for other startup entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Ireland India Entrepreneur

1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Making Money From Blogs

ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by 7rains. Discuss.

India

India Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Affiliate

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

India

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Dedicated To Steve Jobs, Reinforcing Mission To Restructure Capitalism

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. on a global scale.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley India San Francisco Entrepreneur

Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I know Silicon Valley and the MBA types look down upon lifestyle businesses. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Well, I don't.

Valuation

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While there may be initial grants that launch businesses and get them off the ground, philosophically, we believe that a model of self-sustaining development is the key to a stable global economic system. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

India

India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts

Strategy Roundtable: Do Not Spray and Pray

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

With enterprise customers, this would result in tremendous exit barriers, making sales cycles long and involved, which a small startup will find hard to withstand. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Tags: StartUp 101.

India

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs - Silicon Valley: The Next Renaissance

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

And the third was a discussion on Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. 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.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts

Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by thesaint.

Cloud

Cloud Fractional CTO Entrepreneur Bandwidth

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Menlo Park and The Silicon Valley Renaissance

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. Silicon Valley photo by Franco Folini.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator

Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Talented Entrepreneurs

Professor VC

JANUARY 18, 2017

With a lot of uncertainty regarding immigration policy in the days ahead, we are really excited to be launching a Global Entrepreneur in Residence program at San Jose State, where immigrant entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to build their companies on campus. However, the benefits expand well beyond the ivy walls of the campus.

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Colorado

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Do Your Homework First

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

In fact, this is the fastest and most efficient entrepreneurship education system you would be able to access to rapidly fill the gaps in your understanding of how to bring a startup to market. The world we live in today is truly global, and I am proud of the 1M/1M initiative's ability to support this global business network.

Brazil

Brazil India Entrepreneur

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

Spain

Spain Entrepreneur India San Francisco

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With TiE Chennai

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

TiE Chennai organized a Startup Super Day, during which I delivered the keynote address followed by a live strategy roundtable. Almost a thousand SaaS/cloud startups have been launched over the past decade, and in each niche there are opportunities for concept arbitrage using this basic formula. At 11 a.m., Discuss.

India

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by nazreth. Discuss.

Illinois

Illinois Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Chicago

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) , an educational and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by duchesssa. Discuss.

Advertising

Advertising SMS Entrepreneur Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by takatuka.

Cloud

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Entrepreneurs Are Maturing

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 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, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by barunpatro.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur India Technical Review Los Angeles

Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

Texas

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas

The Best Places Worldwide to Start Your High-Growth Startup

Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Do you want to start a high-growth startup business? cities to start a business in for 2016 ), you will need to focus more on access to angel and venture capital funding, business incubators and accelerators, and a climate that is supportive of startups. Silicon Valley, California, USA. AngelList Silicon Valley.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Silicon Valley New York City Seattle

The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Incubators, too, helped flood the markets with even more startups, and AngelList played its part too. A name like 500 Startups says it all. Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems.

Technical Review

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria

The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. The bad news is that Israeli startups are struggling to scale. For good reason: A tiny country of only 8 million people — 0.1%

Cofounder

Cofounder Technical Review United States

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Investors And Incubators Need To Look At Pre-Incubation

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. Incubator photo from Geograph. Discuss.

Incubator

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur

On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

A similar pattern exists for venture capital funding: In 2020, just three regions — the Bay Area, New York, and Massachusetts — accounted for 70%+ of total venture funding in the U.S. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford. Furthermore, as of 2016, the U.S. Federal government.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Premium Lounge Sneak Preview

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

ViVu is also a startup (funded by DFJ, and seed funds Inventus Capital, Quest Venture Partners, and Amidzad), and true to our philosophy, we're using the 1M/1M program to give them visibility. It is very much my intention to provide similar visibility and customer access to a large number of startups through 1M/1M. Photo by svilen001.

Startup

Startup India Silicon Valley Incubator

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With MAD Incubator, Malaysia

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia. At present, ISA has a set of pilot clients and is toying with the idea of going global. global market a strong channel through Silicon Valley.

Malaysia

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Nonprofits And For-profits

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Soren Harrison, from Boston, Massachusetts, presented SolSolution , a solar electricity venture whereby his company places solar panels on the roofs of schools, generates electricity, sells it to the schools, as well as back to the grid, and takes advantage of the federal rebates, incentives, etc. SolSolution. Photo by svilen001. Discuss.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Continued International Participation

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

Last week, they won Microsoft's Indian Startup Challenge grant of $40k. 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. Discuss.

India

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable: Find High Velocity Channels

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by wax115.

Channel

Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Twitter, LinkedIn - Why Not Affiliates?

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Also, folks, remember, the Microsoft India Startup Grant application deadline is May 31. 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.

Affiliate

Affiliate India Nevada Silicon Valley

Strategy Roundtable: Convert Potential Competitors to Partners

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. Photo by mjamesno.

Partner

Partner Belgium Portugal Bootstrapping

For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Trending Sources

4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Global EIR and Silicon Valley Bank Funding Match

How To Find The Best City For Your Type Of Startup

Ranking — And Understanding — The World’s Top Startup Hubs [Video]

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Making Money From Blogs

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Dedicated To Steve Jobs, Reinforcing Mission To Restructure Capitalism

Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

Strategy Roundtable: Do Not Spray and Pray

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs - Silicon Valley: The Next Renaissance

Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Menlo Park and The Silicon Valley Renaissance

Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Talented Entrepreneurs

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Do Your Homework First

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With TiE Chennai

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade

Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Entrepreneurs Are Maturing

Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

The Best Places Worldwide to Start Your High-Growth Startup

The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Investors And Incubators Need To Look At Pre-Incubation

On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Premium Lounge Sneak Preview

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With MAD Incubator, Malaysia

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Nonprofits And For-profits

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Continued International Participation

Strategy Roundtable: Find High Velocity Channels

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Twitter, LinkedIn - Why Not Affiliates?

Strategy Roundtable: Convert Potential Competitors to Partners

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