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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. That's why, I advised Gio to keep going with further execution on his business and build more revenue traction. In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

A lot of money can be made with this product, and Rajan needs to build it without any outside capital - that is, with customer money - that is, with revenue - for a long while yet. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

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APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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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. The same applies to Malaysia, where our partner, the MAD Incubator, is in search of 10 good deals to put through the 1M/1M program. Incubator photo from Geograph. Discuss.

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APRIL 1, 2011

At today's session, first up, Ramkumar RS from Chennai, India, presented Mango DVM , an innovative solution to turn vendors of illegal, grey market music to legal distributors using a combination of mobile apps and media server technology. Ramkumar has made certain pricing model and delivery model assumptions that are yet to be validated.

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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. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here. Photo by nazreth. Discuss.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 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. About Sramana Mitra. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. Discuss.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Interesting technology, and I will be working with him to build a comprehensive go-to-market strategy as part of the premium program. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can register for the next roundtable here. Photo by duchesssa.

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MARCH 17, 2011

I also suggested that Ashni focuses on funding science, technology and engineering program students, since there is so much energy today around America's role in the world, and whether the country is losing its edge in science and technology. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here. Discuss.

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JUNE 2, 2011

During today's roundtable, we worked with two entrepreneurs and also had a segment on our yearlong engagement with incubators around the world. The 1M/1M team has invested significant resources to engage with and understand the challenges of the Incubator industry around the globe. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

What appears clear to me today is how fundamentally the Internet is changing business processes, and the advent of nifty social media tools and technologies that plug into core business processes like lead nurturing are a powerful force. The next event will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 8:00 AM (PDT), register to attend here.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

He also wants to build optimization technology to make the delivery process - today managed largely by hand - better optimized. Over time, Ankur will be in a position to solve this with technology, but for now, human intervention is just fine. Upwardly mobile consumers, I am sure, would welcome a service like Delyver. Discuss.

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APRIL 7, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. 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.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I recently wrote a blog post that I believe is worth pointing out in the context of the strategy roundtables: VCs, Angels, Incubators, Accelerators - What Are You Doing With Your Rejects? I'd like to hear from venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators on this topic. His firm invests in four. CricketWeekly.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. Also, an Incubation Radar profile on CrowdEngineering explains more about this very, very cool company doing crowdsourced customer support. Photo by nosheep.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

The revenue in 2012 was $16.4 Sramana Mitra is the founder of One Million by One Million (1M/1M), a global virtual incubator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. Jana now has over 70 full-time employees, most of them based out of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

IDES Technologies. Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. In addition, I took Rohit through a discussion on a possible OEM strategy that could result in a significant revenue ramp relatively quickly. All three of today's roundtable companies will soon be featured on Incubation Radar.

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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.

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MARCH 3, 2011

It would be a good idea to explore what part of their technology could be used to deliver what Nitie wants to offer. We also had two other entrepreneurs who are working with the William Factory Incubator in Tacoma, Washington. You can read more about athenahealth here. Wise Mind Studios LLC. Happy Grasshopper. Discuss.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Also, Kimbra Orr with Kimbra Studios presented an interesting business selling photo jewelry that is already at $750k revenue. Most incubators, accelerators, or angel groups won't be willing to work with the smaller TAM businesses. Kimbra Studios. Kimbra has just started some OEM relationships. Photo by ant_c54. Discuss.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

It is much better to grow organically with revenue. 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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Roi Patterson from Sherbrooke, Canada, presented my3P.com , a motherhood and apple pie concept for solving the world's problems - from teaching teens how to build lawn mowing businesses to teaching government agencies how to do economic development to teaching businesses how to perform better to being a feeder to incubators. StyleShop247.com.

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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. 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.

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MAY 26, 2011

This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce. She, however, has framed the business model as a franchise, whereas in my opinion, this is a technology licensing and services business. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For the private lounge and the video lectures in the curriculum, we're using a new online video conferencing technology called ViVu. Advanced Dental Technologies. Qualitas Technologies. Raghava Kashyapa then discussed Qualitas Technologies , a system integration company in India focused on the industrial automation market.

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JUNE 9, 2011

After all, the technologies (especially Internet related) we're working with these days are a lot less complex than what the generation that produced bear chips and networking related innovations in earlier decades worked with. And you can sign up for the 1M/1M premium program here. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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MAY 12, 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. And you can sign up for the 1M/1M premium program here. Photo by svilen001. Discuss.

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JULY 21, 2011

The 1M/1M affiliate program will create additional revenues for some, and for some, this could be their first decent revenue option. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. About Sramana Mitra. Money photo by epSos. Discuss.

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MAY 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. You can register for upcoming roundtables here. Discuss.

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OCTOBER 14, 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. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.). process in detail.

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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. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can register for the upcoming roundtables here. Discuss.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

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. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

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MAY 6, 2011

And audience members were suggesting local incubators that they want to bring in to the 1M/1M program, which was also great! She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Made my job infinitely easier, I must say. Discuss.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

He needs some knowledgeable and credible people to validate that the technology for which OBM already has issued patents, works, or at least has the potential to work. It is not possible for financial investors to gauge the viability of this technology without some help from scientists and researchers. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Very little by way of technology has been applied to the problem thus far. Note: There are technology limitations, which were discussed to some extent at today's roundtable, and quite possibly, the solution is a somewhat manual one. We have discussed the topic of technology product companies from India on my blog for many years now.

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MARCH 10, 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. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here. Discuss.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Kelly's business has already done about $150,000 in revenue in 2010, which tells me that she has successfully validated at least some of her assumptions. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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