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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Entrepreneurs Are Maturing

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It is particularly satisfying for me to work with these entrepreneurs because I have long believed that India needs to diversify out of pure labor arbitrage. Other discussions on India's need for product companies have also been equally controversial. I like this business very much, and believe it can be a large, and important company.

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Strategy Roundtable: Do Not Spray and Pray

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Brad has had some success in working with retailers as well, but I advised him to be careful about the cash flow management. Then Dhana Cohen pitched TheNextBigZing.com where she has collected various merchants with video reviews of products. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

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It turns out that in my Vision India 2020 book, I have a similar project called FDBI. Her market penetration plan is to start with India, and she wanted to know what kinds of options/connections we could provide. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. million financing round for.

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

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She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. 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. OrangeScape.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

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From what I have seen, this is one of the few companies that can cross the elusive billion dollar mark in due course. The offering is a managed service, priced at $7,000-$10,000 for a one-time setup fee and a $2,500-$3,000 per month maintenance and services charge. Is it inventory risk that Statisco manages well?

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Do Your Homework First

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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. Up last, Leandro Telles from Brazil, pitched ledface , a knowledge management technology company that still needs a business strategy.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

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First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Some examples include Flipkart and Redbus in India, and Freshdiet in the US. Vin proposes to build a restaurant search, reviews and ratings site for the Malaysian market catering both to tourists and locals.