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. Discuss.

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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 119

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand 119

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.

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ReadWriteStart

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. I know Silicon Valley and the MBA types look down upon lifestyle businesses. Tags: StartUp 101. Value Of Insight Consulting, Inc.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

First up was Brad Barrett presenting GrillGrate , a grill accessory with which Brad has built a year-to-date revenue of $400,000. 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. Tags: StartUp 101. GrillGrate.

India 114

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 114

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. could be your companion.

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Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Massachusetts needs money. These days, every state is looking for ways to scrape out more revenue for failing budgets and costly infrastructure projects. So, the Massachusetts “Tech Tax” was born. It was a vaguely written and a potentially harmful burden to startups in and around Boston. And then walked away.

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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.

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Spain Entrepreneur India San Francisco 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Siddhesh has already validated his business and is catering to home buyers, sellers, and brokers, generating revenues from advertising and sponsorships as well as brokerage revenue sharing. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. Overall, I saw several promising businesses. Photo by peapodsquadmom.

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Brazil India Entrepreneur 115

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 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

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.

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Illinois Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Chicago 114

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2016

One of the best things about setting up a startup these days is that nothing is out of bounds thanks to the Internet. Why not set up camp in one of the following cities that are thought to be best for startups? Boston, Massachusetts. It seems that Silicon Valley is no longer the place to be, and new startups are moving out east.

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Boston Romania Silicon Valley Finland 100

ReadWriteStart

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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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 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. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Tags: StartUp 101. Photo by thesaint.

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Cloud Fractional CTO Entrepreneur Bandwidth 117

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.

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Advertising SMS Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

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. Discuss.

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Entrepreneur India Technical Review Los Angeles 118

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.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

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. 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. Discuss.

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Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

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.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

billion to work across 731 financing deals with US startups, a 50% increase over Q1 2009. To me, this indicates that venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for business, but they are clearly moving away from early-stage (pre-revenue) deals. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups.

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Venture Capital Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley Massachusetts 123

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

The site has 11 million page views a month, and Jeu expects 2011 revenues to be about $250k. The revenue models need to be revisited, and the customer acquisition strategy as well. Last week, they won Microsoft's Indian Startup Challenge grant of $40k. The site's unique visitors are at about 600,000 per month. Discuss.

India 115

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Jimmy already has about 65 customers and about a million dollars in annual revenue. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Senegal Nevada Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 117

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%

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Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

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.

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Startup India Silicon Valley Incubator 113

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It makes the following observation: When I first talked about the 1M/1M program, I had observed the need to contain the immense infant entrepreneur mortality prevalent in the startup ecosystem. If you look at the numbers of super angels in Silicon Valley, they are even scarier. His firm invests in four. That's a 0.21% hit rate.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Idaho Entrepreneur 116

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.

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Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley 113

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. Also, the business is primarily on CD-ROMs right now, but the good news is that the CD-ROM product is selling and generating revenue.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

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. Tags: StartUp 101.

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Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 115

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.

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ReadWriteStart

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. I also advised him to apply for the Microsoft Startup Challenge grant in the cloud category. Today, the financial picture of a CCS is updated only once a month in a batch process. Discuss.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rick Holdren and Rohit Saxena then discussed Medi-Code , an integration solution for small hospitals (up to 150 beds) and small physician practice groups ($5 million to $20 million annual revenue) to connect with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a requirement of the healthcare regulatory changes coming in 2012. If possible, of course.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 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.

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Incubator San Jose Silicon Valley India 114

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

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. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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Poland Argentina Oakland Entrepreneur 126

ReadWriteStart

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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by svilen001. Discuss.

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San Francisco Entrepreneur Silicon Valley India 125

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Also, Kimbra Orr with Kimbra Studios presented an interesting business selling photo jewelry that is already at $750k revenue. She is a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and strategy consultant who writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is the author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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PPC Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator 114

ReadWriteStart

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

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Acquisition SEO San Francisco India 115

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Then Greg Snead, also from Tacoma, discussed Orbiter , an RFID venture that is moving along quite nicely, having clocked more than $700,000 in revenue last year. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Happy Grasshopper.

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