ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 2011

In my post Making Money With Blogs , I have articulated some of my thoughts on the subject and presented some possible models that would enable blogs and small media properties to sustain themselves with a proper revenue framework. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

We have done almost 90 roundtables so far and, based on this extensive experience of learning directly from entrepreneurs about their core issues, 1M/1M has just launched a new assessment tool for entrepreneurs. This strikes me as yet another entrepreneur who needs a tightening of his segmentation big time.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I know that many, many entrepreneurs are feeling dejected because of investor rejections. In How To Defend Your Dream Against All Odds , Alex and I explore the company's journey to $200 Million in revenue, while their VCs wrote them off. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their biggest business failures and here are the inspiring responses. #1-Hiring 1-Hiring inappropriate council.

Entrepreneur 55

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their biggest business failures and here are the inspiring responses. #1-Hiring 1-Hiring inappropriate council.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! The second part of the year has seen a lower flow of blog posts, but part of my 2008 resolutions are to remedy to this shortfall, so be prepared for a strong 2008. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ▼ 2008. (11). Cracking The Code. Add RSS feed.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. As Abhishek Rungta from Kolkata pointed out today, "Entrepreneurs do not work out the details of their ideas." Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners what their side hustles are and here are the responses. #1- I don’t feel comfortable sharing exact revenue numbers but it’s now making me more than $1,000 per month. My background comes from owning my own photography business when I became an entrepreneur back in 2008.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

At the final roundtable, we worked with just two entrepreneurs and then spent the rest of the time on Q&A, which in itself was interesting. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

In fact, they generated $100k in revenues over the last year, since they first pitched at one of our roundtables. Effectively, Sunil is speaking to a trend that I have been discussing recently on my blog that companies like Groupon are pointing at: revenue sharing with merchants for providing marketing services.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

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. I deliberately wrote a highly controversial series of articles in 2008 [ Death Of Indian Outsourcing ] to provoke a debate on the topic.

Entrepreneur 118

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They remain entrepreneurs. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. On day one there are no customers to lose, no revenue and profits to decline.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They remain entrepreneurs. . Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. On day one there are no customers to lose, no revenue and profits to decline.

Azure 120

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

An entrepreneur should pick this one up ASAP. This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Taariq Lewis, the founder of Voluble, is a 1M/1M premium entrepreneur. We invited entrepreneurs considering joining the 1M/1M premium program to the Stanzr chat room and did a one-hour Q&A session. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

1M/1M will be working with Microsoft in helping entrepreneurs prepare for these grants. Next week, the 1M/1M roundtable will focus on entrepreneurs in East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

India 119

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand 119

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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

Over the years, we've had entrepreneurs from all over the world attend and pitch, and I'm delighted to see that we're propagating the methodology and the platform far and wide. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. I believe that.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. While there was an occasional bad apple, the public markets rewarded companies with revenue growth and sustainable profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession way back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus. Of course, relevancy doesn’t work if you don’t have a winning business model.

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ReadWriteStart

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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. On Saturday, April 9, 2011, I arrived in Chennai at 3 a.m.

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. revenues while large caps are trading at 6.4x. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. What happened?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". Perhaps I need to rethink that. What follows in this story is pretty laughable: ".venture

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. Huge downturns have a real impact on the revenue line of start-ups and therefore the pressure on valuations. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 21, 2017

It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 It was March 2008. Image Credit: Ray Higdon.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 22, 2008 The three drivers of growth for your business model. Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. Choose one.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 15, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, January 15, 2010 Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Harvard Business Review) The next part in the series I am writing for Harvard Business Review is online. This time, Im discussing the challenge for corporate CFOs and VCs alike in holding entrepreneurs accountable. Read the rest here.

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Hockey Stick San Francisco Entrepreneur Lean 105

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I started a career in real estate in 2008 (when the market was crashing). I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. 22 – To Help People.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") Less is more.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. ” To many prominent entrepreneurs and impact-focused investors, socially-minded businesses are the direction of the future.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. million post-money valuation with no revenue.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had three niche e-commerce entrepreneurs and two e-commerce infrastructure entrepreneurs. First up was Brad Barrett presenting GrillGrate , a grill accessory with which Brad has built a year-to-date revenue of $400,000. I will describe their businesses briefly, below. GrillGrate.

India 114

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 114

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. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. I call it drip-financing.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The seeds of cheap cloud computing, social networking & mobile were planted and then the 2008 financial crisis brought a hurricane that swept much of the old, dead brush from the venture capital industry and ushered in a new phase perhaps best punctuated by Sequoia’s famous and now ironic presentation “ RIP Good Times.”.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398