ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. Now, e-commerce has had extremely slow penetration in India, one of the key reasons being the lack of reliability of the delivery and logistics chain. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

India 114

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 114

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Sequoia has financed them. Rajeev wants to build a BPO firm in a place called Bolpur in West Bengal, India. Bolpur is home to the Viswabharati university, as well as several other small engineering and professional colleges. Anyway, those are just a few blue sky ideas for you to go after.

Cloud 117

Cloud Fractional CTO Entrepreneur Bandwidth 117

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. Then Prashant Singh from Bangalore, India, discussed Statisco Economic Analytics , a risk management technology for managing company balance sheets, interfacing with their ERP systems.

North Carolina 116

North Carolina San Diego Entrepreneur Balance Sheet 116

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

But you must be doing real engineering of some kind. Avataar Ventures invests exclusively in companies which fit these criteria: “$15 Million + in Annual Recurring Revenues; Strong Tech-Led B2B & SaaS Companies; Core Operations in India/ South East Asia; Open to Active Partnering.” (Rare exceptions to $6M with extreme traction.).

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

First is that there are, perhaps, a thousand people in the world of entrepreneurship who know what they are doing when it comes to dealing with issues like financing, positioning, market sizing, customer validation, customer acquisition and other seemingly obvious topics that all entrepreneurs need to deal with. Please try to understand why.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Illinois 114

Illinois Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Chicago 114

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At 24 I was putting myself through college and running the creative services department at an energy systems engineering firm in Seattle when the company was purchased by a French firm. My finance career began with a long commute and a cramped cubicle. Thanks to Susan Smith, Velden Engineering ! #5- Photo Credit: Andrea Heuston.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Software Review LLC Web Development 147

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. This, of course, doesn’t mean that we discourage entrepreneurs to seek financing.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Our discussion today was largely around her financing strategy, and one of the key milestones that I probed her on was: What does it take to get a validated customer? Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap.

Valuation 119

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

K9 Ventures

APRIL 14, 2020

Here is a quick video: It all started with this tweet by Jeff Richards of GGV Capital ( @jrichlive ) on Twitter: Caption this: pic.twitter.com/EoOHzVKhYh — Jeff Richards (@jrichlive) February 7, 2020. HiHello has a remote team of engineers – in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and California.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Venture Capital Guerilla India 127

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. Clearly, it can go much further, and Hicham is trying to decide whether he grows organically, or raises outside financing. The business is already profitable with $2.9 million in revenue.

Dilution 114

Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

India and Israel pitch their businesses. First, Senthil Natchimuthu from Coimbatire, India, discussed directdialogs. Jeu is trying to figure out his financing options, and the majority of the discussion today was around target market, product roadmap, and monetization models, which are the factors that would drive investment strategy.

India 115

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As a result, the expectation is that you have to figure out a way to get to some level of momentum on your own (by bootstrapping) or with small doses of angel money - "drip financing" so to speak. Gnosis India. In today's India, people with high-end engineering skills are in high demand.

Channel 115

Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Nonetheless, in the last couple of years, the flow of first-time entrepreneurs who come out with the misconception that Entrepreneurship = Financing has not abated. Folks, please understand a simple point: Business schools, when they teach you entrepreneurship, teach you about financing. Jay does not have that yet. Discuss.

Early Stage 116

Early Stage India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

Pune has become a hotbed of product entrepreneurship in India, and I was curious to see what kinds of ventures are cooking there. He is exploring outside financing, but my concern is that unless the growth rate accelerates, this particular business may not fit the venture model. On April 17, I was in Pune for a 1M/1M live event.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Next, Priyanka Bhatnagar from Pune, India, pitched Priyanka Bhatnagar Jewellery & Accessories , an e-commerce jewelry line. Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. Also, folks, remember, the Microsoft India Startup Grant application deadline is May 31.

Affiliate 117

Affiliate India Nevada Silicon Valley 117

ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Earlier, of course, we covered AngelList at length , also a crowd sourcing venture in the angel financing space, and this week, we have covered SecondMarket , which is powering Facebook's private market capital raising. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

Affiliate 130

Affiliate San Francisco Entrepreneur India 130

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. The company is profitable and has so far raised only $400,000 in friends and family and angel financing. Jimmy asked if he should be raising money at this point.

Senegal 117

Senegal Nevada Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 117

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

For example, say, Barclays has a customer in the UK who also wants a bank account in India. Barclays may want to have a partnership with State Bank of India and offer the customer an easy, seamless process to open the second account. Easy as it may sound, this is a very complex process, fraught with regulatory issues.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur India Intellectual Property 124

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

OrangeScape positions itself as an Application Platform As A Service (APaaS) provider, and has some marquee customers in India including Unilever, Citibank, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sterlite. And in comes the Google App Engine as Google's offering in this context. Building new apps is also not as simple. Enter OrangeScape. Discuss.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley Massachusetts 114

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? Google Custom Search Engine. Google App Engine. Search Engine Optimization Tools. Google App Engine â?? Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction. Event platforms. Eventbrite. Women Focus.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

It is currently evaluating options and strategies for growth and the possibility of additional financing. I like the idea, but to go from idea to financing, there is a long road for Adarsh to travel still. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? Whichever direction you go, please do not assume that some VC is going to finance you during this phase. How long can you go without a salary?

Bootstrapping 124

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 124

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You then become dependent on outside financing, and that is a slippery slope. It is very expensive to scale operations in multiple cities, and there is absolutely no chance of VCs financing yet another Groupon look alike without serious traction. I said, no. It is much better to grow organically with revenue. Cortese Design Bags.

Business Model 122

Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

That means that less than 1% of the entrepreneurs who apply succeed in getting financed. I have a fundamental observation to make here that seems to be lost in the noisy universe of entrepreneurs' obsession with fund-raising: Most companies should not raise external financing. His firm invests in four. That's a 0.21% hit rate.

Incubator 116

Incubator Silicon Valley Idaho Entrepreneur 116

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Benson's business needs $500,000 to get off the ground, buy a machine, and meet the operating expenses, and he primarily came to discuss his financing options. My assessment is that this is not a traditional venture financing type deal. Qualitas Technologies.

Startup 113

Startup India Silicon Valley Incubator 113

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Cristina currently has a couple of large customers in pilot mode, and is starting to show metrics on how much improvement IDES can deliver over existing analytics engines. All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success.

Partner 117

Partner Belgium Portugal Bootstrapping 117

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. And that is what I advised J.J. Photo by yirsh.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It is, however, too early for financing. 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. Discuss.

Poland 126

Poland Argentina Oakland Entrepreneur 126

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We have discussed the topic of technology product companies from India on my blog for many years now. I can say this with confidence based on my first hand experience mentoring a number of serious and promising Indian product entrepreneurs in the 1M/1M program, one of which, Freshdesk, has just raised financing from Accel Partners.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Next Laval Bhatt with Trinity Business Solutions discussed his fledgling consulting company in India offering business requirements analysis and a set of other services to IT consulting companies and a variety of other segments. Trinity Business Solutions. The TAMs are much too small, and the M&A activity is very small.

Bootstrapping 113

Bootstrapping IP India Silicon Valley 113

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

While The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is predicting that foreign direct investment globally could drop by 30% to 40% from 2020-2021, others remain optimistic for the opportunities the pandemic entails. .” –the Global Impact Investing Network. The generational point is worth lingering on.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

You have to finance the period of traffic building that is pretty much red-ink financing. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Spencer needs to think through a strategy for bootstrapping that phase.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

As you know, we strongly believe in trying to get to customers and channel partners as early as possible and even using that as alternative financing , rather than beating the pavement looking for equity capital without adequate validation - a path that yields a 99% rejection rate. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Bootstrapping 114

Bootstrapping Marketing Angel Investor Silicon Valley 114