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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Life Beyond Code

When we were looking to talk to investors, Sramana introduced us to multiple investors and acted as an advisor helping us to navigate complex term sheet clauses like tranche financing and liquidation preferences. Of 1M/1M he says, “The value of your program is amazing.

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– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

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The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding

Growthink Blog

Your first year or two in business is where your dreams merge with reality and take a new form to guide your future efforts. Many entrepreneurs end up taking their company in a different direction after some time spent testing your initial business model.

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ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. We ended up raising $15.5M, led by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins. This got me thinking about my role in helping companies grow up.

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Bras Meet Software at Babson

Campus Entrepreneurship

Bra guy” is a relatively new gig for Ohly, dating back to about 2004, when his MBA classmate and now Zyrra co-founder Christi Andersen mentioned that there was a pervasive problem with bra fit. So Ohly, who says he was overwhelmed by the number of women sharing Andersen’s gripes, set out in the bra business.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan.