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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

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By April 2010, the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative had been formally named. Our community has successfully established a culture of bootstrapping as a counterforce to the compulsive rush to financing that entrepreneurs mistakenly often engage in, only to be rejected over and again by investors.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

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From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. → Learn More.

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Startup Tools

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My name is Crystal Williams, and I maintain a small business blog called Babeofbusiness.com. Chuck Reply Benoit Fallenius , on March 8, 2011 at 11:45 am said: “Name, Domain name and Trademark&# is a complex topic that, right or wrong, take a lot of time for entrepreneurs in the beginning. Keep up the great work!