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MARCH 24, 2011

Additional work in figuring out the precise go-to-market consumer, academic institution, or enterprise - each is a different business), and consequent business model and pricing model will help enhance the company's valuation. My assessment is that this is a good company that should be able to raise money at this point.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Nir is contemplating various different business models and channel options, all the way from Freemium B-to-C to white labeling the solution for universities and colleges. I advised him to focus on the for-profit colleges and business schools in India and sell them a white label solution, hence a B-to-B business model.

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APRIL 1, 2011

As for business model, Jigar wants to sell services like refilling cards. 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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JUNE 2, 2011

During today's roundtable, we worked with two entrepreneurs and also had a segment on our yearlong engagement with incubators around the world. The 1M/1M team has invested significant resources to engage with and understand the challenges of the Incubator industry around the globe. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Please remember, free is not a business model. a healthcare IT business for managing compliance requirements for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, recording transactions that involve payments to physicians. The Free Rider Problem. Also, Michaeline Daboul, from New Hampshire, pitched MMIS Inc. , Discuss.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

I detected a major flaw in Kiran's business model assumption. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kiran is trying to bring transparency to the industry that currently has some awkward behavior like admission in exchange for donations!

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AUGUST 11, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we started off by discussing the pre-incubation procedure we are recommending with audience members from different parts of the world. This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. About Sramana Mitra.

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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. Who funds the solar panels?

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MAY 26, 2011

make so little use of the affiliate business model for monetization purposes? Please use the comments below to give your thoughts and analyses on why you think Twitter is not using the affiliate business model to monetize its immense traffic. This is a question I would like to address to you guys as well. Don't miss it!

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MAY 4, 2011

The business is very different in London, and my feedback was that investors want a repeatable business model. For that to happen, he needs to show investors how his India model scales, without introducing a random London factor in the business. Ashish wants to raise money and scale rapidly. Discuss.

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MAY 3, 2011

Nifty idea, but the business model is predicated upon selling merchandise that is curated from affiliate networks like Commission Junction. My question was around the size of the catalog that can be pulled together that will render affiliate commissions and will meet quality standards of this business. Discuss.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Also, an Incubation Radar profile on CrowdEngineering explains more about this very, very cool company doing crowdsourced customer support. Persistent is breaking out of the mold of labor arbitrage, and looking at new and exciting business models. You can register for the next roundtable here. Photo by nosheep. Discuss.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

They make a lot of money, and nothing in Anuj's business model convinced me that these people have any interest or incentive to go around teaching, especially in rural India. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Irit, however, needs to think through some of the details of the business model, pricing model, and positioning. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I like the concept, and there is already a prototype and a pilot case with an advertiser.

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