Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. To answer these questions, we built a database of 112 Israeli companies founded between 1996 and 2013 that have met or exceeded $20 million in revenue. The founders have started companies before. American VCs are critical.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

One company in Watertown, Massachusetts has been executing on this vision for over a decade with a winning approach for one vertical slice of the small business market: physicians. In 2012, analysts estimate they will do $425 million in revenue and $85 million in EBITDA. And when you do pivot, pivot hard. Athenahealth's Culture.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Massachusetts. Massachusetts.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. And in fact, overall trends are a second-order effect for founders.” “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check,” says AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

First up, Manoj Dharap presented EzeeBank , a core banking solution for credit co-operative societies. Manoj is experiencing a long sales cycle of close to 12 months, but he has already created a sustainable company that has revenues and profits. Well, Persistent Systems and IncuCapital hosted a highly interactive and engaging session.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2011

Kelly's business has already done about $150,000 in revenue in 2010, which tells me that she has successfully validated at least some of her assumptions. Sajeeva and his cofounders have good domain knowledge of the retail business, but have not yet done sufficient validation of the idea. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

How do you find co-founders who are willing to work for 18 months without getting paid? 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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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I advised Paul to find a scientist with enough credibility in this field, and invite him/her as a cofounder / Chief Scientist. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This is an essential step that will be necessary for Paul to take. Photo by ilco.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

We discussed the possibility of recruiting a couple of cofounders who can help him build out the core skill-set needed on his team right now. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Without that, I cannot gauge whether this business is fundable.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 22, 2012

Tanaka on the newest rivalry on campus: College officials say running their own food trucks brings in more revenue for the universities. and Bon Appétit Management Co., But some, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grant limited access to select independent vendors. They also can tailor menus to fit the student body.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA. Gross Profit. $(60).

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Social media audiences have effectively become another universe of prospects to tap, which means measurement and tracking is essential to yielding from these visitors both direct and indirect revenue. PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. FOLIO: Alerts & Newsletters.

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