ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

Today it takes us now mere hours and costs less than $1,000. And solar energy reached parity in its price/performance ratio to conventional sources of energy like coal – turning a scarce natural resource into something which will be abundantly available at little to no cost in the near-term future.

Bangladesh 133

Bangladesh Silicon Valley Global India 133

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

At the final roundtable, we worked with just two entrepreneurs and then spent the rest of the time on Q&A, which in itself was interesting. First up, Satya Choppadhandi from Bangalore, India, presented Evolutech Networks, a company that manufactures wireless energy monitoring devices for the smart home.

Costa Rica 115

Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India 115

Transformify

AUGUST 16, 2020

Transformify , a UK-based Freelancer Management System (FMS), has partnered up with Xoxoday , an HR Software company based in India that has offices in Singapore, Australia, the US, Ireland and the Philippines, to boost its expansion across Asia. During the last few months, Transformify has seen a 500% increase in demand in India alone.

Asia 98

Asia Partner Management India 98

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. I’m in Australia and just spent time with some great entrepreneurs in Melbourne. Outside the U.S.

Global 335

Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. The product has won a national award from the president of India for its empowerment of people with disabilities.

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. Many investors and entrepreneurs in the US still have a US-centric view of the world. There’s another post on immigration reform in the US here but I won’t digress.

India 107

India North America Ukraine Silicon Valley 107

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

An entrepreneur should pick this one up ASAP. This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. Rajeev wants to build a BPO firm in a place called Bolpur in West Bengal, India. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

Cloud 117

Cloud Fractional CTO Entrepreneur Bandwidth 117

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

Over the years, we've had entrepreneurs from all over the world attend and pitch, and I'm delighted to see that we're propagating the methodology and the platform far and wide. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica. and each book costs $375 retail. We have done that in 1M/1M.

Costa Rica 114

Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

We started this week's One Million by One Million roundtable with a discussion of online advertising trends, looking at them from the perspective of cost-effective customer acquisition and brand building, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. Next, we had two very interesting entrepreneurs. Meeting Wave.

Advertising 116

Advertising SMS Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although it’s tempting to blame it all on the coronavirus situation and its formidable ripples, the pandemic only accelerated the processes of globalization and digitization that have been underway for decades. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. Factors that are tipping the scales.

Distribution 145

Distribution Global Agile Startup 145

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. This hustle is familiar to entrepreneurs worldwide.

India 85

India China Technical Review Africa 85

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 23, 2018

Agam Berry is an Indian entrepreneur whose expertise lies in digital marketing. Berry’s passion is driving India forward as a global leader in the digital industry. Here are six startup tips for aspiring Indian entrepreneurs looking to start their own businesses, like he did. He graduated from Punjab University.

Entrepreneur 196

Entrepreneur Social Media India Startup 196

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

During this week's roundtable we had a group of entrepreneurs from the Pune Open Coffee Club gather at the offices of Persistent Systems to participate in the roundtable together. First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Google Adwords advertising.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Are you an entrepreneur who needs fresh ideas for a startup company? A recent report shows that about 100 million new businesses are launched globally every year, according to GEM Global Report. Total costs connected with operating a physical/virtual office and small staff. Step #1: Get a Feasibility Analyst Report.

Costa Rica 299

Costa Rica Hungary United States Philippines 299

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Attendees “get hands-on experience, insight, tips and tricks from AWS experts on how to architect [their] applications, optimize [their] costs and deploy quickly to the AWS cloud.” Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups by giving them access to a range of Microsoft software at free or discounted prices.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Before I do, however, I want to talk about a thumb rule that I'd like to propose to entrepreneurs about raising money. He seems to be worried about server costs and such and is trying to do high dollar value deals without reference customers. As long as the deals cover his infrastructure costs, he should not be worried.

Valuation 119

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It was my first time in the city and I must say that I was immediately taken by the energy of the city and of the entrepreneurs that I met at the conference. I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless. Entrepreneur Ryan Hoover transformed an email list experiment into a venture-funded startup community with tens of thousands of active members. We come across some interesting stories from people who are really making things happen.

Lean 60

Lean United States Fractional CTO Startup 60

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. This hustle is familiar to entrepreneurs worldwide.

India 40

India China Africa Government 40

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. When the first microwave oven hit the market in 1955, it cost roughly $12,000 in today’s dollars; today you can pick one up for $64 on Amazon.

Artificial Inteligence 142

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 142

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2015

The talent pool accessible to companies today is global. Hiring “resources” who work remotely for companies is slowly catching on – perhaps because it is cost effective, if nothing else. Graphic designers in the Philippines, IT professionals in India and writers in Britain have become easier to engage with.

India 100

India Philippines Africa Affiliate 100

ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

First up, Sumit Jha from New Delhi, India, presented EduMark , a real estate education program for the nascent Indian market that Sumit is already selling successfully, and wondering how to take to the next level of scale. At 1/12th the cost, 1M/1M provides far more value.". Business Intelligenze. IndiaCollegeSearch.

India 115

India Vertical Entrepreneur Connecticut 115

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I have written about this before on my Forbes column, but want to raise the question again: Are Business Schools Setting Up Entrepreneurs To Fail? 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. SPOTS Online.

Early Stage 116

Early Stage India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

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. One of the primary drivers of the switch is cost. They will now be leveraging the 1M/1M-Persistent channel to go to market in the United States.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley Massachusetts 114

OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

But still, the subject doesn’t always translate as well to the average entrepreneur as microeconomics does – most business people have good intuitive understandings of supply, demand, and pricing. Inflation may seem like a neutral thing for a business – your costs may be going up, but your revenue should be going up as well, right?

China 74

China Startup Offshore Silicon Valley 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

Global 266

Global North America Intellectual Property Offshore 266

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

The Chrysler’s ATL (Above the Line), “Eminem commercial” — that cost around 12 million $— is a perfect example of a well-focused, mass marketing campaign. Dishan Jayasinha is a Sri Lankan-born American, MD turned entrepreneur, creative mastermind and humanitarian.

Los Angeles 180

Los Angeles Marketing Sacramento Detroit 180

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., Throughout its history, BVP has funded some of the worlds most talented entrepreneurs, helping them to build their businesses and dominate growing markets. Global warming: a plague for humanity? McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we discussed an important topic that many entrepreneurs are facing. Google PPC is a key channel for customer acquisition for many e-commerce and online businesses, yet keywords have become quite competitive, and the costs of campaigns for certain keywords tend to be extremely high.

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PPC Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator 114

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Gnosis India. Next Anuj Mishra with Gnosis India presented an idea of doing highly technical workshops (CAD, Robotics) for students all around India, including rural India. In today's India, people with high-end engineering skills are in high demand. I asked him to abandon this idea and find a better one.

Channel 115

Channel India Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. Who funds the operating costs? What is very clear to me, however, is that a lot of entrepreneurs seem to be caught in the FREE movement right now.

Massachusetts 113

Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley 113

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I happen to be a huge critic of Groupon's 'expand geographies at all cost' strategy. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

Business Model 122

Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

It costs money to attract customers and clients, and even more to serve and retain them. The fund was the brain child of serial entrepreneur Ingrid Vanderveldt (left) , Dell’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, who noticed that many “entrepreneurs, even when funded, still weren’t getting the credit they needed.”.

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Angel Investor Small Business Administration Startup United States 133