1M/1M Video: Democratizing Entrepreneurship Education

Golden Apple

After a brief fumble last quarter, Apple is back with a bang. The new version of the iPhone has been met with strong acceptance, and Apple beat Android phones in the U.S. to become the leading smartphone device in the market. According to Kantar Worldpanel research, iPhone sales grew 128% in the last quarter of 2011 to 37 million units. Within the U.S., iPhones have a 44.9% market share, marginally ahead of Android’s 44.8% market share. Android continues to dominate in the European markets, but Apple is catching up. In the U.K., during the December quarter last year, Apple’s share grew 34% compared with 22% a year ago.

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Feb. 2: 114th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 114th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can “attend” to watch and learn. See what entrepreneurs who Mitra has helped say here. You can find more details here and register here. All are welcome!

Capital-Efficient Customer Acquisition, Company Building: ReTargeter CEO Arjun Dev Arora (Part 2)

Sramana: Once you had conceptualized ReTargeter, what steps did you take to get the company off the ground?

Arjun Dev Arora: I had the pleasure of meeting some great people in San Francisco. Things at Yahoo were shaky. I asked to be laid off and unfortunately was not. There was a lot of attrition, so I reached out to my network in the Valley. Through those connections I was introduced to some early angel investors who helped formalize the idea, provided some initial funding, and really helped me get the company going. Read the full article »

Roundtable Recap: January 26th – Spotlight On Jacksonville, Florida

Today’s roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. For the uninitiated, Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas, form teams, and learn best practices. This past weekend, the Jacksonville entrepreneurship community hosted their own version of this exciting program. 150 people came together, and 17 businesses were formed. An additional 50 were on the wait-list, an evidence of the energy and enthusiasm that is bubbling in Florida right now. MJ Charmani, founder of iStart Jax, a business accelerator, and one of the key organizers of the event introduced today’s session with additional reports on last weekend’s event.

Armex Zero Suit
First, Eric Keeler with Armex Industries, Inc. pitched the Armex Zero Suit, a new kind of durable, special-purpose suit with significantly higher heat and cold resistance targeted towards racecar drivers, firefighters, and military personnel. Eric has done some technology scouting, and believes he can deliver on the specs of the product.
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Commonwealth Club Event Tonight 6:30 p.m.: Sramana Mitra On Capitalism 2.0

How can entrepreneurs hijack capitalism back from the speculators? Sramana Mitra will be discussing Capitalism 2.0 and ways entrepreneurs and innovators can hijack capitalism back on Thursday, January 26th, at The Commonwealth Club in Santa Clara, California. Please join us for a lively and interactive event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Discount for students with a valid ID. You can find more details and register here.

113th Roundtable Recording On January 26

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here.

113th Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 113th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs with Jacksonville Startup Weekend is starting NOW, on Thursday, January 26, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join.