Posted on Sunday, Jan 6th 2013
Entrepreneurs looking to raise money through crowdfunding may be interested in today’s New York Times article by Amy Cortese. Although crowdfunding is an increasingly popular way to help build a business, it’s not surprising that there are growing pains, especially as the Securities and Exchange Commission considers how much to change laws that protect investors. Click on the paragraph link for the rest of this week’s posts.
Tech Stocks
A Long View on Planet Earth from the Perspective of Water
ServiceNow Gaining Ground on BMC, HP, CA
Oracle Continues to Build Cloud Portfolio
Entrepreneur Journeys
Leading Michigan’s Emergence as a Tech Startup Hub: Billhighway CEO Vince Thomas
Thought Leaders in Big Data
Franz Aman, Chief Marketing Officer, Silicon Graphics
Roundtables
As part of the 1M/1M initiative, Sramana Mitra offers free online strategy roundtables for entrepreneurs looking to discuss positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture. Only the first five who register to pitch will be able to present their business ideas. These roundtables are a public forums and recordings of all sessions are available here. Entrepreneurs who pitch at the roundtables will receive media exposure through the 1M/1M roundtable recap column which is posted on Sramana’s blog and elsewhere. All attendees are able to join in on the conversations via a live chat.
Upcoming 1M/1M Roundtables:
New Year Challenge Finals I – Thursday, January 10, 2013, 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India, Register Here.
New Year Challenge Finals II – Thursday, January 17, 2013, 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India, Register Here.
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