TiE Chennai’s Special Interest Group on Startups is hosting a keynote address by Sramana Mitra followed by an in-person 1M/1M strategy roundtable session on Saturday, April 9th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entrepreneurs are invited to attend and pitch at the roundtable. The venue is IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai. More details and registration
By Sramana Mitra and guest author Siddharth Garg Klaus-Michael Vogelberg: So, again, we first look at interoperability standards. The next step is to think about what kind of services we require, and then it comes down to the question, Are we in category 1 or 2 or 3 which we have just talked about? We next
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many companies have been incubated in the past 12 months? Stephen: Right now, it’s about 400. When we are talking about 400, you have to understand that in the new [approach] model, the companies don’t have to be resident in my bricks-and-mortar [incubator]. I’ve got
At this week’s One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley–style technopreneurship in Malaysia. Andrew Wong, CEO of MAD, has been
In case you missed it, here is the recording:
Sramana: What financing strategy have you followed to build Systems In Motion? Neeraj Gupta: When we started, we knew this was not a business that bootstrapping could facilitate. We needed a leadership team that could engage with senior-level management. We needed a legitimate delivery center in order to solicit work.
Menlo Park, CA – April 6, 2011: The One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative and MAD Incubator are announcing a partnership to help foster innovation and entrepreneurship in Malaysia. The goal of the 1M/1M initiative, set up by Sramana Mitra, is to help a million entrepreneurs each reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi Irina: How is your program funded? Art: There are a variety of financial sources that support us: We have endowments, we have sponsorships, we have gifts, we get funding from the government, and we get funding from foundations. All of that comes in to support what we