Business Incubator Series: Troy Henikoff, Excelerate Labs – Chicago, Illinois (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Troy: The ecosystem is ripe for high-tech startups in Chicago.  We have great universities.  There are more Fortune 500 companies based here in Chicago than in any other metropolitan area, so – on the B2B side – we have the businesses to sell to.

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1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs on Thursday, May 5

Entrepreneurs interested in discussing their startup ventures are invited to pitch their businesses or attend the next FREE online strategy roundtable, co-hosted with Indian Angel Network, on Thursday, May 5, 2011, starting at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details here and register here. All are welcome!

Outsourcing: Alexei Miller, Executive Vice President Of DataArt (Part 9)

Sramana Mitra: I think part of this trend is also because outsourcing as an industry has come from very low-end, commoditized work. You know, Y2K is where it all started, remember? Alexei Miller: Of course, I remember! It is so big now, and what people talk most of the time are the two polar ends

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1M/1M: Corporate Sponsors, Affiliates, Incubators – Business Models for Partnerships

Folks, We’re looking to connect with potential corporate sponsors for 1M/1M. We’re currently working with Microsoft on a Bizspark startup grant program, and would love to connect with other corporate partners interested in reaching this highly segmented audience through a brand with immense goodwill.

Monetizing Free Traffic That Refuses To Convert To Premium: SocialVibe CEO Jay Samit, Los Angeles (Part 4)

Sramana: How much business does Zynga do with you? Jay Samit: I can’t discuss financial numbers since they have filed to go public. I think we are a key revenue stream. We started with PetVille, and because it was so successful they expanded us into CityVille, FarmVille, and FrontierVille. They have expanded anywhere and everywhere

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Business Incubator Series: Troy Henikoff, Excelerate Labs – Chicago, Illinois (Part 5)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are the core benefits that your accelerator provides? Troy: Here’s the way I look at it. There’s been a debate for years about whether entrepreneurs are born or whether they’re taught. I actually think the right answer is a hybrid. My belief is that there’re

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Catching Up On Readings: Network Affiliates For 1M/1M

Readers, I am exploring the idea of pulling together an affiliate program for 1M/1M, which is a relatively high-end and high priced solution ($1,000 annual membership fee), and we can offer a solid monetization model to the affiliates (say, 10% affiliate fee with a 9- to 12-month cookie duration). Any thoughts from entrepreneurship and tech

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Outsourcing: Alexei Miller, Executive Vice President Of DataArt (Part 8)

Sramana Mitra: There is another trend I’m tracking that I would like your comments on. There is this notion of multiple supply chains developing in the software outsourcing world among large enterprises, large banks in your case, or large medical insurance companies, and so on. Clients are working with their primary outsourcing partners, wherever they

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