Child Entrepreneur David Koretz, Now CEO Of Mykonos Software (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: By this point of your career you had founded three successful companies. What are some of your tips on customer acquisition and how to build businesses?  David Koretz: There is an interesting challenge of risk. For a long time BlueTie was way out ahead of Google and Microsoft. When they began doing Web-based

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Business Incubator Series: Dave Knox, The Brandery, Cincinnati, Ohio (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold I am talking to Dave Knox, one of the co-founders of the Brandery, which is a mentorship-driven 12-week business accelerator based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2010, they are part of TechStars Network, have similar format, and offer early stage entrepreneurs $20,000 in financing. They particularly focus

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July 28: Next 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their businesses or attend this FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, July 28, 2011, starting at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details here and register here. We hope you can make it!

Child Entrepreneur David Koretz, Now CEO Of Mykonos Software (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What was the concept behind the business you founded just as you went to Babson?  David Koretz: It was an information sales business. It was a Dun and Bradstreet and Axiom type of company. At the time all of those products were all offline products and we were going to take them online.

Catching Up On Readings: A Host Of New Products And Ideas

As this week’s Tech Stocks coverage shows, major companies such as Google, Apple, and Skype are rapidly moving forward with more products for online communication. As we will see tomorrow, Yahoo is still having a lot of trouble in comparison to its peers. Click on the full article to read more.

Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Marc Ferrentino, CTA Of Salesforce (Part 8)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Siddharth Garg Marc Ferrentino: Well, yes, when I am thinking of social CRM, I am thinking of communities; I am thinking of your own communities. But not just our own; I am thinking of also engaging customers on Twitter, Facebook, and a handful of other social media platforms out

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Business Incubator Series: Micah Kotch, NYC ACRE At NYU-Poly, New York (Part 4)

By guest author Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What help do you offer in terms of financing? Micah: Before a company is going to go out and raise capital, we want to make sure that the founders have a good sense of their market and, if possible, show revenue. If a business is revenue

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Child Entrepreneur David Koretz, Now CEO Of Mykonos Software (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You navigated a sizable business from 14 to 18 years of age. Did you parents get involved in it?  David Koretz: My parents and my grandfather were not involved and that was intentional on my part. I went to high school on various schedules. It was not official, but I just did it.

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