How to Become a Fundable Entrepreneur

By guest author Irina Patterson As we talked to VCs and angels, we discovered that less than 1% of the entrepreneurs who apply for their funding get funded. Think about it, less than 1%. One of the Silicon Valley’s super angels, Mike Maples, told us that he gets 7,000 deals a year and invests in

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Bootstrapping A 130 Million VAR In The Midwest: Ahead CEO Dan Adamany (Part 3)

Sramana: How did Ahead evolve from you being a consultant doing sales for EMC to where the company is today? Dan Adamany: The money I made as a paid consultant helped me fuel the business and hire additional people. As we hired additional people, they either brought existing relationships with them to Ahead or they

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Outsourcing: PV Kannan, CEO Of 24/7 (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Yes, very good. I am going to start drilling down on a variety of points. In the course of the 11 years that you have been in business – and I think I got it right – you work only with B2C companies right? This is a B2C company.

Is Your Region Full Of Savvy Entrepreneurs?

By guest author Irina Patterson Unless you’re based in Silicon Valley, I don’t think so. Many economic development organizations and incubators spend considerable time and money to attract savvy entrepreneurs to their regions. Sometimes, they manage to get entrepreneurs from another state or even another country to move to one of their regional incubators. But

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Bootstrapping A 130 Million VAR In The Midwest: Ahead CEO Dan Adamany (Part 2)

Sramana: How did you structure the beginning of Ahead? Did you do it alone, and did you need financial help starting the company? Dan Adamany: One of my good friends at the time was Aaron Nack. We worked together at EMC for a while, and he had started a consulting business. He eventually sold his

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Outsourcing: PV Kannan, CEO Of 24/7 (Part 1)

Sramana Mitra: Hi PV, welcome to the Outsourcing series. Would you start by introducing the company? PV Kannan: Sure. I will start by describing how the company was founded and what led to the creation of it, would that be helpful? SM: That would be perfect.

How Not To Sell Equity Too Cheap, Too Soon

By guest author Irina Patterson At our 1M/1M roundtables, we often hear horror stories of entrepreneurs who have sold 25% of their company to investors in exchange for $15,000. I always find Sramana jumping off her chair when she works with those entrepreneurs.

Bootstrapping A 130 Million VAR In The Midwest: Ahead CEO Dan Adamany (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Dan Adamany is the founder and CEO of Ahead, a leader in cloud computing. Prior to Ahead, Daniel played a pivotal role in EMC’s rise to prominence, winning several national awards for leadership and performance. Daniel is also involved in several entrepreneurial ventures within various industries,

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