These Companies Are Built To Enjoy

In my November 14, 2011, column Reengineering Capitalism I introduced the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) project. My proposal is that if one million entrepreneurs can reach $1 million each in revenues, that would translate into 10 million jobs. Over the past few months I have been studying the entrepreneurs who come to pitch

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Managing Risk: MetricStream Chairman Gunjan Sinha (Part 2)

Sramana: When did you start MetricStream? Gunjan Sinha: We started MetricStream in 1999. The MetricStream we know today was created with the merger of Zaplet in 2004. Zaplet had raised a lot of money from institutional investors, and I essentially did a reverse merger to pull this current company from that environment. Shellye Archambeau served

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Roundtable Recap: February 9 – Are You Fundable?

Today’s roundtable had a couple of interesting businesses, but before I get to them, I want to underscore that entrepreneurs MUST gauge fundability before assuming that they can build their businesses by raising money. We’re getting this question constantly: Can 1M/1M help us raise money? This short video addresses that question: Now, let’s get to

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115th Roundtable Recording On February 9

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording

115th Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 115th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 9, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join.

115th Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s FREE online 115th 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 9, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Angel Investing: A Growing Phenomenon Around the World

By guest author Karen E. Wilson A new book from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) looks at seed and early stage financing for start-up companies and notes the impact of the recent economic crisis. With banks reluctant to provide loans to startups and venture capital firms preferring to invest in later stage

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Families: Nurture Entrepreneurs

Of late, graduating from college has been a source of anxiety rather than excitement for many families. Youth unemployment is at 17%. Parents are concerned about their children’s future. Here’s one way parents and families can help: support their children’s entrepreneurial ambitions.