By guest author Mridula Velagapudi As I wrote in a piece earlier, as a part of technology evolution, software development has evolved and matured a lot, and the present trends show that there is going to be a paradigm shift in the developers’ roles. The question is: are you ready yet? With Web 3.0, the exponential
Sramana: You rely on search engine optimization to provide a supply of customers through organic search. You rely on word of mouth to entice artists and photographers to sell their work through your site. Sean Broihier: I designed the entire site to be fully automated. It gives artists the sales and marketing tools they need
On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, Sramana Mitra will be participating in several events for entrepreneurs in Bangalore, India. In the afternoon, Citrix will be hosting three roundtable sessions where 15 entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to Sramana for immediate feedback and guidance. In the evening, OpenCoffeeClub Bangalore will be hosting a
Sramana: What is the business model behind FineArtAmerica? Sean Broihier: The business model is to create a marketplace of buyers and sellers. We allow artist and photographers to upload their images to our site. We then offer them for sale as framed prints, stretched canvases, acrylic prints, greeting cards, and so on. We have a
Of late, there has been talk that Silicon Valley is not a meritocracy, and that it is biased against women, black, and older entrepreneurs. I don’t believe this is true.
Sramana Mitra: I got what you’re doing. The question I’m asking is for other entrepreneurs, who are starting out now, what opportunities or gaps would you point them toward? Matthew J. Schitz: In cloud storage and backup, or in cloud computing in general? SM: Start with cloud storage and backup, and then we can look
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Sean Broihier is the CEO and founder of FineArtAmerica.com. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked at an engineering firm for 10 years. He started his first business, LocalAutomation.com, as an online marketplace for engineers in 2005. In
Sramana Mitra: What’s the revenue level of your company? Matthew J. Schitz: Revenues we don’t release, I’m sorry. We’re a privately held company. But our revenues are significant. And they’re growing quickly. We’re growing at 50% quarter over quarter right now. SM: Just give us a range. Is it a $50 million company, a $100