March 17-19: Rendezvous With Sramana Mitra In Pune

Sramana Mitra will be in Pune, India, from March 17 to 19, for the ISBA 2012 conference at the Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre on Senapati Bapat Road. On Saturday, March 17, Sramana will be holding an informal meet-up from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Lobby Lounge of the Pune Marriott Hotel &

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A Successful Husband-Wife Team: Moonfruit Cofounders Wendy Tan White and Joe White (Part 2)

Sramana: How much money did you put in to start up Moonfruit? Wendy Tan White: We seeded the company with our own money. I put in $50,000 to start with. Joe White: We basically worked for equity to a point of around $200,000. The first investment we received was from Bain, which put in $500,000.

Roundtable Recap: March 15 – Spotlight On 3 Day Startup Tel-Aviv

During today’s roundtable, we partnered with 3 Day Startup Tel-Aviv to coach entrepreneurs who are getting ready to pitch investors this weekend. The startups are hot off the presses and some have covered impressive ground in a very short time. Videochef Menachem Perlman pitched Videochef for team members Omer Lifshitz, Orly Yeruham, Omri Gabai, and

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Outsourcing: LN Balaji, President of ITC Infotech (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: I have a specific interest in understanding your Calcutta strategy. Why has Calcutta been so far behind the rest of India in terms of development in IT? LN Balaji: I’m not so sure it is true. [But] it’s a combination of two or three things. The first thing is talent. Calcutta is terrific

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121st Roundtable Recording On March 15

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

121st Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 121st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs, co-hosted by 3 Day Startup Tel-Aviv, is starting NOW, on Thursday, March 15, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India/5:00 p.m. Israel. Click here to join.

121st Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s FREE online 121st 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs, co-hosted by 3 Day Startup Tel-Aviv, is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, March 15, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India/5:00 p.m. Israel. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Alex Dayon, Executive VP of Applications, Salesforce.com (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What about geography? Salesforce is an international company with widespread adoption. But there are some markets that have not adopted Salesforce.com yet. What are some of your thoughts about those large emerging markets? Alex Dayton: I think there’s what I would recommend to Salesforce and what I would recommend to an entrepreneur to

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