Bootstrapping to $40 Million: iCIMS CEO Colin Day (Part 2)

Sramana: It’s funny you mention the need for funding. At 1M/1M we are strictly against that point of view. Ideas don’t get funded. You were operating at a time and in a situation where things clicked, but most of the time you need to turn an idea into a business and the business gets funded.

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Roundtable Recap: January 17 – Winners Of The Second New Year Challenge 2013 Final

The second final ofthe 1M/1M New Year Challenge 2013 was held today during our 157th roundtable. The contest was judged by two successful 1M/1M premium members. Each has been in the program for two years and has traveled the zero to $1M journey and beyond, successfully. Vikrant Mathur, CEO of ifood.tv, runs a profitable multi-channel video

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157th 1M/1M Roundtable Recording On January 17, 2013

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of the 1M/1M New Year Challenge 2013 Finals II here:

Thought Leaders in Big Data: Martin Smith, SVP, Ad Platforms and General Manager, TruEffect (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Before we get to use cases, let’s set the context of how you are applying big data issues in your business. Martin Smith: In our business, every time we serve a piece of media or every time we measure a side activity, we create log records of that activity. On a weekly or

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157th Roundtable ~ New Year Challenge Finals II ~ Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s New Year Challenge Finals II, the 157th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, January 17, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India. Click here to join.

Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Stew Langille, CEO of Visual.ly (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: I am surprised and also happy that you mentioned those names. How is it that you are suggesting that Tableau is not in the visualization field? There are [data] visualizations there. Stew Langille: They are. But [that type of] visualization is really an explanatory and an analysis tool. Visualization is an output that

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157th Roundtable ~ New Year Challenge Finals II ~ Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s New Year Challenge Finals II, the157th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, January 17, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Series A Crunch: Forget Freemium

What is your business model? Do you have one, or is it TBD? Is it Freemium?