Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 3)

Sramana: We have found that if you fail to get a validated idea going with whatever resources you have, it is very difficult to raise additional money. Stan Nowak: I could not agree more. It was not just the money. It was the investment of sweat equity. During that angel-funded period, my partner and I

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Thursday, August 22 – 184th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 184th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 2)

Sramana: When you were starting Silverlink, did you envision it being a consumer-facing product? Stan Nowak: Yes, we envisioned it being a consumer product that we could sell through channels. Unfortunately, at that time in the marketplace there were no well-developed channels. There were no social media channels, and consumer markets were very expensive to

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Chris Carter, CEO of Approyo (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: You became one of the major SAP Hana developers. You are part of the SAP Startup Focus program. Now you have core expertise in doing facility management and energy optimization for hospitals. When you go back to the SAP Startup Focus program, are they able to match you up with all the hospital

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Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Stan Nowak is the founder and CEO of Silverlink, a healthcare consumer outreach company. Under Stan’s leadership, Silverlink has developed a flexible communications technology, proprietary analytics capabilities and a team with deep industry expertise. Stan’s background includes more than 22 years of general and executive management

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