Niche E-Commerce to $5M: Dan Dillon, CEO of CleanItSupply.com (Part 3)

Sramana: How much volume were you able to generate with search engine optimization as your primary customer acquisition strategy? Dan Dillon: From October 2006 through the end of the year, we did a whopping $30,000 of business. In 2007 we did $300,000 of business. In 2008 we did $600,000 of business, and in 2009 we

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Niche E-Commerce to $5M: Dan Dillon, CEO of CleanItSupply.com (Part 2)

Sramana: Was the premise of CleanItSupply.com to sell cleaning supplies to companies like your family business? Dan Dillon: Yes, we wanted to sell to janitorial services companies as well as the suppliers of janitorial services companies. The experience I had in the trenches let me know my space and my vertical very well. I had

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Five Mompreneurs Say You Can Do It All

I frequently facilitate discussions about female entrepreneurs, and the company vs. children question, and I would like to do so again. We’ve seen through conversations with entrepreneurial women like Sarah Sutton Fell that not only is it possible to have both, you can also be incredibly successful. To reinforce that point, I would like to

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Andy Nibley, CEO of Yieldex (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: I am guessing the answer is that not many people will make the transition. I think I agree with you. The companies that have the highest chance of making it are the ones growing up in a technology world – companies that can, by design, start with a comprehensive strategy. Andy Nibley: I

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