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Building a VC-Funded Tech Company from Upstate New York: Sinclair Schuller, CEO of Apprenda (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Oct 25th 2013

Sramana: I am a big fan of opening companies outside of Silicon Valley. I think there can be some definite advantages. For one, you did not have to fight the talent war that companies in the Valley have to fight. Sinclair Schuller: After having started a company outside the Valley, I am also a fan

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Interview with Borge Hald, CEO of Medallia (Part 2)

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Sramana Mitra: I remember that you were bootstrapped for a long time. Borge Hald: That is right. We were about 110 people and had $30 million in revenue when we finally decided to take the investments.

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Roundtable Recap: October 24 – Bootstrapping Strategies

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Today’s roundtable had examples of two strategies we’re encouraging: ‘Bootstrapping with a paycheck’ and ‘Bootstrapping using services’. Aurulent Consulting First up, Vishnu Krishna from Noida, India, pitched Aurulent Consulting, a firm that he wants to position to sell consulting to foreign SMEs trying to set up shop in India. However, Vishnu’s current value proposition is

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Interview with Borge Hald, CEO of Medallia (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Borge Hald is the chief executive officer of Medallia. Borge graduated from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He previously worked for Procter & Gamble and the Boston Consulting Group in Stockholm, London, and Oslo. In this interview, he paints a picture of

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193rd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Today’s 193rd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, October 24, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

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193rd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Today’s 193rd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, October 24, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

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How to Navigate India’s Seed Capital Gap

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

India has a minuscule seed capital ecosystem. Entrepreneurs thus have to be really creative to survive. My new piece How To Navigate The Seed Capital Gap in India offers a synthesis of how entrepreneurs are getting around. Two companion pieces offer perspective on why the ecosystem is developing so slowly: Seed Investors in India: Why So Few?

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Building a VC-Funded Tech Company from Upstate New York: Sinclair Schuller, CEO of Apprenda (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24th 2013

Sramana: Would it be fair to say that VCs in your neck of the woods don’t see a lot of fundable deals? Sinclair Schuller: Deal flow in upstate New York is very shallow. The typical flow for VCs was from New York City. Most of their deals were consumer oriented. Sramana: In a way, that

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