Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Mike Byers, CEO of HighRoads (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: In terms of actionable conclusions that came out of this normalizing and big data processing work, what were the highlights of what you were able to do with that data? Mike Byers: The activity itself shaved off a considerable amount of time that the client was spending just preparing for their open enrollment.

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Bootstrapping with a Paycheck in India: Sangeeta Banerjee, CEO of ApartmentADDA (Part 1)

Next»» If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  [This interview is featured in my Entrepreneur Journeys book, Bootstrapping With a Paycheck; Also check out my Entrepreneur Journeys book, Seed India – How To Navigate The Seed Capital Gap in India] Sangeeta (San) Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of ApartmentADDA.com, an Indian web application company. She holds a

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Mike Byers, CEO of HighRoads (Part 1)

Mike Byers is the chief executive officer of HighRoads, a company that helps its clients with benefits plan management and healthcare compliance through its cloud-based SaaS offering. Mike has studied at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management and has more than 30 years of experience in finance and software. In this

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Interview with Shaul Kuper, CEO of Destiny Solutions (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: You have been in the continuing education space for a good decade or more. What are the trends of the industry? Shaul Kuper: What is interesting to us, having dealt with continuing education for so long, is that about two years ago presidents of the universities woke up one day and realized that

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Bootstrapping a SaaS Company in India: Greytip CEO Girish Rowjee (Part 7)

Sramana: When did you bring a production version of your SaaS product to the marketplace? Girish Rowjee: By 2009 we had the product completely rewritten for the web and had everything in place to support a SaaS model. We offered a free trial for companies that were interested in our product. We wanted people to

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How Do You Develop Seed Ecosystems Around The World?

In the last five years, there has been a distinct globalization of entrepreneurship. There is a lot more romanticism about startups now, a lot more startup related events, organizations, incubators, so forth and so on. However, the seed capital eco-system around the world is inadequate. How do we change that?

Thought Leaders in Online Education: Interview with Shaul Kuper, CEO of Destiny Solutions (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Ten or 12 years later, where do you stand? What percentage of your business is product versus customization services? Shaul Kuper: In the early days it was not uncommon for a school to pay a few million dollars for customizations, and it would take a year or two to implement. Now we are

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December 12 – 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 198th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 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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