Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Matthew Dornquast, CEO of Code42 (Part 1)

This interview puts the spotlight on a very interesting topic: how companies that primarily monetize through their enterprise/B2B business and use B2C offerings to test software as well as to generate leads. In the cloud storage business, we’re seeing very interesting trends, and Matthew explains the rationale and the analysis very well. Great conversation! Sramana Mitra:

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Steve Bryan, CEO of Vigillo (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: How big is your business? Steve Bryan: We are in the range of about $5 to $6 million a year. Sramana Mitra: How big is the TAM for the business?

Thursday, August 14th – 226th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 226th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, August 14, 2014, 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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225th Roundtable Recording On August 7, 2014

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Entrepreneur Dysfunctions in Cartoons: Obsession with FREE

The Internet is full of people who expect that everything should be FREE. In Economics, this phenomenon is referred to as the Free Rider Problem: when people consume value without paying their fair share. Obviously, some people DO pay their fair share. This makes the ‘free riders’ take advantage of those who pay, making the

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Building a Global Technology Company from Colombia: Ricardo Villadiego, CEO of Easy Solutions (Part 1)

We seldom see global technology companies being built out of Latin America, so what Ricardo and his team have been able to accomplish is very exciting. And to think that they are building a fraud prevention company out of Bogota, Colombia is truly impressive. Sramana: Ricardo, let’s start at the very beginning of your story.

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Steve Bryan, CEO of Vigillo (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Can we do some use cases and illustrate specifically how this all plays out? Steve Bryan: Apart from the legal and regulatory aspects, we also specialize in fuel management. Consider this: the industry covers 400 billion miles a year, which is equivalent to over 4,000 trips to the sun. Anything that they can do to wring

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Entrepreneur Dysfunctions in Cartoons: Concept vs. Business Funding

By now, I think I have got through to you: Investors fund businesses, not concepts. So how do you actually build a business without funding?