Unicorn in the Making: Veeam CEO Ratmir Timashev (Part 7)

Sramana: You have a unique situation in a founder-financed company. Where do you see things going in the future? Are you going to take a traditional route and look for an exit? Ratmir Timashev: Our current vision is to continue growing as a private company. We don’t need venture capital funds to keep growing. We

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Building A Profitable, Steady Growth Subscription Business: Expensify CEO David Barrett (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You joined that company in what capacity? David Barrett: Titles in startups are pretty meaningless, but I was the technology guy. I guess you could call me Head of Engineering or CTO. Travis wasn’t the programmer. I started off doing everything, and then I hired a team under me to help me out. Sramana

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Sari Factor, CEO of Edgenuity (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: How long has Edgenuity been around? Sari Factor: Since 1998. It was called Education 2020 until the beginning of 2013 when we changed the name. Sramana Mitra: How is your company funded? Sari Factor: We were owned by an investment firm called Weld North. It’s a partnership between Jonathan Grayer, the former CEO

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Thursday, August 28 – 227th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 227th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, August 28, 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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1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2014: Pronounce Names, San Jose, CA

In today’s increasingly multi-cultural society, you often come across the need to find the correct pronunciation of a name, a place, or even an item on the menu. You could find the correct pronunciation of a place in a dictionary, but how do you find the correct pronunciation of a name?

Unicorn in the Making: Veeam CEO Ratmir Timashev (Part 6)

Sramana: When you founded Veeam and entered this market, there were all sorts of different players in different segments of the market. You were able to create a differentiated position for Veeam. What was the process of understanding and analyzing the market that allowed you to create your positioning? Ratmir Timashev: Part of that insight

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Building A Profitable, Steady Growth Subscription Business: Expensify CEO David Barrett (Part 1)

VCs in Silicon Valley want financial levers that allow you to grow with a hockey-stick curve. Expensify doesn’t have that. In my opinion, however, they have built an excellent, profitable, steady growth subscription business that has an attractive viral characteristic. The business, at some point, may accelerate naturally, but as David notes, the levers are

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Sari Factor, CEO of Edgenuity (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: I get all these things that you’re saying. Let’s say there’s a rural school that can afford to manage the core and in the edges; they can’t afford that many languages or higher level mathematics and sciences. My question is how much does it cost them to include that in their curriculum? Given

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