Bootstrapping Using Services: Bay Dynamics Co-Founders Feris Rifai and Ryan Stolte (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You were Head of Technology there and Feris joined as the Head of Sales? Feris Rifai: Yes, I joined as Head of Sales and Business Development at that time. Sramana Mitra: What is the name of the company? Ryan Stolte: The company is called Caspio. Sramana Mitra: Caspio is still around? Ryan Stolte: It

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: Colin Sutherland, Co-Founder of Geotab (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Can you net this out for me? Who are your customers? Colin Sutherland: 50% of our sales are to the wireless carrier industry. In North America, the top seven wireless carriers themselves represent our technology. We consider them to be our customers because we’re selling to them. They, in turn, sell to end

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Brian Rigney, CEO of Zmags (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s double-click down on your work. I’d like to understand the customer base. What is the target customer base? Also, do some use cases of a couple of your interesting customers that well illustrate what you’re doing. Brian Rigney: We’ve 1,500 brands across the globe. They represent folks like Marks & Spencer and

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Bootstrapping Using Services: Bay Dynamics Co-Founders Feris Rifai and Ryan Stolte (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Just one little piece of information, did the previous company where you were head of sales exit? Feris Rifai: Yes, it was a sale to another company. Sramana Mitra: Was it a good exit? Did you make money off that company? Feris Rifai: Yes, it wasn’t just through the exit. I had done

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What Are The Best Ways To Think Of Ideas For A Start-up?

This question comes up a lot in the 1Mby1M community, and I usually advise people to follow these specific steps: 1) Read lots of Entrepreneur Journeys case studies and get into the mindset of other successful entrepreneurs, what they have done, how they have done it.

Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: Colin Sutherland, Co-Founder of Geotab (Part 1)

There’s a ton of data being  generated through vehicle telematics that need apps to make sense of. Entrepreneurs looking for problems to solve – please read on! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you as well as to Geotab. Colin Sutherland: I’m the Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and one

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Brian Rigney, CEO of Zmags (Part 1)

Content and Commerce are trying to integrate, albeit at  a slow pace. The world order is very far still from my 2007 vision: Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS). Nonetheless, read on to learn about some very interesting developments in the industry. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as

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Thursday, Jan. 7 – 288th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 288th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, January 7, 2016, 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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