From $100k to $1 Million: How to Minimize Ownership Dilution

If you have managed to get past $100k in revenue, that tells me that you have some sense of who your customers are, why they are buying what you have to offer, and how to sell to this customer base. This may also be a time when you are starting to consider your first funding

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Thought Leaders in Cyber Security: Manoj Leelanivas, CEO of Cyphort (Part 1)

In the crowded world of Cyber Security, where is the true innovation? Manoj throws light on an esoteric area of undiscovered threats and how they are handled by Cyphort. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Cyphort. Manoj Leelanivas: I’m the President and CEO of Cyphort. I started

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Thought Leaders in Online Gaming: Martin Rosinski, Chief Technical Officer Palringo (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: I would like to spend the next segment of the interview double-clicking on those two areas. Tell us what you see happening in the casual gaming world. What does the lay of the land look like? What are the trends of the casual gaming space? We should talk both about web and mobile

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Scaling an Educational Services Business to $50 Million: Todd Zipper, CEO of Learning House (Part 2)

Todd Zipper: Around late 2005, one of the entrepreneurs bought a business that became what Kaplan Higher Education is today. This individual had an idea to start a marketing business focused on higher education using TV commercials. We called it LendingTree meets eHarmony. It had a matching algorithm. We went on to build a brand

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Thought Leaders in Online Gaming: Martin Rosinski, Chief Technical Officer Palringo (Part 1)

Have you heard of in-chat gaming? Read on… Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with some introduction about yourself as well as Palringo. Martin Rosinski: To give Palringo’s quick story, I founded Palringo close to 10 years ago. In August, Palringo will be celebrating its 10th birthday. It started out back when mobile apps and the idea

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Josh Koppel, Founder of ScrollMotion (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Why do I need to have a real estate agent with me? If I’m doing this on Trulia, for example, the listing should have all this information available right there. I can figure out the five properties that I’m interested in. Josh Koppel: I completely agree with that. I think the same thing

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Thursday, Feb. 25 – 295th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 295th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, February 25, 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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Scaling an Educational Services Business to $50 Million: Todd Zipper, CEO of Learning House (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  The white-labeled education services business is scaling rapidly, and institutions of all sizes are building online programs. Learning House operates in the small, regional college and university segment, and has built a nice business. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey.

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