Hero banner

categories

HOT TOPICS

Blog » Archive for March, 2016

Bootstrapping Using Services From Houston: Identity Automation CEO James Litton (Part 6)

Posted on Saturday, Mar 5th 2016

Sramana Mitra: The growth rate did not shift when you went from services to product? James Litton: During the transition, on some level, it probably slowed. There were some critical things that we had to go through. As an entrepreneur, it’s scary. You’re going from something that you know into a world that you don’t

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

Featured Videos

Building an IPO-Ready Identity Software Company from Colorado: Andre Durand, CEO of Ping Identity (Part 4)

Posted on Saturday, Mar 5th 2016

Sramana Mitra: They were people who had made money off you before, so they had confidence in your ability. Andre Durand: Exactly. On January 4, I moved my computer from the corner office in Jabber. I think we had 50 people working at the company. I announced that I was going to start something new.

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Stephanie Newby, CEO of Crimson Hexagon (Part 2)

Posted on Friday, Mar 4th 2016

Sramana Mitra: Let’s take a few different use cases and segments and understand how people are using your technology. You started about the movie and entertainment industry. You can pick a customer and talk about how, where, and how this is being used. Stephanie Newby: I’m actually now sure which customers I can discuss from

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

Bootstrapping Using Services From Houston: Identity Automation CEO James Litton (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Mar 4th 2016

Sramana Mitra: All your existing K-12 services clients came with you to this product? James Litton: Yes, because we were extremely focused on the customer. That continues to be a central part of the Identity Automation ethos. It’s not just paying lip service to it, but actually living up to that. I think the real testimony

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

March 10 – 297th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Posted on Friday, Mar 4th 2016

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 297th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, March 10, 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

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

296th Roundtable Recording On March 3, 2016: With Plivo Cofounder Venky Balasubramanium

Posted on Friday, Mar 4th 2016

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

Hacker News
() Comments

Building an IPO-Ready Identity Software Company from Colorado: Andre Durand, CEO of Ping Identity (Part 3)

Posted on Friday, Mar 4th 2016

Sramana Mitra: What happened to the Jabber project? Andre Durand: Jabber continued on even in my absence. I left in 2002 to start Ping. Sramana Mitra: When you left to sail around with your friend and wife, you quit Jabber? Andre Durand: No, I just took a sabbatical. I just said, “I’ve been at this

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments

Roundtable Recap: March 3 – How To Scale A Company With Minimum Dilution

Posted on Thursday, Mar 3rd 2016

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Venky Balasubramanian, co-founder of Plivo. Venky and his partner have achieved the amazing feat of growing a relatively fast growth business to well over $10 million in revenue with just $2M in angel financing. What’s even more impressive is that they have done this with a

Read Full Article »

Hacker News
() Comments