Winning Against Heavily-Funded Competitors: Al Lalani, CEO of Social Annex (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We often get this question: how do you compete with a bootstrapped startup against heavily venture-funded competitors. We’ve done other stories on this topic. Here’s one that will give you additional perspective. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Catching Up On Readings: 500 Startups Demo Day

The 18th edition of 500 Startups Demo Day was held last week in San Francisco. This feature from TechCrunch looks at some promising startups. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Stuart Wall, CEO of Signpost (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Tell me a bit about your company. You’re a venture-funded company. You’ve raised a substantial amount of money. How long have you been around? Stuart Wall: We launched in 2010. We, initially, were under a different business model. We pivoted to where we are now in 2012. Our investors are Google Ventures, Spark

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November 3 – 328th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 328th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, November 3, 2016, 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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327th Roundtable Recording On October 27, 2016: With Daniel Cohen, Carmel Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: October 27 – Spotlight On Israel

During this week’s roundtable, our guest was Daniel Cohen, General Partner, Carmel Ventures, an Israeli venture fund. Danny has been an investor in the Israeli venture eco-system for about 15 years, and offered an extensive overview of some of the current trends. Zahlkult As for the pitches, first up, Roman Antonov from Berlin, Germany, presented

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Stuart Wall, CEO of Signpost (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: In terms of metrics, how many businesses have adopted this technology in your customers. Secondly, are there other competitors? Is there a broader adoption of this kind of technology that you’re seeing? Stuart Wall: In terms of total adoption, we have about 7,500 clients and a broader number of locations under those clients.

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327th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 327th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, October 27, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!