The Future: An Age of Idiocracy

America has elected Donald Trump as President. We have entered the age of idiocracy. There will be more populist candidates both from the left and the right.

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Answers to Some Frequently Asked Questions About Accelerators

As I’ve written about extensively, there is a very real knowledge gap on both sides of the early stage start-up game. First-time entrepreneurs lack the seasoning to steer through turbulent waters. Inexperienced friends and family (and, increasingly, crowdsourced investors) lack the ability to gauge the viability of a business, or to mentor naïve entrepreneurs. I’ve

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Scaling a Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Business in Silicon Valley: Axcient CEO Justin Moore (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You bootstrapped? Justin Moore: Yes, we convinced the original equipment manufacturers to give us engineers. The logic I used with them was, “You’re not going to get your maintenance renewals on the equipment that you sold. That’s some of your highest margins. If we can get this deployed and get your full renewal

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Scaling a Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Business in Silicon Valley: Axcient CEO Justin Moore (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How long did you persist in your first effort? Justin Moore: It was probably about a year and a half. While I was at school, it started consuming more and more of my time. Instead of doing homework, I was working on a company. That was when I decided to stop. Sramana Mitra:

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Thursday, November 10 – 329th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 329th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/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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Why is it Important for Entrepreneurs to Work with Incubators and Accelerators That Do Not Take Equity?

Are 3-month Accelerator Programs Too Short?

Why Join a Non-equity Based Accelerator?