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Bootstrapping Using Services: James Kane, CEO of RWS (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 29th 2016

Sramana Mitra: After two years of piloting, it brings us to 2003. What happens next? James Kane: I decided that I had to get back to what my avocation in life was, which was the design and creation of software. I made the decision to sunset flying and to begin the search for a new

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Bootstrapping to Inflection: Dan Stewart, CEO of Happy Grasshopper (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 29th 2016

Sramana Mitra: When you decided to shut that down, what was the next move? Dan Stewart: I went to work for one of my yellow pages clients. I became a construction manager of all things. That was a great experience because I got to sell millions of dollars worth of projects. In the process, I

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Bootstrapping Using Services: James Kane, CEO of RWS (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Nov 28th 2016

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We’re big believers in Bootstrapping Using Services, as you know. Here’s yet another story of an entrepreneur who has scaled to over $10 million in revenue using the method. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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Dec. 8 – 331st 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Monday, Nov 28th 2016

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 331st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, December 8, 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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Bootstrapping to Inflection: Dan Stewart, CEO of Happy Grasshopper (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Nov 28th 2016

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Dan Stewart is a 1M1M entrepreneur. Read how he has navigated his way to an inflection point that has brought him to the cusp of 4x growth in 2017. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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Catching Up On Readings: Black Friday Sales

Posted on Sunday, Nov 27th 2016

This feature from Los Angeles Times looks at the trends of Black Friday weekend shopping this year. For the first time, more people shopped online than from brick-and-mortar stores. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Journey: Moshe Vaknin, CEO of YouAppi (Part 6)

Posted on Sunday, Nov 27th 2016

Sramana Mitra: Help me understand with a use case. Let’s say Uber wants to go global using your technology, what specifically happens? How does the technology help Uber go global? Moshe Vaknin: Let’s say Uber goes to India. Then they’d say, “I’d like to have 300,000 users in the next six months.” With our technology

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Journey: Moshe Vaknin, CEO of YouAppi (Part 5)

Posted on Saturday, Nov 26th 2016

Moshe Vaknin: In the beginning of 2013, we did a shift. We decided that we wanted to focus on B2B. We didn’t change the core but rather than having an app, we said, “Let’s get to publishers who have a lot of users. Through their content, we’ll recommend to users.” Earlier, the dream was to build my

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