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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho (Part 1)
Zoho has been a tremendous success story in the cloud. In this interview, Sridhar Vembu discusses his strategy for the next phase of growth, and his general observations about the dysfunctions in the cloud ecosystem. Compelling conversation, must read. Sramana Mitra: It’s been a while that we haven’t talked. We first did your story back
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Bootstrapping with Services from London: Gurman Hundal, CEO of Media IQ (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Who was your first client and how did you get that client? Gurman Hundal: We went down the route of working with media agencies who represented the clients. Our first clients came from big agency groups like Publicist Media. Our first big advertisers were the likes of the Weight Watchers, Honda, British Airways,
Cross Border E-Commerce in Africa: Mall For Africa CEO Chris Folayan (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: Besides this bank deal, was there any other strategic moves that you made that helped you accelerate? Chris Folayan: There are many ways you can look at competitors. Who are our competitors? Competitors came to us in different forms and fashion. There were the brick-and-mortar stores and online stores that have a limited
Bootstrapping with Services from London: Gurman Hundal, CEO of Media IQ (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What year was this when you decided to start Media IQ? Gurman Hundal: We launched in October 2010. Sramana Mitra: What was the idea? What did you think you were going to do with Media IQ at that time? Gurman Hundal: When you run online ads, you are actually sitting on a lot
Cross Border E-Commerce in Africa: Mall For Africa CEO Chris Folayan (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: How much money did you raise? Chris Folayan: We don’t disclose the details, but it was a seed round. Sramana Mitra: When was this? Chris Folayan: This was four years ago. Sramana Mitra: So 2012. Chris Folayan: Yes.
Getting to Velocity: TeePublic Founder Adam Schwartz (Part 7)
Adam Schwartz: We don’t really know what to expect. Even if you’re a $4 million company, you’re still not that big. You don’t know how far this is going to grow. Are we going to grow 100% again or is it not going to scale that way? We’re just going three months at a time and just reinvesting
A Startup Idea for Specialized Gift eCommerce
In Vision India 2020, there is a project called Oishi. It’s a gift e-commerce brand that has specialized capabilities for tracking occasions for gift giving, what gift was given to whom for what occasion, etc. It also has excellent merchandising such that consumers can buy unique gifts that are truly differentiated. You can read the chapter
Bootstrapping with Services from London: Gurman Hundal, CEO of Media IQ (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Gurman has bootstrapped a fast growth company using services. Read about his impressive journey. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Gurman Hundal: I was born in
