Connected Medical Devices from France: Visiomed CEO Olivier Hua (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Connected Medical Devices is an emerging trend in Healthcare. Read on to see how a company from France has been navigating and pushing that trend. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and

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Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: My Analysis

                          In a singularly brilliant move, Microsoft just announced the acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. Two questions are swirling in people’s minds: why, and why did LinkedIn sell?

June 16 – 309th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 309th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, June 16, 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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Long Journey Over 20 Years: Paula Tompkins, CEO of ChannelNet (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Paula Tompkins started her bootstrapped digital marketing venture in 1985. She has navigated massive industry level shifts, three significant downturns, and has managed to remain relevant. The company today does $20M+ in annual revenue. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where

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Catching Up On Readings: E3 2016

The Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) is going to be held in Los Angeles from June 12 to June 13. This feature from Engadget covers what is to be expected from the show, which is equivalent to a Paris Fashion Week for video game enthusiasts. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Bootstrapped First, Raise Money Later: Manick Bhan, CEO of Rukkus (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: How did you find your investors? Manick Bhan: Most of the investors that we were connected to came through our networks. Along the way, we went to various events. I don’t recommend going to all of the tech events, but sometimes, some of them are good. You know which ones are good because

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Bootstrapped First, Raise Money Later: Manick Bhan, CEO of Rukkus (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What happens next? Manick Bhan: We figured out how to rub these two stones together and kept building up this small fire. We were doing maybe $50,000 in sales a month and slowly growing. By the end of the year, we had hit $1 million ARR (Annual Revenue Rate). In that process, we

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308th Roundtable Recording On June 9, 2016: With Jeremy Young, Tanga Network

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