Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Czech Republic: Vaclav Muchna, CEO of YSoft (Part 3)

Vaclav Muchna: The three of us started again. I kept 20% and they both got 30%. We started again without really knowing what to do next. One customer came and said that they would like us to develop a software that would secure printing. They wanted to remove 200 desktop inkjet printers and install 20

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Man and Superman: How Long Does Democracy Survive?

In order to give focus to some major changes she sees on the horizon, Sramana Mitra has written several pieces that grew out of her original article, Man and Superman: Human History Bifurcates. The previous articles in this series: Two Distinct Species, What CAN Be Controlled?, and Rationalizing Populations. Please share your thoughts and help get the conversation

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Bootstrapping Using Services to an Awesome Business Model: Inspyrus CEO Nilay Banker (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk a little bit about some of the nitty-gritty processes. What year did you start Inspyrus? Nilay Banker: I started Inspyrus in 2008. Sramana Mitra: You said you started by consulting. How long did you operate this company in a consulting services mode that got you the opportunity to understand the problem

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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Czech Republic: Vaclav Muchna, CEO of YSoft (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What year are we in now? Vaclav Muchna: That was 2000. It was a month after my 20th birthday. We started the company together. We really didn’t have any vision, we just wanted to be rich and famous. We wanted to succeed and we had no idea how. We had no education. We

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Thursday, April 13 – 348th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 348th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, April 13, 2017, 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. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register

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287th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital

Ashmeet Sidana, Founder of Engineering Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focusing on infrastructure technology, had a lot of insights to offer, and delivered one particular piece of wisdom that is close to my heart. He says, funding is like candy. Don’t eat too much candy. Whole wheat bread and proteins are customers and revenues. That’s what you should focus on. Brilliant analogy, don’t you think?

260th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ashish Gupta, Helion Ventures

Ashish Gupta, Co-Founder of Helion Ventures, one of the key players in India’s venture capital eco-system. If the topic interests you, this discussion is extremely crisp and insightful.

307th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Anand Daniel, Accel Partners

Anand Daniel, Partner with Accel Partners, discusses Accel India’s investment strategy at length.