Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Gurjeet Singh, Co-Founder and Chairman of Ayasdi (Part 1)

This is a very interesting conversation about technology from Stanford being commercialized in financial services and healthcare, addressing very specific use cases in risk and other domains. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Ayasdi. Gurjeet Singh: I’m one of the co-founders and Chairman of the Board at

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Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What was the spec that you came up with for PandaDoc? Mikita Mikado: It’s a commerce platform. That’s what we wanted to do. We were building a B2B commerce platform – a place where companies make offers, send them to buyers, and collaborate on those, agree on terms, execute on terms, sign, and

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Catching Up On Readings: Imagine Cup 2017

This feature from TechCrunch covers the highlights of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, a global competition of high-tech student projects. The winner of the $100,000 grand prize was X.GLU, a Czech team that created a custom smart glucose meter for children with diabetes. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: People were finding this product online? What was the customer acquisition strategy? Mikita Mikado: It was all online. It was SEO-driven. It was pretty much a zero sales effort. It was self-service. Sramana Mitra: What was the price point? Mikita Mikado: $10 a month. Sramana Mitra: At $10 a user, that’s a lot

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Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You got the business going while you were in Hawaii – the business that you are running now? Mikita Mikado: Somewhat. I tend to believe that what we have now is a consequence of what happened back then. I’ve been running a web design agency. That agency got me and my co-founder to

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August 3 – 362nd 1Mby1M Roundtable Discussing Economic Development for Entrepreneurs

During this special roundtable program, Economic Development for Entrepreneurs will be the focus. Several entrepreneurs who have been working with 1Mby1M and the Delaware Department of State’s Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism, will be pitching their businesses and sharing their experiences. You can register to “Attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the

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Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  As you know, I love stories of entrepreneurs in different parts of the world finding success through grit and creativity. Mikita’s story gives us an insight into what’s happening in Belarus, and how he has navigated his way to Silicon Valley. And our Bootstrap First, Raise

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