Whether born and raised in India or of Indian descent, these successful tech entrepreneurs each brought something very special to a problem that led them to build their solutions into some very nice businesses. If you are looking for some inspiration today, especially as an Indian entrepreneur, please have a listen to these stories shared
There are shifts happening in the world of seed investing. Questions are emerging: How do you process the current investment climate where capital is moving further and further upstream? How does an angel investor (or an entrepreneur, for that matter) mitigate the Series A gap? How do you parse Unicorn mania? As an angel investor,
Demitris Memos is CEO of MarineTraffic, a $5M+ revenue startup from Greece. Much of Southern Europe, especially Greece, is in economic trouble, and there is an exodus of talent. It is great to see Demitris’ success story against that backdrop.
Jon Ellis, Founder of Investorist, has raised ALL his equity financing from customers. This interview is very much worth listening to for those looking for alternative financing strategies besides Venture Capital.
Ludovic Huraux, Co-founder and CEO of Attractive World, and now Shapr, discusses his journey from conception to exit. Among his many interesting points was a specific highlight on how he raised money from 80 investors.
Stephan Goss, CEO of Zeeto, has bootstrapped a traffic arbitrage business to $42 million in 2015 revenue. If you are working on an affiliate marketing / lead generation type of business, this is a useful conversation.
Sergio Furio, Founder and CEO of Creditas is building a FinTech company from Brazil that has just closed its $19.5 Million Series B. The conversation was a great deep dive into the Brazilian entrepreneurial eco-system.
Sramana Mitra: Wonderful capital-efficient entrepreneurship. Where do you want to go from here? Ike Kavas: We’re in the final stages of Series A. I’d like Ephesoft to remain a technology company and keep innovating. In 2013, we came up with a web service API. It brought new ways of thinking around what we do for