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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: What’s the next major milestone? Put this in chronological order for me. Where are we now? Jared Shusterman: We are going into December 2005. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a jewelry manufacturer. I talked about what I was doing in terms of building marketing programs. He said, “Interesting. I like
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Building a Two-Sided Marketplace: LawnStarter CRO Ryan Farley (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: What is the next inflection point or strategic move that you made that gave you the next level of growth? Ryan Farley: We didn’t expand markets because we wanted to focus on the core customer experience. The following spring, we went to a total of eight cities. All winter was spent in recruiting
October 5 – 370th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 370th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, October 5, 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
Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What prompted you to go dig into jewelry? What was the trigger for jewelry? Jared Shusterman: We had a family friend who who was a consultant for jewelry retailers. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him and actually attended a show with him. I was able to speak to a
369th Roundtable Recording On September 28, 2017: With Jana Eggers, Nara Logics
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10 Podcasts with Investors on Seed Financing for Startups
Once upon a time, there used to be Seed and Series A as financing options for startups. Now, we have pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A, and THEN Series A. And the Series A can often be a small $1-3 Million round, which typically comes from small venture firms. The bigger, more traditional firms have moved upstream,
Building a Two-Sided Marketplace: LawnStarter CRO Ryan Farley (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Did you raise funds at the Techstars demo day or did you raise funds afterwards? Ryan Farley: Most of it was afterwards. We pieced together a round of a lot of individual angel investors. We didn’t have any VC funds in the million-dollar round. One of the 20 angel investors came from demo
Roundtable Recap: September 28 – AI Startup CEO Jana Eggers Says There IS Bias Against Women Entrepreneurs
During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Jana Eggers, CEO of Nara Logics, Inc., an AI startup that has successfully pivoted from B-to-C to B-to-B under her leadership. We discussed financing, go-to-market strategy, and bias against women entrepreneurs. Nakshi Ankit Raj from Bangalore, India, pitched Nakshi, an online art marketplace. We discussed his
