Thursday, 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

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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 6)

Jared Shusterman: Quite frankly, a lot of these guys don’t trust the bigger brands that they sell. The number one game changer here in helping these guys was to be cooperative and, in effect, reap the benefits of that cooperation. It then came down to funding. We put a stake in the ground even in

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A Serial Bootstrapper’s Journey: Beyond Security CEO Aviram Jenik (Part 1)

Going against the grain of Venture Capital mania, in 1999, Aviram started his second bootstrapped venture. 18 years later, he is still running it. Happily! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Aviram Jenik: I was

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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Very interesting. Can you sketch for us a bit of the progression of the business? How many brands did you book as customers in 2006? How many in 2007 and so on? Jared Shusterman: I don’t know the exact number. Today, we’re a little over 60 brands that are powering over 60,000 or

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What Are Seed Investors Looking For With Ashmeet Sidana

We’re doing a deep dive into the current seed investment eco-system and talking to our investor friends about what they’re looking for. Here, you can hear the perspective of Ashmeet Sidana of Engineering Capital: Come talk to me to brainstorm, strategize, weigh your funding options.

Catching Up On Readings: CNBC Disruptor 50 2017

The annual Disruptor 50 list from CNBC features private companies in a range of industries — from biotech and machine learning to transportation and retail — whose innovations are changing the world. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: When did you get your first manufacturer customer? Jared Shusterman: We got the first one who really helped us understand the beauty of the model in December. Sramana Mitra: December of 2006? Jared Shusterman: No, 2005. That’s how we discovered that this was a much more interesting model than the original model that I

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