Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Gina Taylor Cotter, SVP & GM, Global Commercial Financing, American Express (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s double-click again one more layer into that. I’m going to give you a proxy of what we learned from our coverage of Kabbage and OnDeck. I would like to hear you describe the heuristics based on which you are evaluating these loans. In the case of OnDeck or Kabbage, in the segment

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Yanev Suissa of SineWave Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Yanev Suissa was recorded in October 2017. Yanev Suissa is General Partner at SineWave Ventures out of Washington DC and Silicon Valley. The firm invests alongside some major firms like Andreessen Horowitz and NEA.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vinny Lingham of NewTown Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Have you invested in any of these ICO-based or token-based ventures? Vinny Lingham: Yes, I’m going to do another one called Augmentors. It’s a gaming product. They have a really good token called Databits, which they’ve spun out. It’s basically an augmented reality game. It’s pretty fascinating. Sramana Mitra: What is your estimate

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Gina Taylor Cotter, SVP & GM, Global Commercial Financing, American Express (Part 1)

Innovations in Financial Technology are flowing from the startup world into the large companies. This excellent conversation gives us a window into how Amex is bringing some of these innovations into their offerings. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as American Express’ activity in the financial technology area. Gina

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Thursday, January 25 – 383rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 383rd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 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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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vinny Lingham of NewTown Partners (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Vinny Lingham was recorded in November 2017. Vinny Lingham, Co-founder and CEO, Civic.com, and Managing Partner of Newtown Partners, discusses his investment thesis in B-to-C seed ventures. We also discuss the role ICOs are

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1Mby1M – WeWork Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs in Miami

Miami entrepreneurs, please come to network, listen, learn, and join in on this week’s broadcasted Mentoring Roundtable via your laptop or phone. Time: Thursday, January 25, 2018 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST Location: WeWork Ponce de Leon 2222 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Miami, FL 33134 REGISTER HERE

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Warren Weiss of Foundation Capital (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: You’ve been on all sides of the table for a long time. When an entrepreneur is trying to figure out whom to work with and let’s say they have the luxury. A lot of entrepreneurs do not have the luxury of choice. But once they’ve been able to figure a few things out, they actually

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