1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Todd Belfer of Canal Partners (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Talk to us a little bit about geography. You mentioned you’re operating at about five geographies. What are the dynamics of these geographies? I know WebPT is in Arizona. What are the dynamics of the Arizona market right now? Are you seeing a lot of deal flow? Todd Belfer: I see a lot

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Todd Belfer of Canal Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: I’m in agreement with you, by and large. Let me then parse what you said. You’re talking about $1 million to $3 million investment in a company that is doing $1 million ARR. What is the calculation here? Are you going to exit the company with that capital infusion or are you expecting

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swati Chaturvedi of Propel(x) Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How about some examples of companies that you have funded within the IT sector? Swati Chaturvedi: One company was including a software in chips sent to OEMs like the Samsungs of the world. The idea there is it is an Internet of Things application. Those chips track every connected device in the home.

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A Conversation About Sexual Harassment with Janine Yancey, CEO of Emtrain (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: It’s not going in a constructive direction. It really is going to be a net loss in the process if we don’t do something about it. I’d like to know about what’s going to happen. The other side of the question I have is the other part of the me-too movement that I

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Todd Belfer of Canal 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 Todd Belfer was recorded in October 2017.  Todd Belfer, Managing Partner of Canal Partners, talks about financing early-stage niche B-to-B SaaS opportunities. Sramana Mitra: Tell us about Canal Partners. What is the focus of

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February 28 – Rendezvous with Sramana Mitra in Menlo Park, CA

For entrepreneurs interested to meet and chat with Sramana Mitra in person, please join us for our weekly informal group meetups. If you are living in the San Francisco Bay Area or are just in town for a visit, we hope you will add these meetups to your calendar and join us. Pre-registration is required, REGISTER

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swati Chaturvedi of Propel(x) 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 Swati Chaturvedi was recorded in August 2017.  Swati Chaturvedi is Co-founder and CEO at Propel(x), an online platform where entrepreneurs are connected to angels. Swati and I discussed some of the key trends of

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March 1 – 388th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 388th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, March 1, 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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