Competing with Blackline: FloQast CEO Mike Whitmire (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: There are two conditional clauses in there: 45 years old and having done that before. I would vouch to say that if you had done this before, it wouldn’t matter how old you were. If you had credibility and track record of having done a successful venture before, anybody will sign a term

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Gus Tai of Trinity 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 Gus Tai was recorded in September 2014.  Gus Tai, General Partner at Trinity Ventures, discusses their investment thesis around e-commerce over the years – from BlueNile in 1999, to Zulily, Dot, and Bo, and

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julien Nguyen of IT Farm (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: We’ve seen a bunch of unicorns come out of that part of the ecosystem. There’s Veeva and athenahealth on the payment side. Julien Nguyen: That is just the beginning. There are deeper problems that can be solved. The number two part is using technology to increase the efficacy of current practices. For example,

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Competing with Blackline: FloQast CEO Mike Whitmire (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What about your financing strategy? After that $1.3 million you raised in 2014, what other financing have you raised? Mike Whitmire: In 2014, we got to a good recurring revenue clip, and then I went back out to do our Series A. We closed $6.5 million in Series A funding, which was led

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mark Achler of MATH Venture Partners (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: I’m reflecting on what you said in answer to my question. Blockchain is expensive stuff to build. How do you mitigate the need for doing things in a capital-efficient manner and doing Blockchain deals? Mark Achler: We haven’t done one. Sramana Mitra: You agree that Blockchain is capital-intensive. Mark Achler: We are conservative

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julien Nguyen of IT Farm (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 Julien Nguyen was recorded in October 2017.  Julien Nguyen is General Partner at IT Farm, a seed-stage fund focused on Digital Health. We explore trends in the industry, as well as what IT Farm’s sixth

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April 11 – 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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April 12 – 394th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 394th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, April 12, 2018, 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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