Capital Efficient Unicorns: Some Strategies To Consider

I have been thinking about how companies are getting showered with capital these days once they reach product-market fit and traction, and how unhealthy that phenomenon often turns out to be. Is there another way? Of course there is!

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202nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Vivek Ladsariya, SineWave Ventures

Vivek Ladsariya, Partner at SineWave Ventures, talks about the firm’s investment thesis, as well as trends in the industry.

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI

By Guest Author Paul Daugherty and H James Wilson Human+Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI is a new book by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson that discusses how AI gives businesses the power to reimagine and transform their processes. Here is an excerpt from the book, reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review Press. 

Woman Entrepreneur Building a Successful, VC Funded Business: Olivia Skuza, CEO of NuORDER (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Olivia has built a powerful B2B e-commerce business that connects wholesalers and retailers in categories like fashion and home furnishings. 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?

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Thought Leaders in Corporate Innovation: Paul Daugherty, CTO and Chief Innovation Officer, Accenture (Part 1)

Accenture is deeply entrenched in innovation as technology moves at a breakneck pace, and their clients all need to stay apace. Read how Paul and his organization structures continuous innovation. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a bit about how you are thinking about corporate innovation at Accenture from a broad framework point of view. Paul Daugherty:

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Bootstrapping a Global E-Commerce Company: SmartBuyGlasses CEO David Menning (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  David has bootstrapped a global e-commerce venture from Hong Kong. Splendid execution! 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? David Menning: I grew up in Sydney. I’ve

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394th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Paul Daugherty, Accenture, On Corporate Innovation

Paul Daugherty is CTO and Chief Innovation Officer at Accenture, which is deeply entrenched in innovation as technology moves at breakneck pace, and their clients all need to stay apace. Learn how Paul and his organization structure continuous innovation.

Catching Up On Readings: Cyber Security Exits

This feature from TechCrunch is a letter to all the CEOs of cyber security startups on the lessons to be learned from cyber security exits. It analyzes the funding and valuations of recent IPOs and acquisitions in the sector. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.