Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship: Neil Vaswani, CEO of Corestream (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Neil has turned a $3M investment into a ~$10M annual revenue company by addressing a cumbersome piece of workflow in benefits management. Read on to learn how. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born,

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ankit Jain of Gradient Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: How are the companies in the Valley that you’re investing in? Are they using offshore development centers where there is AI talent available? Ankit Jain: Even in the last year, it has changed a lot. There is a lot of interesting AI development being done out of Ukraine. Both Pakistan and India have

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Building a Fast Growth, Cutting-Edge Insurance Brokerage: Karn Saroya, CEO of Cover (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a terrific story of a team that has tremendous expertise in building and acquiring customers for consumer apps, and how they applied that unfair advantage to disrupt a domain (insurance). Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Catching Up On Readings: Top 10 Strategic Tech Trends 2019

This feature from Gartner highlights the top ten strategic technology trends that oranizations need to explore in 2019. These include automation using AI, augmented analytics using ML, AI-driven development, digital twins, edge computing, immersive experience, immersive experiences using VR and AR, blockchain, smart spaces, digital ethics and privacy, and quantum computing. For this week’s posts, click on

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ankit Jain of Gradient Ventures (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: I was talking to a friend at a party last weekend. He’s very experienced and successful serial entrepreneur. He has invested in an AI company that is doing very well. But this question of hiring AI talent is very serious right now. Let me ask you the geography question. What is your footprint?

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ankit Jain of Gradient Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Double-click down for me on your definition of early stage. You said check size is from $1 million to $10 million. What is your definition of early stage? What does an AI startup need to show to be able to convince you that is has enough validation that there is something there? Ankit

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ankit Jain of Gradient 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 Ankit Jain was recorded in May 2018. Ankit Jain is Founding Partner at Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI venture fund. Sramana Mitra: Let’s introduce you to our audience. Tell us about yourself a

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October 25 – 420th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 420th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, October 25, 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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