Building a VC-Funded B2C CRM Company From Virginia: Zaius Founder and CTO Spencer Pingry (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the beginning and tell me how you got the platform built and how you got to the 10 to 15 customers. That is one of the most important parts of the story. Spencer Pingry: Having been at Netezza, me and one of the other guys had spent a lot

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Utsav Somani of AngelList India (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 Utsav Somani was recorded in May 2018. Utsav Somani, Angel Investor at AngelList India, talks about the newly launched AngelList India. Sramana Mitra: Tell us about the investing focus of AngelList in

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Marc Alacqua CEO and Steve Davis CTO of Signafire (Part 1)

Complex search queries remains a tricky arena. Read on to learn more. Sramana Mitra: If you could provide us with some background about yourself as well as Signafire to start us off, that would be great. Marc Alacqua: I’m the CEO and Co-Founder of Signafire. Steve Davis is one of my partners and also Co-Founder.

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Building a VC-Funded B2C CRM Company From Virginia: Zaius Founder and CTO Spencer Pingry (Part 1)

We love companies that have roots in off-center geographies. Zaius started in Virginia, raised capital in Boston, and has grown to ~500 customers with a $24k average ARR per customer. These are healthy metrics, and for the team in Virginia, accomplishments to be proud of. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your

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October 24 – Rendezvous Meetup to Discuss the Funding Strategy for Your Startup

For entrepreneurs interested to meet and chat with Sramana Mitra in person, please join us for our bi-monthly and 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,

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EIT Health Partners with 1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator to Train More Than 100 European Entrepreneurs

Digital Health Semifinalists of the European Health Catapult have been awarded one-year scholarships to the One Million by One Million (1Mby1M) global virtual accelerator thanks to a new partnership with EIT Health. In addition to the 15 scholarships to the 1Mby1M Premium program, EIT Health will also fund scholarships to 1Mby1M Basic for an additional

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Catching Up On Readings: Women Nobel Prize Winners

This feature from USA Today looks at the history of women Nobel Prize winners and how the current year could bode well for women in sciences. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Kanwaljit Singh of Fireside Ventures (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: I’m going to ask you a few questions about the Indian market. What is your analysis of the Indian e-commerce market? Kanwaljit Singh: There is a large consumer market in India. E-commerce is satisfying several of those requirements for branded products that Indian consumers are not able to consume due to access and

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