Catching Up On Readings: VerveCon 2019

This feature from EETimes covers the highlights of VerveCon, an annual Convention for Enthusiastic Women in technology that was held last week in Santa Clara.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shalini Prakash of 500 Startups India (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Does that mean that you don’t invest in the major metro-oriented, the higher end consumer-oriented businesses, or the global enterprise? Shalini Prakash: Of course, we do. We do everything. Nothing has changed. Most companies that we’re seeing today in the market are mostly focused towards the next 200 or 300 million people. Having

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443rd Roundtable Recording on May 9, 2019: With Eghosa Omoigui, EchoVC Partners

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Lambert of Right Side Capital Management (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: You gave a very good and interesting answer to a different question. The question that I was trying to ask you is across the deals that you see, what trends have you seen? David Lambert: The biggest trend is an extension of a trend that we’ve seen the entire time we’ve been investing.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shalini Prakash of 500 Startups 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 Shalini Prakash was recorded in March 2019. Shalini Prakash, Venture Partner at 500 Startups India, talks about the opportunities in the Indian market. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by giving our audience a

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May 16 – 444th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 444th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/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

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Lambert of Right Side Capital Management (Part 5)

David Lambert: To talk about pivots a little more, we’ve got data across a thousand different companies that we’ve seen evolve over time. The most important thing at these early stages is cash burn. What ends up happening is, if we invest in a company that has $10,000 MRR, they go out of the gate

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Nancy Ham, CEO of WebPT (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about the insurance side. It’s notorious. Physical therapy not being covered by insurance is a notorious issue. How do you think about that? What can be done, innovation-wise, to address that issue? Nancy Ham: Most insurance companies cover physical therapy but they, maybe, don’t pay a lot or there’s a

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