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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Colors: Las Casas de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about Art and Culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of Art – a painting, a poem, a piece

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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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May 23 – 445th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 445th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, May 23, 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

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Cloud Stocks: How Upwork Can Leverage the Virtual Company Trend

Mountain View-based Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the largest online marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with highly-skilled freelancers, went public last year. I am a huge fan of this platform, and my company has used it extensively for 15 years. Upwork has just announced its results for the first quarter that missed the analyst

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Roundtable Recap: May 9 – Spotlight on African Startups and Venture Capital

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest, Eghosa Omoigui, Managing Partner at EchoVC Partners, a firm focused on the African market. It was a fascinating discussion. The Westland Concept As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Rui Jorge Romao from Coto, Portugal, pitch The Westland Concept. Rui wants to build a

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