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Best of Bootstrapping: How Under30Experiences Bootstrapped to $5 Million

Posted on Friday, Apr 5th 2019

Under30Experiences CEO Matt Wilson has built a fan business using content marketing to sell travel experiences to a millennial demographic. Very cool! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where did you grow up and in what kind of background?

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Should Box Acquire Canva?

Posted on Friday, Apr 5th 2019

According to a recent report, the global computer graphics design software market is estimated to grow at 6.5% annually to reach $280.15 billion by 2025. While the industry has big names like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop as the leading players, startups like Billion Dollar Unicorn Canva are also making their presence felt.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures (Part 4)

Posted on Friday, Apr 5th 2019

Sramana Mitra: What are your thoughts on the Unions Square’s analysis of the unicorn phenomenon? How are you thinking about unicorns? Rebecca Kaden: We want our companies to be as big as possible. What piece of it are you curious about? Sramana Mitra: I’m sure you want all your companies to be as big as

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Roundtable Recap: April 4 – Two Indian Startups with Excellent Execution

Posted on Thursday, Apr 4th 2019

During this week’s roundtable, we had two startups pitching. Both show excellent execution. ShipSafe Up first we had Andrews Chand from Noida, India, pitch ShipSafe, a marine vessel audit system that he has paying customers for. Excellent execution thus far and a very promising company. Cricket Sporto Next Jyothish Prakash, from Kochi, India, pitched Cricket

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swapna Gupta of Qualcomm Ventures (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Apr 4th 2019

Sramana Mitra: If you look at the 2018 deal flow, how many deals do you look at in a year? What are the trends in that deal flow? Swapna Gupta: We have a three-member India team. Between us, we end up looking at 200 plus deals a year. There’s always a flavor of the season

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures (Part 3)

Posted on Thursday, Apr 4th 2019

Sramana Mitra: The reason I’m asking is for a little bit of specifics. For example, one of the trends that I’m observing right now is there’s an increased emphasis on blending of business lending products of various kinds. This could be consumer lending. There’s a bunch of companies that are doing payday loans equivalent which

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438th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Apr 4th 2019

Today’s 438th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, April 4, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

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438th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Apr 4th 2019

Today’s 438th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, April 4, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

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