431st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Yash Hemaraj, Arka Venture Labs and BGV

Yash Hemaraj, Founding Partner at Arka Venture Labs and Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), discusses Arka’s recent partnership with 1Mby1M to accelerate Indian B-to-B SaaS companies.

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February 28 – 433rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 433rd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 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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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: Joe Lea, VP of Product at Armis (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You’ve done a nice job of defining the problem. What is viable architecturally given the fact that there are devices everywhere and the level of connectivity via devices is unbelievably expensive at the moment and increasingly more so? Joe Lea: That viability problem that you mentioned is exactly the reason why I left

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Navid Alipour of Analytics Ventures (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What do you want to convey to the audience as your parting thoughts? Navid Alipour: We’re getting the word out about what Analytics Ventures is doing. Geographically, all our current companies happen to be in San Diego but our hands aren’t tied. We could launch a company in Berlin, London, or in Des

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Qualys Acquires 1Mby1M Company Adya

According to a Research and Markets report, the global security and vulnerability management market is expected to grow 9.3% over the next few years to $13.7 billion by 2026. Earlier this week, cloud-based security player Qualys (Nasdaq: QLYS) reported its upbeat fourth quarter results. Qualys also recently announced the acquisition of a 1Mby1M company Adya.

Best of Bootstrapping: Some Bootstrapping to Exit Case Studies

You have, presumably, read my recent article Bootstrapping to Exit. As a follow-up, let me offer you some case studies. From Freshworks Has Acquired Nine Capital Efficient Startups: All the nine acquisitions by Freshworks have been for undisclosed amounts. Cloud-based video collaboration platform 1CLICK, acquired in 2015, was founded in 2012 and had raised an

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: Joe Lea, VP of Product at Armis (Part 1)

Connected devices are everywhere and will soon also be implanted in our bodies. This poses an enormous security challenge. Joe and I discuss the open problems and some partial solutions, including where there are opportunities for new entrepreneurs. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and to Armis.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Navid Alipour of Analytics Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Are you shooting for unicorns? Navid Alipour: While we certainly wouldn’t shy away from getting home runs with unicorns, our business model is to stay with that baseball analogy. We want to be able to make money for ourselves and other co-founders by hitting singles and doubles. Your traditional venture fund invests in

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