Thursday, January 24 – 429th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 429th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, January 24, 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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416th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Jason Cahill, McCune Capital

Jason Cahill is Managing Partner at McCune Capital, a NY-based firm. He talks about the pros and cons of chasing Unicorns, as well as his firm’s investment philosophy.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With George Spencer of Seyen Capital (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 George Spencer was recorded in January 2019. George invests in SaaS companies mostly in the Midwest from a small fund out of Chicago. The interview contains an excellent discussion on ideal levels

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Andrew Grauer, CEO of Course Hero (Part 1)

We interviewed Andrew on the Entrepreneur Journeys series five years back when Course Hero was at around $10 million in revenue. In 2018, the company’s website had 300 million visits. Revenue is approaching $100 million. And as for comparables, Pluralsight has gone public and has validated the business model of all-you-can-eat subscription-based online learning. Read on

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CarDekho Bootstrapped First, Raised Money Later, Acquiring Bootstrapped Startups

According to IBEF, the Indian automotive industry is expected to reach INR 16.16-18.18 trillion (US$ 251.4-282.8 billion) by 2026. The growth is expected to be driven by increasing middle-class income and a young population. Auto portal CarDekho was bootstrapped and profitable for six years before it raised external funding. It is a textbook case study of

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Catching Up On Readings: VC Funding in Cybersecurity 2018

This feature from TechCrunch takes a close look at VC funding trends in cybersecurity-focused companies in 2018. Funding surged by 20% to $5.3 billion. For this week’s posts, click on paragraph links.

From Zero to a Market Cap Bigger than General Motors: Keith Krach, Founder of Ariba (Part 7)

Keith Krach: We followed the same path. At Ariba, we focused initially on the buyers. At DocuSign, we focused on the businesses or the consumers. On the DocuSign Global Trust Network, about 400 million consumers are putting on two million documents a day and well in excess of 430,000 companies have standardized. We ran the

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From Zero to a Market Cap Bigger than General Motors: Keith Krach, Founder of Ariba (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: You left in 2003. Did you hand the reins over to somebody else? Keith Krach: Yes. Sramana Mitra: That was not the point when SAP acquired Ariba right? Keith Krach: Yes, 15 years ago. Sramana Mitra: Why did you let go of the CEO job?