Is Zomato acquiring Bootstrapped Startups in India?

A couple of years back, Zomato was floundering as a restaurant search, discovery, reviews, and ratings service. However, with the help of several acquisitions, it diversified into the food delivery sector and has now bounced back into the Billion Dollar Unicorn Club.

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Concept Financing for a Fat Startup: Tomer Shiran, CEO of Dremio (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What was your experience in raising Series A? Tomer Shiran: It was a very good one. We went through the process. We mapped out which investors we knew that we wanted to discuss this with. We probably met six or seven investors. A majority of them were interested in investing in the Series

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Raj Agarwal, CEO of Medocity (Part 1)

Mega trends are sweeping through the healthcare space driven by the impact of digital technology. In this conversation, we kick around value-based healthcare, digital therapeutics, etc. and how Medocity is adding value to those use cases. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing yourself and Medocity. Raj Agarwal: I’m the President and CEO of Medocity. We

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From Zero to a Market Cap Bigger than General Motors: Keith Krach, Founder of Ariba (Part 1)

Ariba was the first B2B internet company in history. In this interview, we go back through one of the iconic ventures that shaped Silicon Valley, paving the way for much that came later. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in

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Catching Up On Readings: CES 2019

This feature from VentureBeat brings to you the best surprises and the worst disappointments at CES held last week in Las Vegas. For this week’s posts, click on paragraph links.

Concept Financing for a Fat Startup: Tomer Shiran, CEO of Dremio (Part 2)

Tomer Shiran: Somewhere in the company, we have some data about our customers and business, but we don’t have that ability to ask questions and get an answer because the data is in so many places and it’s in various different structures. It really requires a lot of engineering effort to do anything with it.

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Concept Financing for a Fat Startup: Tomer Shiran, CEO of Dremio (Part 1)

Yes, concept financing still happens from time to time, especially for fat startups, but you need to have deep domain knowledge, and strong investor relationships, to pull one off. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey.  Where are you from? Where were you born and what kind of background? Tomer Shiran:

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January 16 – 428th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 428th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Wednesday, January 16, 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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