Colors: Lac de Souvenirs

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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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Eastbanc Technologies, Chairman Wolf Ruzicka and Polina Reshetova, Head of Data Science (Part 2)

Wolf Ruzicka: We found some very interesting concepts that only the power of big data can bring, for instance, the causality of customer complaints. When a customer complains, you would assume that it is because of maybe heavy traffic or badly-maintained infrastructure. It turned out to be the marital status of the driver. That doesn’t

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Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: When was this launched? John Jonas: 2009. Sramana Mitra: How did the revenue ramp up on that one? John Jonas: It was slow. I was teaching how to hire people in the Philippines. We had made $250 that month teaching it. He said, “I think this job board can make $10,000 a month.”

458th Roundtable Recording on September 26, 2019: With Alok Nandan, Emergent Ventures

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Thought Leaders in Big Data: Eastbanc Technologies, Chairman Wolf Ruzicka and Polina Reshetova, Head of Data Science (Part 1)

Eastbanc Technologies is a services company that has spun off a number of product companies based on their services business. More recently, their focus has been on AI and Big Data. Sramana Mitra: If you would please set some context about Eastbanc Technologies to start off this interview, that would be ideal.

October 3 – 459th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 459th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, October 3, 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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Best of Bootstrapping: Big Barker CEO Bootstraps a Niche E-commerce Brand

We’ve talked about niche, proprietary e-commerce brands and how entrepreneurs are building businesses around different concepts. CEO Eric Shannon shares the story of Big Barker, a dog bed for large dogs. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind

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Cornerstone Counts on Content and Product

According to a Zion Market Research report, the global talent management software market is estimated to grow 10% annually to $10.9 billion industry by the year 2025 from $5.6 billion in 2018. Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand (Nasdaq: CSOD) recently announced its second quarter results that surpassed market expectations.