Best of Bootstrapping: Alteryx Bootstrapped with Services to a Public Unicorn

Bootstrapping with Services is a tried and true strategy, including for building Unicorns. In our 2012 story, Alteryx CEO Dean Stoecker talks about raising a Series A with $10 million in the bank. Today, Alteryx is a $10+ billion market cap public company. Dean bootstrapped with services early on, and then raised VC money.

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Roundtable Recap: February 20 – Comparables are Key

As our guest this week, we had Ashish Jain, Partner at 3Lines Ventures. We discussed his firm’s investment hypothesis. Everydae As for our entrepreneur pitch, today we had Christine Outram pitching Everydae, an educational app venture. I suggested to Christine to investigate comparables for her venture. In 2020, with so much innovation already under way,

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Barry Adika, CEO of Brandefender (Part 2)

Barry Adika: We didn’t just look for seller information on Amazon. We looked for counterfeit products, quantities that people post online that can raise a red flag for brands.

Climbing Out of Despair Through Entrepreneurship: Ferren Rajput, CEO of Book A Jet (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to 2010 when you launched the company. What did you launch with? Ferren Rajput: When I came out, a friend of mine was looking at a car dealership. It was a Jeep dealership. He said, “You just do this until you get yourself back up on your feet.” I did

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473rd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 473rd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 20, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!

473rd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 473rd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 20 at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Barry Adika, CEO of Brandefender (Part 1)

Brand fraud is rampant in e-commerce. Barry discusses brand protection. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and to Brandefender.  Barry Adika: I’m the Co-Founder of Brandefender. We focus on brand protection in general. We are experts in cyber security. I used to be in retail and wholesale. I’ve been engaging with

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Climbing Out of Despair Through Entrepreneurship: Ferren Rajput, CEO of Book A Jet (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What happened next? Ferren Rajput: This is late 90s. I started my first mortgage company in 1997. Money was starting to come in real good. I ended up getting married in 2001. My mortgage company really flourished. As an entrepreneur, I was always pushing the envelope. I got into a position where I

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