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Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to Scale: Lily Stoyanov, CEO of Transformify (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, May 5th 2020

Lily Stoyanov: At that time, I already had an idea about Transformify. It started when I was still at Coca-Cola. When you lead a business transformation project, you know that processes need to be optimized and costs need to be cut. Inevitably, people lose their jobs. Many companies were going through business transformation. The moment

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Bootstrapping Course: What is Bootstrapping?

Posted on Tuesday, May 5th 2020

Bootstrapping means building a business without external financing. See how this differs from businesses funded by investors. If you are enjoying this course, check out 1Mby1M Basic, our curriculum-only option. The 1Mby1M Curriculum has over 1000 case studies of real-life success stories.  If you’re trying to assess why you’re getting rejections, use the 1Mby1M Self-Assessment. We support your fund-raising

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482nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Garrett Goldberg, Bee Partners

Posted on Monday, May 4th 2020

Garrett Goldberg, Partner at Bee Partners, discusses his firm’s enterprise focused investment thesis, including some unique insights on SaaS-powered vertical marketplaces.

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Bootstrapping Course: About Sramana

Posted on Monday, May 4th 2020

Learn about Sramana Mitra’s background: how she founded her first companies and what led her to start her latest company, One Million by One Million (1Mby1M). If you are enjoying this course, check out 1Mby1M Basic, our curriculum-only option. The 1Mby1M Curriculum has over 1000 case studies of real-life success stories.  If you’re trying to

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Amesite CEO Ann Marie Sastry (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, May 4th 2020

Artificial intelligence is applied to EdTech in creative ways. Ann Marie discusses her company’s work in this field. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and Amesite. Ann Marie Sastry: I’m the CEO and Founder of Amesite. We are an artificial-intelligence-driven designer and platform provider for online learning. We deliver courses, programs,

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Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to Scale: Lily Stoyanov, CEO of Transformify (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, May 4th 2020

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Lily has built a virtual company with zero employees, all freelancers and scaled it without outside financing. Read on for more. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you. Where are you from? Where did you grow up? Let’s start at the very beginning

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Catching Up On Readings: FinTech Startups

Posted on Sunday, May 3rd 2020

This feature from Crunchbase News looks at the positive impact of Covid-19 on FinTech startups. Companies in the financial services space are not only continuing to hire, but are fundraising and being acquired. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Rendezvous Online Recording: April 28, 2020

Posted on Saturday, May 2nd 2020

Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – What would be some of the challenges in post Covid-19 quarantine, and what businesses would most likely succeed in that altered environment? – What could tech entrepreneurs read during the quarantine? – What are the best bootstrapping techniques? – Who is still listening to entrepreneur pitches during the

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