Hit by Covid in New York: Pulsd CEO Mareza Larizadeh (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: The organic pull really drives the business?  Mareza Larizadeh: The great majority of our active subscribers have joined organically. They have either heard about us or their friends have invited them to join the platform. Sramana Mitra: How did the revenue land? It was bootstrapped mode going from 2012 when you started this?

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrap to Exit, Bootstrap Again, Then Raise VC Money

Stephanie Leffler, CEO of OneSpace, bootstrapped her first company to $20 million in revenue from St. Louis. Her second, also from St. Louis, is venture-funded and crossed $10 million in revenue. Awesome entrepreneur, inspiring woman! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and

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August 20 – 499th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 499th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, August 20, 2020, 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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498th Roundtable Recording on August 13, 2020: With Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 498th 1Mby1M Roundtable August 13, 2020: With Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures

Roundtable Recap: August 13 – Mission-Driven Investing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talking about mission-driven investing. Wander Womaniya As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Anuj Jain, from New Delhi, India, pitching Wander Womaniya, an online travel agency for solo women travellers. You can listen to the recording of this

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Hit by Covid in New York: Pulsd CEO Mareza Larizadeh (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about the kind of experiences and the kind of people who started gravitating towards your platform, making this a financially viable business.  Mareza Larizadeh: We started partnering with mom-and-pop shops to drive customers their way. We would structure offers. A dinner offer or a brunch offer for example, which we

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498th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 498th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, August 13, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

498th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 498th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, August 13 at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!