1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk about some of the companies that you have invested in. In particular, as you describe their stories, talk about when they came to you or when you found them, what was it about them that convinced you to write these checks? Shripriya Mahesh: Venture, as you know, is about exceptions. I’m

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Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Startup from Utah: KURU CEO Bret Rasmussen (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s get back to the question I asked. How did you get to the product? Since you didn’t have the expertise, who designed the product? How did you get it to a version one product? Bret Rasmussen: I worked with a local design firm. While researching on patents, I got a book called

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Shripriya Mahesh was recorded in August 2020. Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talks about mission-driven investing. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a little about your background as well as Spero Ventures. 

509th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording on November 12, 2020: With Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 509th 1Mby1M Roundtable November 12, 2020: With Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital

Thursday, November 19 – 510th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 510th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 19, 2020, 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

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Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Startup from Utah: KURU CEO Bret Rasmussen (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Did you have any expertise in shoe design? Who designed the shoe? Bret Rasmussen: I had no clue on how to design a shoe or how to make a shoe. I just started networking. There was a local design firm here in Salt Lake that had done shoe design for a handful of

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509th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital

Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital, is the founder of a small venture firm that we have a great deal of respect for, and a personal friend. This is a wonderful conversation.

Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Startup from Utah: KURU CEO Bret Rasmussen (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. To succeed in e-commerce today, you need to look for unserved niches with unique products. Sraman a Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?