Thursday, November 12 – 509th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 509th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 12, 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 with Services to $20M: VisiQuate CEO Brian Robertson (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What geography was that? Where were you based and where were you doing all of this? Brian Robertson: I was based in Northern California. Most of my clients were from the West Coast. I was doing work for folks in Seattle, Oregon through Providence Health System.

Rendezvous Online Recording: November 3, 2020

Sharing insights and answering questions from entrepreneurs on building successful startups. Some audience questions answered: – Is there a way to increase the chance of getting into Y Combinator? – What can entrepreneurs do once their applications have been rejected by Y Combinator? – Is it true that you can qualify for Y Combinator with

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508th Roundtable Recording on November 5, 2020: With Keith Bank, KB Partners

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 508th 1Mby1M Roundtable November 5, 2020: With Keith Bank, KB Partners

Rollercoaster on a Bike: Zagster CEO Tim Ericson (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What was the team? Who was the coder? You are not a coder, right? Tim Ericson: I’m not a coder. We have a couple of friends from college who were coders working in regular companies. They were moonlighting it and they were doing it for equity.  Sramana Mitra: How much did the University

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Bootstrapping with Services to $20M: VisiQuate CEO Brian Robertson (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Brian is a serial bootstrapper. In fact, he bootstraps using services. Terrific entrepreneur to learn from. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

Catching Up On Readings: B2B Marketplaces 2020

This report from Digital Commerce 360 analyzes the latest B2B marketplace trends and how COVID19 has helped disrupt business buyers’ purchasing behavior. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Rollercoaster on a Bike: Zagster CEO Tim Ericson (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Tim has navigated major ups and downs during his years with Zagster. Sramana 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?