Rendezvous Online Recording: December 1, 2020

Sharing insights and answering questions from entrepreneurs on building successful startups. Some audience questions answered: – What should a failed startup founder do next? – Is it possible for a lone startup founder to raise funds? – What are some companies that are introducing innovative business models? – What made you decide to become an

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Berkeley College Dean of Online Learning Joseph Scuralli (Part 1)

Joe discusses open problems in online education. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to Berkeley College and yourself. Joseph Scuralli: I am the Dean for Online Education at Berkeley College. I’m also Dean of the Larry L. Luing School of Business. I currently carry out responsibilities for both of those positions. I started

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Cloud Stocks: Veeva Sees Customer Momentum

According to a Research and Markets report, the global healthcare cloud computing market is expected to grow at 17% CAGR to $51.9 billion by 2024 as companies continue to adopt big data analytics and IoT in healthcare. Veeva (NYSE: VEEV) recently reported its quarterly results that continued to surpass all market expectations.

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Florian Winterstein, CEO of Jedox (Part 1)

Jedox is doing an excellent PaaS play in Financial Planning and Analysis (xP&A). Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself as well as Jedox. Florian Winterstein: I’m 48 years old. My home base is in Munich. I lived in Switzerland for a while as well as a couple of years in the US and

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Catching Up On Readings: Top Apps and Games 2020

This feature from TechCrunch looks at the most downloaded games and apps for both iOS and Android in the pandemic-affected 2020. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

511th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Fabrice Grinda, FJ Labs

Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, discusses his firm’s investment thesis around marketplaces.

511th Roundtable Recording on December 3, 2020: With Fabrice Grinda, FJ Labs

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 511th 1Mby1M Roundtable December 3, 2020: With Fabrice Grinda, FJ Labs

Bootstrapping to $130M: Pura Vida CEO Griffin Thall (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What about your team? What kind of team did you need to make this happen? Griffin Thall: Right now, we have about 40 employees. Everyone is an amazing team member. They are creative and hardworking. A lot of our experienced team members have come from other surf brands or apparel brands.