Flying Through Turbulent Skies: Joel Thomas, CEO of Stratos Jets (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: As long as it works, it’s great. When it doesn’t work, it’s problematic.  Joel Thomas: It did work till 2014. Everybody was doing really well. We were leaders in our industry. Because of the volume of business that we were doing, I was invited to join this organization called Air Charter Association of

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March 5 – 475th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 475th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, March 5, 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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Roundtable Recap: February 27 – Three Reasonable Startups in Validation Mode

During this week’s roundtable, we had three pitches. Amma’s KitchenFirst up, Kiran Vasudeva from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, pitched Amma’sKitchen, a training and subscription service for cooking Indianvegetarian recipes for people interested in following a plant-based diet.

Cloud Stocks: Why Salesforce Buying Vlocity Proves the Growing Importance of PaaS

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is dominating the news this week. Along with an outstanding quarterly result announcement, the company delivered two significant news items. First, Salesforce is acquiring Vlocity for $1.3 Billion. Salesforce also announced that its co-CEO Keith Block was stepping down from his position. Marc Benioff is back to being the sole CEO of

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A Serial “Data” Entrepreneur’s Journey: Bassel Ojjeh, CEO of LigaData (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What happens next? Bassel Ojjeh: We got our first few customers. We wanted to counter what the software industry is used to. We went open source. The goal was ubiquity. What we found out fairly quickly is, if you’re selling to traditional companies, they’re not used to buying open source software. It became

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474th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 474th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 27, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!

Flying Through Turbulent Skies: Joel Thomas, CEO of Stratos Jets (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What’s the next major milestone after October 2008? Joel Thomas: I had invested every dollar back into this marketing idea. There were two strategies. I believe in web-based marketing. That was a good strategy because of my experience of running this political organization at UCF.

474th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 474th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 27 at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!