Cloud Stocks: Twilio Should Provide Developer Marketplace Revenue Metrics

Communications PaaS player Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) continues to see stellar results amid the current pandemic. The company continues to invest wisely in product development and even acquisitions.

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Bootstrapping with Services to $20M: Visiquate CEO Brian Robertson (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to 2009. Did you have clients from your previous business that you sold this concept to be able to sign on as your validation partners? How many were they? Brian Robertson: Yes, we had three or four cornerstone clients. 

Rollercoaster on a Bike: Zagster CEO Tim Ericson (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What was the total amount of capital you had raised at this point when the market started becoming challenging? Tim Ericson: We’d raised about $16 million in total at that point.  Sramana Mitra: You had a chunk of capital in hand when the problem started happening?

Roundtable Recap: November 12 – Great Discussion on How to Build Platform Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital. Ashmeet is the founder of a small venture firm that we have a great deal of respect for, and a personal friend. It’s a wonderful conversation. DeepBrainz AI As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Arunkumar Venkataramanan from

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509th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

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509th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 509th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, November 12 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!

Zendesk and Freshdesk Count on Building their Partner Ecosystems

According to an Allied Market Research report, the global complaint management software market was estimated to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $8.3 billion by 2026. Leading player Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN) recently announced its third quarter results that continue to outpace market’s forecast as the company invests in building its partner ecosystem to drive growth.

Bootstrapping with Services to $20M: Visiquate CEO Brian Robertson (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Until $80 million, it was a bootstrapped company and then Bain capital infused $15 million. Is that what you are saying? Brian Robertson: Yes, it was mostly bootstrapped. There were friends, family, and angels in the early rounds.