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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Cloud Stocks: Analysis of Shopify’s Long Term Strategy

Ontario-based Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) continues to deliver stellar results. The company continues to add several new features to its platform to help merchants reach a wider audience.

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?

Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $10 Million from Atlanta: Field Pros Direct CEO Matt Anderson (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: The benefit you are offering is a flexible workforce of adjusters. They can pick people up as they need to as opposed to having everybody on the payroll.  Matt Anderson: That’s a part of it. We can scale up and down. From a cost standpoint, it gives them flexibility. Here is an example

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