Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, Build an EdTech Unicorn from Canada: John Baker, CEO of D2L (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Strategy-wise, it’s still large accounts selling and just bigger deals? No major change on that front? John Baker: Not at that stage. We’re just accelerating that work and putting in place the infrastructure to grow faster. We did another round a couple of years later for another $80 million.

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Rendezvous Online Recording: October 6, 2020

Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – What should be the strategy of startups to raise seed capital in 2021? – How do I find angel investors in my industry? – What does an investor checklist for startup due diligence include? – What was the original founder equity split among some well-known startups? Rendezvous Online

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Bootstrapping to $10 Million: Coalition Technologies Co-Founder Jordan Brannon (Part 1)

Coalition is still largely a services company but also has a few products. It’s a well-managed journey. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Rendezvous Online Recording: September 29, 2020

Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – Are there any examples of successful startups that began with one founder in their basement? – What is your advice to failed entrepreneurs? – Why do you advise entrepreneurs not to raise funding at the early stages of business development? – Why do founders get fired? Rendezvous Online

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Thursday, October 8 – 504th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 504th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 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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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, Build an EdTech Unicorn from Canada: John Baker, CEO of D2L (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk about a bit of metrics so we can pin the journey all the way to bootstrapping before you got a funded company model. How far did you get from a revenue point of view, customer metrics, employee metrics? What were the vital statistics? John Baker: We’re somewhere in the neighborhood of

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Capital Efficient Startup, Venture-Scale Growth: ShipMonk CEO Jan Bednar (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: You think the unemployment pay from the government is preventing people from looking for jobs? Jan Bednar: 100%. People told us that on the phone. We called people from our database. Their mentality is, “Why would I work if I can make more money not working and I’m safe?” It’s a tough argument.

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503rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Semyon Dukach, One Way Ventures

Semyon Dukach is Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, an immigrant founder focused VC fund.