Catching Up On Readings: Disrupt 2020

This feature from TechCrunch covers the winner and five finalists of Startup Battlefield in this virtual edition of Disrupt 2020, an annual conference conducted by TechCrunch for startups and investors. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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501st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Robert Weber, Great North Labs

Robert Weber is Managing Partner at Great North Labs located in Minneapolis.

Rendezvous Online Recording: September 15, 2020

Sharing insights and answering questions from entrepreneurs on building successful startups. Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – What questions should entrepreneurs ask their mentors? – How can I get feedback from you on my venture? Rendezvous Online with Sramana Mitra 9.15.20

501st Roundtable Recording on September 17, 2020: With Robert Weber, Great North Labs

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 501st 1Mby1M Roundtable September 17, 2020: With Robert Weber, Great North Labs

Colors: Monsoon in Goa, White Church

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Sonali Vijayavargiya of Augment Ventures (Part 4)

Sonali Vijayavargiya: I think the engine has started. People are engaging. There is an increasing awareness of teams and solutions that are coming out of different regions other than just the Bay Area or New York. People are willing to get on a plane and meet with these teams.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julianne Zimmerman of Reinventure Capital (Part 5)

Julianne Zimmerman: At the conference, I was approached by several women. The conversation we had is a conversation I have with far too many founders from MIT and many other alma maters. I have formed a really spectacular team around me. I have customer demand. I have contracts that are waiting to be filled. I

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping to $8M During the Covid Crisis

Cuver CEO Ammar Amdani shares his superb story of COVID-era entrepreneurship. Uplifting and thrilling! 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? Ammar Amdani: I was born in Miami. I spent half of my life here in

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