Thursday, August 20 – 499th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 499th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, August 20, 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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Bootstrapping to $8 Million in 3 Months During the Covid Crisis: Cuver CEO Ammar Amdani (Part 1)

This is a 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?

8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumer behavior in a major way. As we move through the virus-era, much more will likely change. With this realization, we ran a poll in June asking which topics readers would like me to cover and discuss. The overwhelming winner

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Nelson Cicchitto, CEO of Avatier (Part 1)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself as well as the company Avatier. Nelson Cicchitto: I’m the CEO of Avatier Corporation. We’re seamlessly redefining the identity in the access management space. 

Catching Up On Readings: Black Hat 2020

This podcast from TechTarget covers the highlights from Black Hat USA 2020, which was held as a fully virtual conference due to the pandemic. One of the major issues discussed was election security. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

498th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures

Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talks about mission-driven investing.

Hit by Covid in New York: Pulsd CEO Mareza Larizadeh (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: The organic pull really drives the business?  Mareza Larizadeh: The great majority of our active subscribers have joined organically. They have either heard about us or their friends have invited them to join the platform. Sramana Mitra: How did the revenue land? It was bootstrapped mode going from 2012 when you started this?

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrap to Exit, Bootstrap Again, Then Raise VC Money

Stephanie Leffler, CEO of OneSpace, bootstrapped her first company to $20 million in revenue from St. Louis. Her second, also from St. Louis, is venture-funded and crossed $10 million in revenue. Awesome entrepreneur, inspiring woman! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and

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