493rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Joe Silver

Joe Silver discusses his firm’s debt-financing model for startups.

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Buying Back a Business: ShareBuilder 401k CEO Stuart Robertson (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What happens next? Stuart Robertson: I jumped into telecom for seven years. At that time, telecom was going to be deregulated. They were hiring all these marketers. My first job out of grad school was running what is now part of AT&T. I was launching caller IDs and consumer voice mail.

Thursday, July 16 – 494th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 494th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, July 16, 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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Serial Entrepreneurship in CAD: SolidWorks and Onshape Founder Jon Hirschtick (Part 1)

Jon has founded two important CAD companies and sold both for significant exit prices. Read on for his awesome entrepreneurial 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?

Buying Back a Business: ShareBuilder 401k CEO Stuart Robertson (Part 1)

Stuart built Sharebuilder 401k. The company got acquired. Recently, he has bought the business back. Read on to understand the nuances.

Building a High Impact Social Enterprise over 20+ Years: Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: How did your numbers track of the money that you sent to artisans as you went along? Roberto Milk: It took us 10 years to get to $25 million. It took us another four years to get to $50 million. We got to $50 million in June of 2014. Sramana Mitra: What is

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Catching Up On Readings: AI Trends 2020

This report from CB Insights analyzes the trends, themes, and challenges in 2020 as artificial intelligence moves from hype state to practical usage. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Building a High Impact Social Enterprise over 20+ Years: Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: When 9/11 hit, you were still operating with just that $6 million in funding? Roberto Milk: We had funding from National Geographic as well. Sramana Mitra: What was the cash portion of that? Roberto Milk: We don’t disclose that. It was cash and assets.