Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrap Using Services First, Raise Money Later

Rich Waldron, CEO of Tray.io, is building an authentic tech company from London. While the company could have become a so-called Unicorn by loading up on liquidation preferences, they have chosen not to do so. Excellent story. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you

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Bootstrapping with a Paycheck from New Jersey: Suuchi Ramesh, CEO of Suuchi (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the period where you’re still bootstrapping with a paycheck with this network of factories. What prompted you to quit your job and feel comfortable enough to go full-time on this? Suuchi Ramesh: Within six months, we had half a million in bookings. That was validation. It wasn’t profitable, but the

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492nd Roundtable Recording on July 2, 2020: With Raoul Maier, Eudemian Ventures

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 492nd 1Mby1M Roundtable July 2, 2020: With Raoul Maier, Eudemian Ventures

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Prem Jain and Soni Jiandani, Co-Founders of Pensando Systems (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: When you talk about autonomous vehicles as a use case, the processing is happening on the vehicle-specific manner in a central unit, or is the actual processing happening at the vehicle? Soni Jiandani: Let’s talk about companies like Fedex. Let’s even talk about the healthcare industry. It’s unfortunate we are dealing with COVID

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July 9 – 493rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 493rd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, July 9, 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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Roundtable Recap: July 2 – Spotlight on Post-Seed Investing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Raoul Maier, Founder and Managing Partner at Eudemian Ventures, a fund focused on post-seed investment in North America. Lighthouse As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sinjini Sengupta from Gurgaon, India, pitch Lighthouse. The idea is quite nebulous at this point and needs a lot

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492nd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 492nd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, July 2, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!

492nd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 492nd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, July 2 at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!