Cloud Stocks: Atlassian Continues to Acquire from PaaS Ecosystem

Last week, Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) reported its fourth quarter results that continued to surpass estimates. The company has been on an acquisition spree as it looks to invest in collaboration tools during the current conditions where most companies are allowing employees to work remotely.

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Raj Valli, CEO of Thinkster (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Give me a use case of what AI produces and what your human teachers do on top of it? Raj Valli: I can take an example here. I’m going to take a much easier case for this conversation seminar. Let’s say that someone comes in and takes their first diagnostic assessment. You don’t

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Thursday, August 6 – 497th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 497th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, August 6, 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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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Deborah Quazzo of GSV Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Our interest is primarily in actual seed and Series A. Let’s focus on that discussion. What do you like to see by way of proof points before you’re willing to write a check? Deborah Quazzo: It’s interesting because we’re sector experts and we’ve been working in education technology for well over 20 years.

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Facebook Soars Despite Political Concerns

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) recently reported its second quarter results that surpassed the market’s expectations. But the company continues to struggle with its stand on political advertising. As the US gets ready for the Presidential elections, the scrutiny on Facebook’s stance is increasing.

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Raj Valli, CEO of Thinkster (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What are the pricing numbers? Raj Valli: We vary from $80 a month for a Silver Plan to $200 a month for the Platinum Plan. We have monthly, quarterly, and some annual pricing plans. The $80 kit for Silver will be just $53 per month if someone commits to an annual plan. 

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Deborah Quazzo of GSV Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Deborah Quazzo was recorded in June 2020. Deborah Quazzo is Managing Partner at GSV Ventures, a fund focused on online education ventures. This is a very good discussion on patterns of success

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Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: Restaurants Delivering Prepared Food as a Subscription

One of the repeated complaints I have heard from my social network during quarantine is that people are dying to go to restaurants. They are bored with home-cooked food. Food, of course, is not the only reason why people go to restaurants. The Economist has a great article titled, Why do people go to restaurants?