Rendezvous Online Recording: July 7, 2020

Sharing insights and answering questions from entrepreneurs about building successful startups. Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – Do you have startup ideas for the post-covid world that would address the issues of isolation and loneliness? – What are some eCommerce startup ideas? – What questions should entrepreneurs ask their mentors? – How can entrepreneurs

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Cloud Stocks: Appian Focuses on RPA for Growth

The global lockdown conditions have accelerated digital transformation journeys for organizations. Reston, Virginia-based Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) is among the leading players in the industry who is leveraging these conditions to drive growth.

Building a High Impact Social Enterprise over 20+ Years: Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What did you do during those four years? Roberto Milk: I was working 100-hour weeks.  Sramana Mitra: You were doing this full-time before launching the site? Roberto Milk: I was learning as much as I could. I speak with entrepreneurs a lot and just try to think about how to codify this. First

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From eBay Seller to Software Entrepreneur: Seller Labs CEO Paul Johnson (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You shut down that business? Paul Johnson: We did. We sold all the inventory that we had and cashed out. I met up with a business partner and went for the most peculiar e-commerce business anybody has ever done. While we were still operating the guitar store, I was looking for something else.

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Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: Home-Based Healthcare

Certain sectors of industry are facing extraordinary levels of job loss in the post-Covid era. While some of these jobs may come back, it is widely believed that some trends are permanent. The retail sector faces one of the greatest shifts: the move to online shopping seems irreversible. Retail stores and malls are rapidly closing

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Medallia Looks to Verticalized Offerings and Acquisitions

According to a Grand View Research report published earlier this year, the global customer experience management market is expected to grow at 18% CAGR to reach $23.6 billion by 2027 driven by the continued adoption of digital technologies. Medallia (NYSE: MDLA) announced its fiscal first quarter results last month, but despite the optimistic industry outlook,

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Building a High Impact Social Enterprise over 20+ Years: Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA (Part 1)

Not all high impact businesses need to go from 0 to $100 million in 5 to 7 years.  NOVICA has built a tremendously important, high impact social enterprise that did $30 million in 20 years. It’s a fantastic achievement.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Christian Czernich of Round2 Capital Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: It’s like a debt that is paid back as part of revenue share with some multiple of the funding amount. Christian Czernich: Yes. Then the financing ends once the cap is reached. If there is an exit before that, that’s good. Then we normally exit the business as well. If there is no

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