Catching Up On Readings: Macro Trends for 2020s

This feature from Gartner looks at the macro trends that are expected to influence the next decade. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Gooten CMO Mark Kapczynski (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about what is happening on the backend. You said you work with a lot of on-demand manufacturers. These are not your own manufacturing facilities but rather third-party manufacturers.  Mark Kapczynski: It is based on the products that we are going to support on behalf of our merchant platforms. We source

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514th Roundtable Recording on January 7, 2021: With Venktesh Shukla, Monta Vista Capital

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 514th 1Mby1M Roundtable Jan. 7, 2021: With Venktesh Shukla, Monta Vista Capital

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping and Managing a Successful Pivot

Oomnitza CEO Arthur Lozinski talks about an excellent pivot that is quite enlightening. 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? Arthur Lozinski: Both my parents were from the Soviet Union. I was born in the Soviet

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Gooten CMO Mark Kapczynski (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Are Shopify stores your largest customer base? Mark Kapczynski: Most of our customers use Shopify stores, but we also have merchants that operate on places like Etsy, Amazon, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce. The bulk of them do use Shopify or a custom solution. We have a raw API solution that people can tap into.

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January 14 – 515th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 515th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 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 Using Services, Managing a Successful Pivot: Oomnitza CEO Arthur Lozinski (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How much did you raise this year? Arthur Lozinski: We raised $12.5 million.  Sramana Mitra: What metrics did you raise on? Arthur Lozinski: We believe that we have a massive market. We have tons of customers who agree. We are growing at a nice rate. We think that the market opportunity is growing.

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Roundtable Recap: January 7 – Lean Startups vs. Fat Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Venktesh Shukla, General Partner at Monta Vista Capital. I have known Venk for more than 20 years, and we discussed both industry trends and his fund strategy. Amelia As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Holger Ippach from Los Altos, California, a drone based logistics

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