1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner at Speciale Invest (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 Vishesh Rajaram was recorded in November 2020. Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, discusses his fund’s investment thesis.

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Best of Bootstrapping: WeGoLook was Bootstrapped from Oklahoma

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course.  How often do you hear of a successful entrepreneurship story out of Oklahoma? Well, meet Robin (Smith) Roberson, Co-founder of WeGoLook. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How do you look at teams for something like this? Is it somebody coming out of a domain with deep insights into solving the problem where they haven’t written the product, but they have enough domain knowledge to signal to you and the investors that they know what they are talking about? Ashmeet

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Best of Bootstrapping: JotForm Founder Bootstrapped with a Paycheck

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course.  Aytekin Tank, Founder and CEO of JotForm, is a Turkish entrepreneur who bootstrapped his company with a paycheck. He used a freemium business model, and a virtual team strategy to scale. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born,

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital (Part 1)

Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital, is the founder of a small venture firm that we have a great deal of respect for, and a personal friend. This is a wonderful conversation.

Thursday, January 28 – 517th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 517th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 28, 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 questions. Others

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Solid Commerce CEO Eran Pick (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: At which point does it make sense for merchants to start working with a player like you?  Eran Pick: I think it’s a matter of your role and the type of seller you are. If you are a professional seller, this being your full-time job, then you need a solution like Solid Commerce

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Best of Bootstrapping: Peruvian Entrepreneur Bootstraps to $200M

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course.  We hear a lot from Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs. We hear some from Europeans. But thus far, not as much from Latin American entrepreneurs. WEI President Belisario Rosas is Peruvian, and is also interested in fostering further entrepreneurship in Latin America. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at

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