1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Sasha Mirchandani, Managing Director at Kae Capital 2020 (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You talked about the investor trends. Let’s talk about the sectors and the types of industries that have done well. There are several in the wings right now that are going public in the US. Druva is going to go public probably next year. Freshworks is going to go public relatively soon. There

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Venkatesh Bala, Chief Risk Officer, Biz2Credit (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What is the structure of your AI model? Talk about what the architecture of the AI is. Venkatesh Bala: We collect permission-based information when the customer comes to our marketplace. We can build a robust platform that allows us to ingest a substantial amount of data, and we can apply cutting-edge AI tools. 

Best of Bootstrapping: Discussing Investments in Indian Startups with Anand Daniel, Accel Partners

If you have been bootstrapping and think you are ready for investors, you need to learn how investors think. First, please study our free Bootstrapping course and Investor Introductions page. Then start looking for entrepreneur – investor fit. Today I introduce you to Anand Daniel. Anand Daniel, Partner with Accel Partners, discusses Accel India’s investment strategy at length. You

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Sasha Mirchandani, Managing Director at Kae Capital 2020 (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 Sasha Mirchandani, Managing Director at Kae Capital, was recorded in December 2020. Sasha Mirchandani is Founder and Managing Director of Kae Capital, an early stage fund focused on India. I’ve known Sasha

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Venkatesh Bala, Chief Risk Officer, Biz2Credit (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Small business credit has been upended in COVID. Banks are processing PPP loans at a frantic pace without the scalable infrastructure to do so. This discussion delves into the realities of that world. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping a Highly Profitable Company in Social Media Marketing

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Founder CEO Jamie Tedford bootstrapped Brand Networks to a highly profitable, large business, leveraging the disruption in brand marketing caused by social media. He then sold minority stake in the company to a private equity firm. Excellent execution! Sramana Mitra:

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520th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Rajeev Madhavan, Clear Ventures

Rajeev Madhavan is Founder and General Partner at Clear Ventures, a firm focused on seed-stage deep tech investing.

Thursday, March 4 – 521st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 521st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 4, 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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