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Best of Bootstrapping: Discussing Seed Stages with Amir Banifatemi of K5 Ventures

Posted on Thursday, Apr 8th 2021

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 Amir Banifatemi. Amir Banifatemi is the Founder and Managing Partner of K5 Ventures, a fund focused on

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526th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Apr 8th 2021

Today’s 526th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, April 8, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Drew Ivan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer of Lyniate (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, Apr 8th 2021

Interoperability is a hairy issue within healthcare. Drew addresses it eloquently. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as Lyniate.

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526th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Apr 8th 2021

Today’s 526th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, April 8, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

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Bootstrapping Using Services from Atlanta: Avelead CEO Jawad Shaikh (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Apr 8th 2021

Sramana Mitra: How long did it take you to hit $1 million ARR with this product? Jawad Shaikh: At the end of 2019, we were roughly at $500,000 ARR. Twelve months later, we were at $4.9 million ARR. We spent a lot and invested a lot in a period of three years to perfect this.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping a Digital Startup with a Paycheck

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 7th 2021

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We’ve seen a clear trend towards bootstrapping digital startups while holding onto a full-time job for years. When we spoke in 2014, DefinitiveDeals Founder Mattias Larson had a simple but powerful story to tell. Soon after we spoke, DefinitiveDeals.com was acquired by Quotient. Sramana Mitra: Mattias,

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Brandon Newman, CEO of Xevant (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 7th 2021

Sramana Mitra: What are you learning? What are the key areas of leakage? Brandon Newman: We have a couple of observations. The obvious learning that we expected is there. These include an opportunity to switch utilization, go to a lower-cost medication, or help manage members.

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Bootstrapping Using Services from Atlanta: Avelead CEO Jawad Shaikh (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 7th 2021

Sramana Mitra: By the time you started to identify the opportunity for productization, it was still just the two of you? Were there other people involved? Jawad Shaikh: No, we started hiring people much early on. I used to say that in my first business, it took us ten years to get to 30 employees.

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