Best of Bootstrapping: Co-founder Dan Hermann on Bootstrapping Paint Nite

Social media is great, but human beings also love to socialize in person. Paint Nite has thrived by tapping into the desire human beings have to ‘hang out’ and do creative things. Since speaking with Co-founder CEO Dan Hermann in 2014, Paint Nite has evolved to become a part of Yaymaker. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start

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July 1 – 537th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 537th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 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 Artificial Intelligence: Francisco Webber, CEO of Cortical.io (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Everything that I have listened to so far is pointing to the fact that this company needs to be scaled as a Platform-as-a-Service company more than a pure solution company.  Francisco Webber: Interestingly, investors prefer you to be focused, especially in the early round.  Sramana Mitra: Absolutely. Francisco Webber: It’s a bit of

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Roundtable Recap: June 24 – Discussion on the Europe-US Bridge for Tech Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Rajeev Singh-Morales at Alma Mundi Ventures. We discussed the Europe – US bridge for tech startups. Adios As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Tarun Gulati from Pune, India, pitching Adios, an app for achieving mental clarity. It aligns with the mental health tech startup trend

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Best of Bootstrapping: CEO Bootstrapped Sitecore Using Services from Denmark

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Sitecore not only reached global scale, but was competing with Oracle, Adobe, IBM, and Salesforce.com when I spoke with then CEO Michael Seifert in 2014. European software companies were seldom reaching global scale at that time. Read on to learn how he navigated the market. Sramana:

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536th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 536th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, June 24, 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!

536th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 15 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 536th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 15 minutes, on Thursday, June 24, 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!

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Francisco Webber, CEO of Cortical.io (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Let me ask you a few different questions that come to mind as I am listening to you. First, you said that a large New York bank came to you, what does that mean? How did they know about you? How did that happen? A large New York bank doesn’t just come to

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