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How to Create a Monopoly in an Esoteric Niche: Steelcloud CEO Brian Hajost (Part 4)

Posted on Friday, Jun 11th 2021

Sramana Mitra: Are the system integrators required to install something like this? Brian Hajost: No, nobody is required to install it. Systems integrators use it because they have a program that requires that they do this hardening work. They use the product in that work. The product takes two minutes to install and two hours

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Best of Bootstrapping: How Robust SaaS Company RateGain was Bootstrapped from India

Posted on Thursday, Jun 10th 2021

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  RateGain is one of the top global SaaS companies built out of India. This interview from 2014 captures Founder Bhanu Chopra’s entrepreneurial journey. Sramana: Bhanu, let’s start with the beginning of your story. What kind of circumstances where you raised in? What is the genesis of

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534th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Jun 10th 2021

Today’s 534th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, June 10, 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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534th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Jun 10th 2021

Today’s 534th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, June 10, 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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How to Create a Monopoly in an Esoteric Niche: Steelcloud CEO Brian Hajost (Part 3)

Posted on Thursday, Jun 10th 2021

Sramana Mitra: You mentioned that you started building the solution in 2012 and then launched it in 2014. Did I hear that correctly? Brian Hajost: That is correct. Sramana Mitra: This period between 2012 to 2014 and the five people that were working on this, how was that financed? Was it from the sale proceeds

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Thursday, June 10 – 534th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 9th 2021

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 534th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 10, 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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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Srishti Software Applications with Services from India

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 9th 2021

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Bootstrapping with service, then building two products, then splitting up the company into two, and finally, scaling a sizable product company – not the kind of stories we hear often. This story is a rare window into the journey of a group of entrepreneurs who have

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How to Create a Monopoly in an Esoteric Niche: SteelCloud CEO Brian Hajost (Part 2)

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 9th 2021

Sramana Mitra: In 2014, you had five people in SteelCloud? Brian Hajost: Yes, I came back in 2009 to sell off two of our three divisions. It was a rescue mission. The market for the third product line had gone away in 2012. We had to do a complete reboot of the company in 2014. 

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