Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Art.com CEO Josh Chodniewicz (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Why Art.com? Josh Chodniewicz: This was in 1994. It was a while ago. A buddy of mine called me up. He was at Virginia Tech. He was getting his Computer Science degree there. He said, “Josh, I know something that’s going to be huge one day – the internet.” We started talking about

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From Hardcore Techie to Successful Entrepreneur: Cybellum CEO Slava Bronfman (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You’ve finished this accelerator program and you’ve got some mentors. What was your trajectory? Were you building a product first? Were you talking to customers? Where did the validation of your idea come from? Slava Bronfman: We were a bit naive. We just started building the product. Our product is very tech-heavy. We

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Art.com CEO Josh Chodniewicz (Part 1)

Josh bootstrapped for 10 years before raising a $30M first round of funding. Read on to learn more about his journey. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raise, and in what kind of background?

From Hardcore Techie to Successful Entrepreneur: Cybellum CEO Slava Bronfman (Part 1)

Slava was a Cyber Security geek in the Israeli military. In this interview, he tells the story of his transition to a successful entrepreneur. Cybellum has been acquired by LG but continues to operate as an independent business unit subsidiary within the conglomerate. Awesome story with numerous lessons for geeks who aspire to be entrepreneurs.

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Catching Up On Readings: 2022 Blockchain 50

This research report from CB Insights lists the top 50 most promising Blockchain and Crypto companies for 2022. The 2022 Blockchain 50 cohort has raised $17.1B in aggregate funding across 216 deals since 2016. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Israeli Founders Building a FinTech Venture: Omri Dor, Co-Founder and COO of Obligo (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Have you done any of these integrations? Omri Dor: Generally yes. Sramana Mitra: At what point in your evolution did integration start to happen? Omri Dor: I would say that’s a part of the never-ending product-market fit search. You start your work in New York. Then you start to leave. What do you

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Israeli Founders Building a FinTech Venture: Omri Dor, Co-Founder and COO of Obligo (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How does that work out ROI-wise? $3,000 is the security deposit and $10 a month. For how long? Is there a cap? Omri Dor: We’ve done a lot of experiments since. The price is in the range of 6% to 12% APR on your deposit. If you choose the Obligo service and keep

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567th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Zain Jaffer, Blue Field Capital

Zain Jaffer, Partner at Blue Field Capital, discusses trends in PropTech.