Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: SurgePays CEO Brian Cox (Part 1)

Brian elucidates a world of underbanked, underserved consumers that we don’t hear much about – many lessons for global entrepreneurs interested in unleashing fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to SurgePays. Brian Cox: I’m the CEO of SurgePays. I’ve been a

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Technologists are very good at finding solutions and looking for problems. David Conley: I see that a lot. To find a problem, solve it, and find a customer who’ll pay for it. That’s what we did. Luke was a part of Energy Strong, which is a media company for energy. They had just

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Wiredrive Using Services to $10M

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  When we spoke in 2016, Co-founder Taylor Tyng had bootstrapped Wiredrive over a 17-year period to about $10 million. At that time, he had options to grow organically or raise money. Either way, an interesting journey. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 1)

David discusses problems, solutions, and open problems in this interview about AI and IoT in the Oil and Gas sector. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing you to our audience and talk about your background and the company.

Catching Up On Readings: Digital Banking Trends 2022

This report from Gartner analyzes digital banking trends at the ongoing Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022, Gold Coast. Gartner predicts that 30% of banks with greater than $1 billion in assets will launch BaaS for new revenue by the end of 2024. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mohanjit Jolly, Partner at Iron Pillar (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How long do you think it will take for India to catch up? Mohanjit Jolly: The next year will be a challenging one. When the next bull run starts, India is going to be playing a pretty big role in the outcomes. I’m less interested in the term unicorn; I’m more interested in

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mohanjit Jolly, Partner at Iron Pillar (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: One of my observations on Now Float is that selling to SMBs in India is hard. Mohanjit Jolly: That’s right. The dichotomy in India is – Indians love to be pampered as customers. Sramana Mitra: High-touch, low-value sales. Mohanjit Jolly: Exactly. They want the high touch but the unit economics don’t work. That

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A Journey into Personalized Luxury Fashion: Editorialist YX CEO Rafael Ortiz (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Is there also a special category of boutiques or designers? I have a very good friend whom I hired out of Bergdorf Goodman in 1999 to be my VP of Merchandising – Bruce Pask. His partner is Donald Dean who’s a couture designer. He has a ready-to-wear line, but he’s also very much

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