Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $300M!

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Faisal Husain, CEO of Synechron, is one of those rare entrepreneurs who managed to grow his business with no outside financing to significant scale. We discussed his journey in 2015. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Squirro CEO Dorian Selz (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: I am going to ask you a couple of questions from the point of view of how you built this business. How do you scope the sizing of the market? How big is the TAM in financial services? Dorian Selz: I do not have a single number to give to you. Whoever you

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped from London to $20M

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Guy Mucklow, Co-founder of PCA Predict, had bootstrapped his company to $20 million when we spoke in 2016, and at one point turned down a $100 million acquisition offer. Read how he navigated his venture. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey.

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Today’s 597th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, December 15, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Squirro CEO Dorian Selz (Part 2)

Dorian Selz: What differentiates us from the pack is that most of these companies predominantly use external datasets, for example, for public reporting of the company. Our specialty is that we effectively crossed the bridge from outside to the inside. Most of our customers predominantly use us to analyze company internal datasets. These are quality

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Meltwater to $200M

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Jorn Lyseggen, Founder and Executive Chairman of Meltwater, started the company in Norway and scaled organically to $200 million. His fascinating journey was shared with me in 2015. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where were you

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Squirro CEO Dorian Selz (Part 1)

Dorian tells a great story of AI applications within Financial Services. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as Squirro. Dorian Selz: I’m the Founder of Squirro. Squirro is Zurich-based but global AI company. We have over 40 years of recognizing structured and unstructured data.

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped AutoClaims Direct to $15M

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Ernie Bray, Chairman and CEO of AutoClaims Direct (ACD), leveraged his domain knowledge in auto insurance claims processing, and built a robust, sustainable business. When we spoke in 2015, he was using a virtual workforce strategy to scale. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning

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