Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: At the point at which this switch is happening, what are the dynamics of the company? Do you have customers? Are you still operating with that 1.5M in financing? João Aroso: We’re still operating with the 1.5M in financing, but we’re starting a new fundraise. We have some early customers in Portugal and Italy.

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May 16 – 640th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 640th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 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,

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Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: So then how long did you do this business? And what kind of revenue levels or what kind of scale were you able to achieve? João Aroso: We did that business for two years and one of my co-founders from my first startup is still there today. I left, but the company is

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Roundtable Recap: May 9 – It’s OK to Discard Ideas

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Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What kind of deal was it? What were you charging? What were they charging you to let you sell on there through them? João Aroso: It was a revenue share model. We had a very light minimum commitment, around a $100K a year. Everything was revenue shared.

Best of Bootstrapping: Serial Entrepreneur Bootstrapped to $27 Million

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a wonderful story from 2016 of a serial bootstrapper, then Tanga CEO, Jeremy Young. He built a wonderful e-commerce business similar to Groupon, but with no outside money. Sramana Mitra: Let’s got back to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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