Colors: Les Couleurs Italienne 8

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Les Couleurs Italienne 8

Les Couleurs Italienne 8 | Sramana Mitra, 2021 | Watercolor, Pastel, Brush Pen | 8  x 8, On Paper

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Colors: Les Couleurs Italienne 7

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Les Couleurs Italienne 7

Les Couleurs Italienne 7 | Sramana Mitra, 2021 | Watercolor, Pastel, Brush Pen | 8  x 8, On Paper

September 14 – 618th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneuers

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 618th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, September 14, 2023, 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 can register to “attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

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617th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

Best of Bootstrapping: Entrepreneurial Couple Bootstrapped an E-commerce Business

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Nomad Lane Co-Founders Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani bootstrapped to multi-million dollars in revenue selling a private label product before quitting their jobs. In this story, you also get to see the nuances of running successful (and not so successful) crowdfunding campaigns. Very interesting journey and insights.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the very beginning. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in background?

Kish Vasnani: I was born in Jaipur, India and moved to the US when I was about one year old. I grew up around the Atlanta area and finished school there. I moved to New York to help a friend of a friend start a software company, which was also bootstrapped. We were able to sell that to Thomson Reuters. I had the itch again to go out on my own. Very candidly, I was also fired from a couple of other jobs over the course of two years.

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Roundtable Recap: September 8 – Niche is Great

During this week’s roundtable, we worked with five startups at various stages.

Royal Bengal Greentech

First up, we had Pallavi Luharuka from Kolkata, India, pitching Royal Bengal Greentech, a bio-plastic venture. We discussed her financing strategy.

eRentals

Then Fatima Zahra from Mumbai, India, pitched eRentals, a rental marketplace.

Bongostock

Next, Francis Chimburu from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, pitched Bongostock, a wholesale liquor business.

Unicorn Startup Game

Philippe Dallaire from Montreal, Canada, then pitched Unicorn Startup Game.

TAFNE

From New Castle, Delaware, Troy Ashe pitched TAFNE loyalty rewards membership.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Cloud Stocks: Salesforce Grows its AI Partner Network

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) recently announced its second quarter results that continued to surpass market expectations. Its growth rate has slowed down, but the market remains impressed with it as it continues to invest in emerging technologies.

617th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 617th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, September 7, 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!