February 22 – 634th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 634th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 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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633rd 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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

Roundtable Recap: February 15 – Great Positioning Discussion

During this week’s roundtable, we had an excellent discussion around positioning a product in a crowded market.

Skillkeepr

Ron Maitra from Toronto, Canada pitched SkillKeepr, an HCM product. HCM is an extremely crowded marketplace. I like how Ron and his partner Shibu are going about navigating the market.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Video FAQs

Is Vision Pro Apple’s Next Big Thing?

Earlier this month, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced its first quarter results that outpaced market expectations. However, the stock fell 4% in the after-hours trading session after Apple released a disappointing outlook for iPhone sales.

633rd 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 633rd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 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!      

633rd Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 633rd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 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!

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Virtual Business to Scale

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

When we spoke in 2020, Lilia Stoyanov, CEO of Transformify, had built a virtual company with zero employees, all freelancers and scaled it without outside financing. Read on for more.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you. Where are you from? Where did you grow up? Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey.

Lilia Stoyanov: I was born in Bulgaria. It was part of the communist block before 1989. After that, I moved to the UK and I traveled a lot.

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Best of Bootstrapping: What is the Best Bootstrapping Tactic for B2B Startups?

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

What is the best bootstrapping tactic for B2B startups? Solve an acute customer pain. Get paid an advance to do so. Leeyo Software Founder Jagan Reddy followed this strategy to bootstrap to $20 million. He built a niche software that solved a very specific problem and started selling it to enterprises for a lot of money. This story from 2016 is a textbook case study of how well you can scale with no outside financing if you can identify a burning pain point and customers who are willing to pay a LOT to solve that pain. Leeyo Software was acquired by Zuora in 2017.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Jagan Reddy: I was born in India. All my schooling was done in India.

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