Our proven 1Mby1M methodology for building technology startups has been packaged into short courses on Udemy as a part of our aim to democratize entrepreneurship education at scale globally.
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Bootstrapping:
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If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.
Co-founder Mads Jensen started working on Sefaira while an MBA student at INSEAD Business School. When we spoke in 2016, he had gone on to launch a sustainable architectural design software product, raised $18 million in funding, and exited the company. Read on to learn more.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?
Mads Jensen: I was born and raised in Denmark. I’m from a family with several generations of entrepreneurs. I grew up with business in my blood. I was fortunate enough that my grandfather, in the early 80s, thought this computer thing might have some potential. He bought me a computer when I was quite young. All kids these days grow up with computers.
For the busy wannabe entrepreneur, we have designed some bite sized courses that offer a preview into the 1Mby1M methodology.
>>>According to a recent report, the global artificial intelligence (AI) market is expected to grow at 37% CAGR from $136.55 billion in 2022 through 2030. The growth in the industry is expected to be driven by the continued research and innovation by tech giants who are helping increase the adoption of this technology in industry verticals, such as automotive, healthcare, retail, finance, and manufacturing. H2O.ai is a leading player in the run to get enterprises comfortable with the AI revolution.
>>>At 1Mby1M, we welcome entrepreneurs from all over the world and our courses include case studies of entrepreneurs across different regions.
>>>At 1Mby1M, we believe in learning from case studies of successful entrepreneurs. These case studies involve discussions on opportunities and challenges specific to the domain such as Generative AI, E-Commerce, Digital Health, Cyber Security, and FinTech.
>>>If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.
Edge Hosting CEO Vlad Friedman had built his business using only bank financing when we spoke in 2016. Read how he did it and learn more about non-dilutive financing mechanisms.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?
Vlad Friedman: I was originally born in Ukraine back in 1973. In 1979, my family decided to immigrate to the United States. I came to Baltimore, Maryland at the age of six from Kiev. My family and I have lived here ever since.
Raising money to build a startup is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. We have developed the following courses catering to entrepreneurs in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
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