Colors: Winter Sunset II

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 – Winter Sunset II

Winter Sunset II | Sramana Mitra, 2021 | Watercolor, Pastel, Brush Pen | 8  x 8, On Paper

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April 13 – 604th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 604th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 13, 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!

603rd 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Colors: Winter Sunset I

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 – Winter Sunset I

Winter Sunset I | Sramana Mitra, 2021 | Watercolor, Pastel, Brush Pen | 8  x 8, On Paper

Roundtable Recap: March 30 – Niche GTM Works Better than Broad

During this week’s roundtable, we discussed several businesses for which the principle of niche Go-to-Market works better than broad holds true.

SwiftAds

First up, we had Brian Leung from Toronto, Canada, pitch SwiftAds as a marketplace. I thought it first needs to establish the value proposition of why advertisers should work with them.

Valence Vibrations

Next, we had Chloe Duckworth from Los Angeles, California, pitching Valence Vibrations, an app for establishing empathy and gauging the mood of conversations. We discussed the appropriate positioning for the company.

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Cloud Stocks: Okta Focuses on Finance Integrations

According to a recent report, the global identity access management market is expected to grow at 12.6% CAGR from 2023 to 2030. The market was estimated at $15.93 billion in 2022. Corporate identity management software company Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) recently reported its fourth quarter results that continued to outpace market expectations.

A Conversation on Regional Language Content: Kocowa CEO KunHee Park (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: How many consumers do you have currently?

KunHee Park: Five million. If I counted paid subscription, we have over one million.

Sramana Mitra: What’s the monthly subscription fee?

KunHee Park: $6.99.

Sramana Mitra: Do you have a sense of who is paying to subscribe to this? Is it mostly Korean speaking people?

Building a Million-Dollar E-commerce Business in Fashion

I started one of the Internet’s first fashion e-commerce companies in 1999. It was very expensive to do so at the time.

Today, an online fashion business can be launched in an extraordinarily capital-efficient manner. 

There are so many effective e-commerce platforms from Amazon, eBay and Etsy to Shopify and BigCommerce that will allow you to either start selling through their marketplaces or create your storefront for just a few dollars. 

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