635th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: March 28 – Entrepreneurship = Customers + Revenues + Profits; Financing is Optional, Exit is Optional

During this week’s roundtable, we discussed several businesses that already have customers and revenues.

FlexyPe

First we had Azeem Hussain from Bangalore, India, pitch FlexyPe, a shopping cart optimization product.

Woodpecker Sports

Next, Jishnu Nair from Dubai, UAE, pitched Woodpecker Sports, a badminton shuttle manufacturing company.

TitleChain

Then, Pamela Norton from Los Angeles, California, pitched TitleChain, a SaaS accounting product for Crypto and other non-mainstream financial assets like Carbon Trading.

Pradaan Innovation Labs

From Kerala, India, Krishnadas Ganapathy pitched Pradaan Innovation Labs’ product, a nanotechnology powered mask for hospitals to prevent secondary infections.

Three out of the four companies already have extensive customer validation.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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April 11 – 636th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 636th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 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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Thursday, March 28 – 635th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 635th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/4 p.m. CET/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!

Best of Bootstrapping: Co-Founders Bootstrapped to $10 Million

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

In 2020, Coalition Technologies was still largely a services company, but also had a few products. Co-founder Jordan Brannon shared the company’s well-managed journey.

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?

Jordan Brannon: I was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I grew up primarily in Washington state in a smaller community. It’s about an hour and a half south of Seattle. I have three brothers and we largely stuck to the northwest throughout my childhood.

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Best of Bootstrapping: EdTech Unicorn Bootstrapped First from Canada

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

In 2020, D2L Founder CEO John Baker shared this terrific story of bootstrapped entrepreneurship in EdTech.

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

John Baker: I’m based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I was born in a fishing village on the northeast coast of Newfoundland. When I was 22 years and in my third year of engineering at the University of Waterloo, I started a company with the mission of transforming the way the world learns. 

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