Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s focus on the first year. What did you build to qualify yourself for funding?

Sylvana Sinha: I spent that year on a listening tour. I was traveling all over the world to meet entrepreneurs and investors to understand business models and innovations in healthcare. I funded myself to do that and just live during that time.

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May 26: 576th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 576th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 26, 2022, 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!

Best of Bootstrapping: The Entrepreneur – VC Compensation Disbalance

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

The compensation disbalance in the Venture Capital / Private Equity world remains quite stark. Take a look at the chart a friend once sent me showing some concrete data on VC compensation, and Private Equity industry performance.

VCs without much of an operating background constitute a trigger-happy lot, operating based on spreadsheets rather than experience or intuition. Of course there are exceptions, and VCs like John Doerr and Mike Moritz have created enormous value, and have effectively helped build the ecosystem as we know it today. Nonetheless, the few rounds of Silicon Valley Gold Rushes have made it possible for opportunists who have also managed to flourish.

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Roundtable Recap: May 19 – Examples of What Works and Doesn’t in Investor Pitches

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Includovate

As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Kristie Drucza from Kampala, Uganda, pitch Includovate, an inclusive R&D services company with $1M+ in revenues looking to pivot.

Keepler

Next we had Rachel Abramowitz from Brooklyn, New York, pitch Keepler, a next generation, thoughtful dating app.

Project Blue-Treasures

Then Mohammad Hussain from Bogota, Colombia, pitched Project Blue-Treasures, an ocean-driven beauty product e-commerce venture.

Light Pong

And next, Aaqib Usman from Chicago, Illinois, pitched Light Pong, a new game that already has some traction on Kickstarter.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 1)

We love pioneering entrepreneurs. Sylvana is working on upgrading the healthcare system in Bangladesh. Wonderful, inspiring story!

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with some background about your own journey. How did you get going with Praava Health?

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