Entrepreneurs are invited to the 558th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 6, 2022, 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!
Sramana Mitra: You started doing programming work for this one company. What happens after that?
Sadek Ali: Once I had gotten that particular gig, the actual relationship lasted about two years. It happened to be with OpenText. This is where I got immersed with search technologies. I fell in love with them at that time. My brother and I took a look at how to deal with large data intractable problems. We looked at image processing and environmental systems. That led me into doing my Masters.
>>>Sramana Mitra: What year does this bring us up to?
Nick Carter: About 2013 is when I started working on food and agriculture.
Sramana Mitra: What were you doing?
Nick Carter: I started a food manufacturing business. Eventually, I realized that I needed to use my tech entrepreneurship skills to focus on the local food scene. I built technology to power an online farmer’s market. It’s a two-sided marketplace called Market Wagon.
>>>Online learning has exploded in popularity over the last decade. In Covid, the field has found a tremendous force multiplier.
Many founders are now turning to online education for startup ideas. Here’s why: it can be extremely profitable because online courses do not require physical classrooms, startup costs are more affordable and startup time frames are shorter. The ability to scale fast makes this space very attractive for new ventures.
>>>The Indian tech market has seen a spate of unicorns recently. Gurugram, Haryana-based Pristyn Care is a healthcare-focused startup that recently joined the Unicorn club. The company focuses on providing improved healthcare services in Indian cities.
>>>Sadek has built an e-commerce platform company for the mid-market within the Microsoft ecosystem. 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?
Sadek Ali: I was born in Canada. I grew up there. Most of my adult life has been spent here.
>>>Nick tells a wonderful story of building Market Wagon into a thriving marketplace. Covid has been an immense force multiplier for the venture.
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?
>>>Entrepreneurs are invited to the 558th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 6, 2022, 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!