569th Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 20 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 569th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 20 minutes, on Thursday, March 31, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/4 p.m. CET/8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

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Cloud Stocks: Splunk Impresses with Enterprise Customer Growth

According to a recent report, the global Application performance monitoring market is estimated to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $15 billion by 2028. The continuously increasing complexity of applications is driving the growth in this market. Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) continues to grow its enterprise clients at a stellar pace, thus driving interest in its stock.

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: HugePOD CEO Joe Zhou (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What about fabric?

Joe Zhou: We purchase from big fabric factories and we handle its stocking.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s say a designer wants to design something, they have to work within a catalog of fabric?

Joe Zhou: We have 40 kinds of fabric. They don’t need to select from the fabric. The fabric is connected to certain styles. We already have these prepared.

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IPOs 2021: Informatica Targets Retail Sector for Growth

According to an IDC report, the global Analytics Data Management and Integration Platforms market is estimated to grow at 16% CAGR from $31 billion in 2021 to $56 billion by 2025. Redwood Shores-based Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leading player in the market, went public last year.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Naganand Doraswamy, Managing Partner and Founder at Ideaspring Capital (Part 1)

Naganand Doraswamy, Managing Partner and Founder at Ideaspring Capital, adds to our thesis on great investment opportunities within the sub $100 million exit space.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself as well as Ideaspring.

Naganand Doraswamy: I grew up in Bangalore. I did my undergrad there and then came to the US in 1999 to do my Masters in Virginia Tech. After my Master’s, I moved up to Boston. I joined FTP Software where I wrote the first implementation of IP security of Windows 95.

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped and Later Raised Money from Oregon

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

PayRange Founder Paresh Patel did a superb job of validating in a bootstrapped mode and then raising significant venture capital. However, he made some mistakes after the fund raise. Eventually, he course-corrected and has built a wonderful business without further infusion of capital. Excellent case study!

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?

Paresh Patel: I was born in Vancouver, Canada. I grew up there and moved to the United States when I was about 10 to Portland. I spent the rest of my life since then in the Pacific Northwest.

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: HugePOD CEO Joe Zhou (Part 1)

Joe talks about a gap in designing, manufacturing, and drop-shipping small run fashion merchandise.
Excellent offering from a Chinese company to fill a big gap in SMB e-commerce.

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?

IPOs 2021: Samsara Leverages PaaS Strategy for Growth

According to a recently published report, the Global Internet of Things (IoT) Market was estimated at $310 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow 25% annually to $1.84 billion by 2028. San Francisco-based IoT company Samsara (NYSE: IOT) went public last year and recently announced its fourth-quarter results.