Roundtable Recap: January 7 – Lean Startups vs. Fat Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Venktesh Shukla, General Partner at Monta Vista Capital. I have known Venk for more than 20 years, and we discussed both industry trends and his fund strategy.

Amelia

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Holger Ippach from Los Altos, California, a drone based logistics solution venture.

Share

Next, Jack Jia from Vancouver, Canada, pitched the Share app, a social media app for connecting neighbors.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Gooten CMO Mark Kapczynski (Part 1)

A deep dive into the custom e-commerce world.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself as well as Gooten to our audience.

Mark Kapczynski: I’m the Chief Marketing Officer here at Gooten. I’ll first say that Gooten has now entirely moved to working virtually. We used to be headquartered in New York. Now we are completely virtual with our entire executive team spread throughout the United States. We have embraced the situation that we are in.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Semyon Dukach, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures (Part 1)

Semyon Dukach is Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, a VC fund focused on immigrant founders.

Sramana Mitra: We are going to have a conversation with Semyon Dukach, the Managing Partner at One Way Ventures. Let’s introduce our audience to yourself as well as to One Way Ventures. 

Video FAQs

Bootstrapping Using Services, Managing a Successful Pivot: Oomnitza CEO Arthur Lozinski (Part 1)

Arthur talks about an excellent pivot that is quite enlightening.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

Roundtable Recap: December 17 – Spotlight on the Indian Startup Ecosystem

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sasha Mirchandani, Founder and Managing Director, Kae Capital, an early stage fund focused on India. I’ve known Sasha for over a decade, and we discussed the evolution of the Indian startup industry at length.

Predicate Group

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Joe Ko, Predicate Group, an incubator for online brands. Joe has excellent domain knowledge in e-commerce.

SpecFash

Next, Rajesh Soundararajan from Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, pitched SpecFash.com, a concept-stage venture for luxury eyewear.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship to $30 Million from India: Ankit Oberoi, CEO of AdPushup (Part 1)

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

Great entrepreneurs continuously learn from the market. Ankit’s story is one of really diligent learning. Wonderful read!

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

Roundtable Recap: December 10 – Spotlight on EdTech

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Betsy Corcoran, Co-founder of EdSurge, for a lively discussion on EdTech.

We then went on to discuss another one of my startup ideas from 8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World:

Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: K-12 Education

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Roundtable Recap: December 3 – Looking for an Entrepreneur with a Passion for Literature and Film

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, who discussed his firm’s investment thesis around marketplaces.

We then went on to discuss one of my startup ideas from 8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World that has generated a lot of interest: Startup Idea for the Post Covid World: Meaningful Friendships Through Literature and Film.

Henrietta Tech

As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Pedro Guardado from Baltimore, Maryland, pitch Henrietta Tech, a direct doctor-patient relationship platform.

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