Bootstrapping a Marketplace from Brazil: Diego Gomes, CEO of Rock Content (Part 1)

Diego has built a terrific content marketing company from Brazil. He bootstrapped first, raised money later, and has recently acquired a sizable US company to scale. Excellent story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Tell me about your background. Where are you from? Where were you raised?

499th Roundtable Recording on August 20, 2020: With Roberto Milk, NOVICA

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 499th 1Mby1M Roundtable August 20, 2020: With Roberto Milk, NOVICA

September 10 – 500th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 500th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, September 10, 2020, 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

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Roundtable Recap: August 20 – High Impact Entrepreneurship

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Roberto Milk, CEO and Co-founder of NOVICA, a high-impact artisan marketplace. It’s a terrific conversation about NOVICA’s work with artisans around the world. Shel Pitch As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Ged Alexander from North Yorkshire, UK, pitched Shela Pitch, a marketplace for entrepreneurs

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499th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 499th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, August 20, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

499th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 499th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, August 20 at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

Bootstrapping to $8 Million in 3 Months During the COVID Crisis: Cuver CEO Ammar Amdani (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You didn’t raise any financing? Is all this based on your personal investment in the advertising? Ammar Amdani: Yes.  Sramana Mitra: What is the customer acquisition cost? Could you talk about how much you are putting into advertising? What kind of equation have you been able to achieve?

Bootstrapping to $8 Million in 3 Months During the COVID Crisis: Cuver CEO Ammar Amdani (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How are you acquiring customers? Ammar Amdani: I can tell you about our brand strategy and how we differentiate ourselves from hundreds of competitors. On the outside, it seems like an overcrowded space because a lot of people are targeting the space.