Bootstrapping to $8 Million: Sina Khanifar, CEO of Waveform (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk a little bit about how you built the pieces of the business. Let’s talk about the retail e-commerce piece. It sounds like there is inventory involved. Did you finance the inventory through some bank, or did you just do it organically? Sina Khanifar: That’s where seed capital came in. We didn’t

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Thursday, April 9 – 480th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 480th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, April 9, 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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Bootstrapping to $8 Million: Sina Khanifar, CEO of Waveform (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What was Waveform going to do in 2006? Sina Khanifar: We graduated college and were trying to figure out which up and coming industry we could get started in. My dad had just come back from South Korea. He mentioned that in South Korea, all the buildings had device repeaters that would help

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Bootstrapping to $8 Million: Sina Khanifar, CEO of Waveform (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Sina started tinkering with bootstrapped entrepreneurship way back in college. It has paid off. 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?

479th Roundtable Recording on April 2, 2020: With Darshana Zaveri, Catalyst Health Ventures

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 479th 1Mby1M Roundtable on April 2, 2020: With Darshana Zaveri, Catalyst Health Ventures

April 9 – 480th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 480th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, April 9, 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: April 2 – Pivoting in the Age of Coronavirus

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Darshana Zaveri, Managing Partner at Catalyst Health Ventures. We discussed the firm’s medical device focused investment thesis, including the nuances of epidemiologic diagnostic that are currently immensely relevant. The Catalyst investment team also includes Managing Partner Josh Phillips and Principal Neil Swami. Canvia As for entrepreneur pitches,

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479th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 479th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, April 2, 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!