Building a Capital Efficient Startup from Nashville: David Stange, CEO of Beachy (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How did you finance this company? David Stange: I started the company with $7,500. I lived in one of my warehouses. I traveled around to my offices with an air mattress in my trunk. I showered at truck stops for two years. Every morning, I’d wake up and go to a truck stop

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Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $25 Million: Percona CEO Peter Zaitsev (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What did you start in London? Peter Zaitsev: I started Percona as it is now. It was a different company with different ideas. Sramana Mitra: When you founded Percona, what was the idea?

Building a Capital Efficient Startup from Nashville: David Stange, CEO of Beachy (Part 1)

As you know, I love doing stories on entrepreneurs from different parts of the world, especially from geographies that have insignificant presence on the entrepreneurship map of the world. Here’s a wonderful story from Nashville, Tennessee.

Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $25 Million: Percona CEO Peter Zaitsev (Part 1)

I am a huge fan of virtual companies, and here is one that has been built with excellent execution from London by a Russian entrepreneur. 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? Peter Zaitsev: I was

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465th Roundtable Recording on November 14, 2019: With Kevin Groome, Pica9

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 465th 1Mby1M Roundtable November 14, 2019: With Kevin Groome, Pica9

466th Roundtable Recording on November 21, 2019: With Arijit Sengupta, Aible

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 466th 1Mby1M Roundtable November 21, 2019: With Arijit Sengupta, Aible

467th Roundtable Recording on November 27, 2019: With Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Nexus Venture Partners

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 467th 1Mby1M Roundtable November 27, 2019: With Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Nexus Venture Partners

December 19 – 468th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 468th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, December 19, 2019, 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

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