Bootstraps First to $5M ARR, Raises $10M Later: Toucan Toco CEO Charles Miglietti (Part 1)

French entrepreneur Charles Miglietti tells the story of how he has bootstrapped first to $5M and then closed a $10M round recently. 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?

November 21 – 466th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 466th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, November 21, 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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Bootstrapping a Tech Company by an English Major: Kevin Groome, Founder of Pica9 (Part 1)

Kevin has done an excellent job of bootstrapping his tech company without a tech background. Inspiring story for many in his shoes. 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?

Roundtable Recap: November 14 – An FFF Financing Case Study

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Kevin Groome, Founder at Pica9, who discussed his journey of building a capital efficient company with just friends and family financing. Continube As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Raj Krishnamurthy from Fremont, California, pitching Continube, a product focused on the Cyber Insurance sector. LayerFive

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465th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 465th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, November 14, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

465th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 4645h FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, November 714 at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Bootstrapping a Marketplace: Sardor Umrdinov, CEO of Home Alliance (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What is the revenue level in 2016 at the point at which you introduced this homegrown CRM system? Sardor Umrdinov: $10 million.

Bootstrapping a Marketplace: Sardor Umrdinov, CEO of Home Alliance (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You were providing technicians for various appliances. Why do you need all these software developers? Sardor Umrdinov: Our lead generation is through website and SEO. We do SEO locally. We pipeline those leads to our CRM. You couldn’t do it with other CRMs, so we had to build our own. It was expensive

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