Bootstrapping from Arizona to $10 Million: Joshua Strebel, CEO of Pagely (Part 1)

We recently did a Spotlight on Entrepreneurship in Arizona. Here is one more terrific story of bootstrapping success from Arizona. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Joshua Strebel: I was born in a little town in

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Thursday, February 28 – 433rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 433rd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, February 28, 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 questions. Others

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February 28 – 433rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 433rd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, February 28, 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 questions. Others

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432nd Roundtable Recording on February 20, 2019: With Swapna Gupta, Qualcomm Ventures

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here: 432nd 1Mby1M Roundtable Feb. 20, 2019: With Swapna Gupta, Qualcomm Ventures

Bootstrapping from Denmark: Camilla Ley Valentin, Co-Founder of Queue-It (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: How much money have you raised? Camilla Ley Valentin: Original funding from the seed/incubator ended up around $500,000 to $600,000 depending on the currency rate. We bought those shares back from the fund and then we actually turned around and sold them to a number of business angels here. Then we’ve added a

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Roundtable Recap: February 20 – Think Through Your Working Capital Needs

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Swapna Gupta, Senior Investment Manager, Qualcomm Ventures, who explained the firm’s investment strategy. Zodhya As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Rohith Pallerla from Hyderabad, India, pitching Zodhya, a hardware device that optimizes energy consumption in commercial air-conditioning systems. Zodhya already has paying customers. However,

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432nd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 432nd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Wednesday, February 20, 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!

432nd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 10 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 432nd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Wednesday, February 20, 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!