Roundtable Recap: May 3 – Spotlight on EdTech

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Jennifer Carolan, Co-founder and General Partner at Reach Capital, a venture firm with 100% focus on EdTech. The conversation was an excellent exploration of the state of the union in EdTech investments. Vpharmacist As for entrepreneur pitches, we spoke with Tamilvendan Rajaraman from Chennai, India, pitching

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398th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 398th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, May 3, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

398th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 398th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, May 3, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Bootstrapping from Indiana: Passageways CEO Paroon Chadha (Part 1)

Paroon has bootstrapped Passageways from Indiana and wants to help other Indiana entrepreneurs succeed. Along the way, he has pivoted from licensed software to cloud software, and made other strategic decision that helped his company become more successful. Read on to learn more on his moves. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of

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Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: I’ll tell you exactly what happened in your case. You did a Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later strategy. You were going out to raise Series A with $2 million in revenue. You went out to raise Series B with close to $10 million in revenue. These are funding situations where a company that

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Thursday, May 3 – 398th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 398th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/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 questions. Others can register

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Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: Let me double-click down a little bit on the team issue. You have built this company from North Carolina? John Stewart: Yes, from the ground up. Sramana Mitra: Talk a little bit about what is the consideration of your company today. What has worked and not worked in building this company from North

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Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What is the pricing model? John Stewart: It’s based on per user per month. Sramana Mitra: What is the average deal size when you’re selling to one of your clients? John Stewart: It varies by segment. We have as little as a single license at a non-profit to as many as thousands at

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