Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Was there a specific channel through which you were acquiring customers? Where were you getting the leads from? John Stewart: We built relationships at the ground level at Salesforce. As they were selling deals, especially in the small business segment, they needed integrators who were willing to take those deals and roll out

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Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Why build on top of Salesforce? John Stewart: We had built our MRP system on top of it when I had the manufacturing company. Salesforce’s ecosystem was really starting to explode. It was everywhere. I knew how to build a services business very well. It seemed to be that it was less specialized

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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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396th Roundtable Recording On April 26, 2018

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Bootstrap First with Services, Raise Money Later: John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  John and his co-founder have built MapAnything from Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. They have now raised over $40 million in funding, proving that you can build sizable VC-funded SaaS businesses from anywhere. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where

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Roundtable Recap: April 26 – How to Partner with the Incubator-In-A-Box

During this week’s roundtable, we started off with a segment on our Incubator-In-A-Box (IIAB) program for which we’re seeing very significant interest right now. Below are a few links we shared with the audience today for further exploration. IIAB is our core partnership platform. Incubator-In-A-Box for Internal Innovation and Intrapreneurship Corporate Innovation Discussion with Paolo

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396th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 396th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, April 26, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

396th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 20 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 396th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, April 26, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!