Roundtable Recap: November 2 – People or Market: Which Takes Priority for an Investor?

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Jon Staenberg, Managing Partner at Staenberg Venture Partners, and a Seed Investor in over 300 ventures over the last 30 years. Jon drew from his long background and discussed some of what interests him to invest in a startup. He also reflected on the question People

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later from Udupi, Karnataka: Rohith Bhat’s Exhilarating Journey with Robosoft (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Rohith started a services company in his hometown – a small town on the west coast of Karnataka, India. Fifteen years later, the company is generating $18 million in revenue and has raised two sizable rounds of VC funding. I found the story exhilarating! Sramana Mitra:

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374th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 374th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

374th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 374th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thursday, November 2 – 374th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 374th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, November 2, 2017, 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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Building a Robust Niche Business: FilmTrack CEO Jason Kassin (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: How much money did you raise in 2013? Jason Kassin: Our Series A was $20 million. Sramana Mitra: How many companies did you acquire? Jason Kassin: We acquired two companies. The first one was a company called Jaguar. In between, we acquired a third company, but that was of a slightly different complexion.

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November 2 – 374th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 374th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, November 2, 2017, 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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373rd Roundtable Recording On October 26, 2017

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: