Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You got the business going while you were in Hawaii – the business that you are running now? Mikita Mikado: Somewhat. I tend to believe that what we have now is a consequence of what happened back then. I’ve been running a web design agency. That agency got me and my co-founder to

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August 3 – 362nd 1Mby1M Roundtable Discussing Economic Development for Entrepreneurs

During this special roundtable program, Economic Development for Entrepreneurs will be the focus. Several entrepreneurs who have been working with 1Mby1M and the Delaware Department of State’s Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism, will be pitching their businesses and sharing their experiences. You can register to “Attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the

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Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  As you know, I love stories of entrepreneurs in different parts of the world finding success through grit and creativity. Mikita’s story gives us an insight into what’s happening in Belarus, and how he has navigated his way to Silicon Valley. And our Bootstrap First, Raise

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Bootstrapping from Finland: Vainu CEO Mikko Honkanen (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How many customers do you have in all? Mikko Honkanen: A little bit more than 1,200 customers. Sramana Mitra: What has been your experience with the US? Three markets are Scandinavian markets where the policy is open data. Is the Dutch market open data as well? Mikko Honkanen: There’s actually a site called

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Roundtable Recap: July 27 – Slow Beginning, Steady Growth

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Hugh Massie, CEO at DNA Behavior International, a company that had a slow start and hovered in the $2-3 Million revenue range for the first six years of its existence. Today, this fully bootstrapped company does over $10M in revenue and is accelerating further. Hugh offers

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361st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 361st FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, July 27, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

361st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 361st FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, July 27, 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 Finland: Vainu CEO Mikko Honkanen (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What about the product that had to be localized? Mikko Honkanen: Yes. We had to localize the product. All the Nordic countries are pretty good with open data. We were able to buy and open the basic data. We had to add lots of local data sources and translate the UI and make

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