Bootstrap to $25 Million from Utah, Raise Money Later to Scale to $100 Million: John Pope, CEO of Jive (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Unless you go to an elite school or are plugged into an environment, you don’t really have access. With what we do, everybody has access anywhere in the world. Give us an anchor point from a chronology point of view. John Pope: I started those two businesses in 2004 and 2006 right after

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362nd Roundtable – Economic Development For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 362nd FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, August 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!

362nd Roundtable – Economic Development For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 362nd FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, August 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!

Bootstrap to $25 Million from Utah, Raise Money Later to Scale to $100 Million: John Pope, CEO of Jive (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  John and Jive have executed steadily over the last decade and have built a kick-ass company. Read on! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? John

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Bootstrap First from Belarus, Raise Money Later from Silicon Valley: PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: That’s my question. What was the monthly recurring revenue when you raised the money? Mikita Mikado: When we raised $600,000, we were around $30,000 monthly recurring revenue. Sramana Mitra: This was for the new product? Mikita Mikado: It was for the old product, but I was selling a division of the new product.

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361st Roundtable Recording On July 27, 2017: With Hugh Massie, DNA Behavior

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Thursday, 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 5)

Sramana Mitra: It sounds like the scope of what you’re talking about overlaps with all sorts of existing products like DocuSign or EcoSign. How do you position in this general ecosystem? Mikita Mikado: I find that the space is quite similar to the CRM space. There were lead management products and sales compensation products. There

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