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Roundtable Recap: June 22 – Meet A Successful Female Entrepreneur in Hardcore Tech

Posted on Thursday, Jun 22nd

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sash Sunkara, Founder and CEO at RackWare. Sash is a rare example of a female startup CEO who has built a sizable venture funded technology company in hardcore tech. She shared her journey and the discussion was enlightening. Flocknshop.com Up first, Bhaskar Mani from Bangalore, India,

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358th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Jun 22nd

Today’s 358th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, June 22, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

358th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Posted on Thursday, Jun 22nd

Today’s 358th FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, June 22, 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 First, Raise Money Later: Senraj Soundar, CEO of ConnectLeader (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Jun 22nd

Sramana Mitra: What were the revenue levels in 2013 and 2014? How was the company growing? Senraj Soundar: We were staying somewhere around 80% to 100% growth for the next two to three years. Sramana Mitra: When did you hit $5 million in revenue? Senraj Soundar: In the last two years. Sramana Mitra: What else

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Senraj Soundar, CEO of ConnectLeader (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 21st

Sramana Mitra: What year did you start building this product? Senraj Soundar: In 2008. It took several years to get it right because there’re a lot of moving parts. You have to seamlessly optimize your calling agent’s time. The calling agents are navigating the call. While they’re navigating the call, you have to show the sales rep what is

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Senraj Soundar, CEO of ConnectLeader (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 20th

Sramana Mitra: What was the product? Can you talk a bit more about what was the product that you took that long to build? Senraj Soundar: A good sales representative working hard typically makes 60 to 80 dials on average, but he could talk to only three to four decision makers or prospects. The challenge is

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Thursday, June 22 – 358th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 20th

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 358th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, June 22, 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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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Senraj Soundar, CEO of ConnectLeader (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jun 19th

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Senraj has bootstrapped his company to over $10M in revenue and is contemplating raising some growth capital now. He will, most likely, have numerous offers from investors. We love stories like this that reinforce our philosophy: “Do not go to VCs as beggars, go as kings!”

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