Bootstrapping a Two-Sided Marketplace to $10M: Sal Akbani, CEO of Gateway Classic Cars (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Sal has bootstrapped Gateway Classic Cars to over $10 million in revenue. Another great story of how a two-sided marketplace was masterfully seeded and scaled in a niche market. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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351st Roundtable Recording On May 4, 2017: With Nilay Banker, Inspyrus

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May 11 – 352nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 352nd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, May 11, 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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Roundtable Recap: May 4 – New Podcast Channel for Entrepreneurs

During this week’s roundtable, our guest was Nilay Banker, Founder & CEO at Inspyrus, who took us through his wonderful bootstrapping using services story, along with nuances in business model innovations. We also announced the launch our new podcast channel this week. Entrepreneurs with any interest in engaging investors and venture capitalists would be wise

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351st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 351st FREE online 1Mby1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, May 4, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Master Bootstrapper with a Billion Plus in Exits: Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Directi and Flock (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: You have, yourself, generated a huge amount of capital at this point through a couple of exits. You had an all-cash exit of $160 million plus a $900 million exit. That’s a lot of cash. You don’t really need to go anywhere for cash. You have plenty of cash. Culturally and strategically, in

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May 4 – 351st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 351st FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, May 4, 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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Master Bootstrapper with a Billion Plus in Exits: Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Directi and Flock (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Any other businesses that you want to talk about? Bhavin Turakhia: After that, I started two more — Flock and Zeta. Flock is in the enterprise and team messaging space, and Zeta is in the payment space. I started Zeta with a co-founder in India, and the business is currently largely managed by

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