Bootstrapping an Online Mattress Brand to $168 Million: Ricky Joshi and Ron Rudzin, Co-Founders of Saatva Mattress (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Are you selling your own branded mattress? All this calculation that you did about the raw materials, did it lead you to the decision to do your own branded mattress? Ricky Joshi: We were always going to create our own brand. That was part of the whole operation. You look at the history of

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Bootstrapping an Online Mattress Brand to $168 Million: Ricky Joshi and Ron Rudzin, Co-Founders of Saatva Mattress (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: 2010 was when you decided to launch the company. Ron Rudzin: That’s correct. Ricky Joshi: It was a soft launch. We got kickstarted towards the tail-end of 2010. Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about the very beginning. What is a soft launch? What were you doing in 2010? What were you trying to

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Thursday, March 2 – 242nd 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 342nd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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March 2 – 342nd 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 342nd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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341st Roundtable Recording On February 23, 2017: With Sergio Furio, Creditas

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

Roundtable Recap: February 23 – Spotlight on Brazil

During this week’s roundtable, Sergio Furio, Founder and CEO of Creditas, was our guest from Brazil. Sergio is building a FinTech company that has just closed its $19.5 Million Series B. The conversation was a great deep dive into the Brazilian entrepreneurial eco-system. Apni Dukaan As for the pitches, Gaurav Mittal from Kharar, Inida, pitched

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341st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 341st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 23, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

341st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 341st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 23, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!