May 5 – 305th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 305th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, May 5, 2016, 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 to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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304th Roundtable Recording On April 28, 2016

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

Building a Robust Business in Australia: Investorist CEO Jon Ellis (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: After you quit Mirvac, you started an ad agency? Jon Ellis: I didn’t intend to start an ad agency. I just intended to work as a marketing manager for other property developers. Very quickly, I realized that there weren’t a lot of experienced marketers. There was an opportunity to work for a number

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Building a Robust Business in Australia: Investorist CEO Jon Ellis (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Jon has side-stepped venture capital, and raised a significant funding from his customers. He hopes to take the company public in Australia once the company gets to about $50 million in revenue. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Bootstrapping to $18 Million: Vlad Friedman, CEO of Edge Hosting (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: If you can attract bank financing and can do things with bank financing, it’s hugely advantageous from an ownership point of view. Vlad Friedman: Exactly. Today, we’re at about $18 million run rate and on our way to hit $20 million this year. We’re still in the same position. We still have a strong

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Roundtable Recap: April 28 – Great To See Student Entrepreneurs

During this week’s roundtable, we did yet another romp around the world. Place2Sport First up, Nikola Dechkov from Sofia, Bulgaria, pitched Place2Sport, a platform for booking amateur sports venues like soccer fields and such, for Europe, starting In Bulgaria. I like the idea, and advised Nikola to assess the market scope for the venture based on

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304th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 304th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, April 28, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

304th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 304th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, April 28, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!