Peruvian Entrepreneur, Bootstrapping to $200 Million: Belisario Rosas, CEO of WEI (Part 1)

We hear a lot from Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs. We hear some from Europeans. But thus far, not as much from Latin American entrepreneurs. Belisario Rosas is Peruvian, and is also interested in fostering further entrepreneurship in Latin America. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from?

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Wrike CEO Andrew Filev (Part 1)

Andrew has built a company with a rigorous data-driven approach. Learn how! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Andrew Filev: I was born in St. Petersburg in Russia. I got interested in computers pretty early.

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December 17 – 287th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 287th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, December 17, 2015, 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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286th Roundtable Recording On Dec. 10, 2015: With StudyMode Co-founder Blaine Vess

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Roundtable Recap: December 10 – Bootstrapping To $20M With Freemium Conversions

During this week’s roundtable, we had Blaine Vess, Co-founder of StudyMode as our guest. Blaine discussed how he made multiple business model shifts, and eventually scaled his company to $20 million in revenue with a sub 1% freemium conversion rate. QmyAgent.com As for the pitches, first up, Bill Boyd from Wilmington, Delaware, pitched QmyAgent.com, a

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286th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 286th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, December 10, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

286th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 286th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, December 10, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Building a Sustainable, Capital-Efficient Business: Backblaze CEO Gleb Budman (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: You started this in 2007? Gleb Budman: Exactly. Sramana Mitra: You self-financed it with your colleagues? Gleb Budman: We did. It was definitely a long, crazy journey. Five of us committed to a year without salary. That would be the seed round. We then had two more people who joined us. We call

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