Bootstrapping a $10 Million E-Commerce Business: Seismic Audio CEO Steve Acree (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What really clicked in gear in 2003? If you look 12 years back when you decided that this was where you’re going to spend your time, what clicked in gear? Steve Acree: Just the idea that everybody is moving to the Internet. They’re interested in eBay and Amazon. I had really good success

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Thursday, September 17 – 276th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 276th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 17, 2015, 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 of your questions.

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Bootstrapping a $10 Million E-Commerce Business: Seismic Audio CEO Steve Acree (Part 1)

E-commerce companies are relatively easy to bootstrap. Steve tells the story of his journey bootstrapping Seismic Audio to almost $10 million in revenue. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Steve Acree: I was born

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September 17 – 276th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 276th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 17, 2015, 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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275th Roundtable Recording On September 10, 2015: With Bullhorn CEO Art Papas

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

Roundtable Recap: September 10 – Achieve Product-Market Fit Before Fund Raising

During this week’s roundtable, Art Papas, CEO and Cofounder at Bullhorn was our guest. Art discussed how he pivoted a venture-funded startup, bootstrapped it to product-market fit and momentum, raised venture capital again to take out his original investors, and is now getting ready to go public. He also reiterated his more fundamentals focused philosophy,

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275th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 275th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, September 10, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

Thursday, September 10 – 275th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 275th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 10, 2015, 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 of your questions.

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