Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later from Utah: HireVue CEO Mark Newman (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: You’re doing this all from Utah. Is that still the structure of the company? Mark Newman: Yes, 60% of our team is in Utah. 30% is spread throughout the United States. These are people that work from home. Then, 10% of our team is global. Sramana Mitra: What has your experience been like

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Roundtable Recap: July 16 – We Can’t Help Everyone

During this week’s roundtable, we had four entrepreneur pitches. Boibanit First up, Arunabh Parihar from Mumbai, India, pitched Boibanit, a food delivery service for small towns in India. We discussed market penetration strategy, prioritization, market sizing, and financing. Desibol InfoTech Solutions Next, Shailendra Hanumante from Mumbai, India pitched Desibol InfoTech Solutions, an India-based off-shore telesales

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July 23 – 269th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 269th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, July 23, 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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268th Roundtable Recording On July 16, 2015

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Bootstrapping to $100 Million: Vacasa Co-Founder Cliff Johnson (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: At this point in 2015, what is the capitalization of the company? Have you continued to build it organically or have you taken financing? How did you scale the company? Cliff Johnson: We’ve continued to build organically. We’re happy and profitable right now. That’s a good place to be. We do end up

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Bootstrapping All The Way: Infinitely Virtual CEO Adam Stern (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Adam has used some equipment financing, and plans to use more debt financing, to scale Infinitely Virtual. He has not used any venture capital or private equity, but has built a substantial company. Read on to learn how. Sramana Mitra:

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later from Utah: Hirevue CEO Mark Newman (Part 4)

Mark Newman: In 2009 to 2010, it was all about market validation around getting our first big customers in terms of big enterprise brands. These were brands like Red Bull, Hilton Worldwide. Second part was getting validation and integration with the big partners. We got partnerships with Taleo and Kenexa. Third was getting outside market

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268th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 5 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 268th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 5 minutes, on Thursday, July 16, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!