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Bootstrapping in Minnesota: Praful Saklani, CEO of Pramata (Part 1)
Minnesota seems to be developing well as a hub for tech startups. With a strong culture of bootstrapping, we’re seeing a lot of entrepreneurs building high growth businesses. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your personal journey. Tell me a bit about where you were born and raised and in what kind of
Thursday, Feb. 26 – 250th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 250th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, February 26, 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
Bootstrapping to $55 Million from Rural Minnesota: Tom Fallenstein, CEO of Fun.com (Part 1)
Tom has built a kick-ass e-commerce company out of rural Minnesota that he hopes to build up into a billion dollar business. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised, in what kind of environment? Tom Fallenstein: I was born in Minnesota in a small
Making Mass Customization Work: Jodie Fox, CEO of Shoes of Prey (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: On your website, I cannot get the shape of the boots. I don’t have the flexibility to be able to change the shape of the boots. You have a certain structure to the boots that you’re offering. You offered customization on the heels, leather, and colors but in terms of the shape of
Making Mass Customization Work: Jodie Fox, CEO of Shoes of Prey (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: The seed round was mid-2012. Then two years later, you raised what you’re now calling Series A – the $5.5 million. Jodie Fox: Yes, we did do bridge rounds in between. In November 2013, we raised $1.75 million. Sramana Mitra: What else is interesting in your story that is worth highlighting in the
Making Mass Customization Work: Jodie Fox, CEO of Shoes of Prey (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Did you have the ability to manufacture at a large scale with your design partner and did you have all the shipping and handling set up at that point? Jodie Fox: Yes, we did have the setup for the shipping and handling of international orders. We didn’t necessarily have the correct manufacturing setup.
249th Roundtable Recording On Feb. 19, 2015: With Girish Navani, eClinicalWorks
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February 26 – 250th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 250th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, February 26, 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