Bootstrapping to $35M via Affiliate Fees: Swagbucks Co-founder Scott Dudelson (Part 2)

Sramana: How did Swagbucks evolve from Prodégé? What was the thought process behind that transition? Scott Dudelson: After we started getting charity organizations on board at Prodégé, we realized that if we could get internet users to use the Prodégé technology, we could make some money. We realized that charities were simply a distribution channel

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Bootstrapping to $35M via Affiliate Fees: Swagbucks Co-founder Scott Dudelson (Part 1)

Scott Dudelson is the cofounder of Swagbucks.com, a premier rewards site that is a subsidiary to Prodégé. Prior to co-founding Swagbucks.com he founded Music for Charity Productions, a company which helped connect bands with charitable organizations. He graduated with a BA from UCLA. Sramana: Scott, let’s start at the beginning of your story. Where are

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January 3 – 155th 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 155th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, January 3, 2013, 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 constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others

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154th Roundtable Recap: December 20 – New Year Challenge Voting Round Begins

Today we hosted the last free public 1M/1M roundtable for 2012. In a characteristically international session, we had three presenters from Israel, one from India, as well as entrepreneurs from Chile and Malaysia. Webbing First Avraham Orbach, from Jerusalem, Israel, pitched Webbing, a social media concept that has at its heart a desire to help

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154th Roundtable Recording On December 20

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

154th Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 154th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, December 20, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/6:00 p.m. Israel/9:30 p.m. India. Click here to join.

154th Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 154th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, December 20, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/6:00 p.m. Israel/9:30 p.m. India. Click here to join. All are welcome!

1M/1M New Year Challenge 2013 To Award 12 Entrepreneurs With Scholarships

The 1M/1M New Year Challenge 2013 is in full swing and the application deadline of December 20 is fast approaching. Through this competition, twenty entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to compete for twelve scholarships to the 1M/1M program – worth $1,000 each – by pitching their startup businesses during the 1M/1M online roundtable mentoring sessions

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