Vision India 2020 Book Review: Dr. Sridhar Mitta

Dr. Sridhar Mitta is the Managing Director and Founder of NextWealth Entrepreneurs Private Limited and the Managing Director of e4e.com India.  He was the first employee at Wipro and during his tenure as Chief Technology Officer and President of Wipro’s Global R&D, it became the highest valued company in India.  Dr. Mitta is also a Trustee

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1M/1M: Receivables Financing

My Forbes column today is Financial Instruments To End The Recession. It addresses two key issues that we have been discussing recently: working capital financing and receivables financing. In this discussion, I invite comments from the receivables financing world on how you see the risks and returns of receivables financing. What checks and balances do/should

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Roundtable Recap: April 1 – Bootstrapping Tips

I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Based on this work, I’ve been able to draw a few conclusions. First, a good percentage of entrepreneurs don’t bother validating their ideas. Another percentage are immediately interested in raising money. Raising money without validating the business is pretty much

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April 1 Roundtable Recording

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On Thursday

Sramana Mitra’s next free online strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs will be held on this Thursday, April 1, 2010, starting at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details and register here. Please join us and let other entrepreneurs know!

March 18 Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: March 25 – A Mixed Bag Of Advice

I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Over this time, the series has developed into a trusted forum where entrepreneurs come for serious, no-nonsense feedback on their business strategy. This morning, at 8 a.m. Pacific, I worked with four entrepreneurs:

March 25 Roundtable Recording

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