Nov. 8 – 148th 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 148th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/9:30 p.m. 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 can register to

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Roundtable Recap: October 26 – Emerging Kerala

I spent the last few days in Cochin, at the inaugural edition of TiECon Kerala. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t sure how much entrepreneurial energy exists in Kerala today, so I had some concerns about the event. The organizers of TiECon also did not have a clear sense of what to expect. Registration was

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Roundtable Recap: October 18 – Carbon Trading In Bulgaria

Soon I am off to India to deliver the keynote address at TiECon in Kerala and help judge a 1M/1M Pitch-Fest competition next Friday, October 26. Then, on Thursday, November 1, I will be leading the Kolkata 1M/1M Pitch-Fest Competition at iLEAD. As part of a joint effort with local leaders to help invigorate entrepreneur

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145th Roundtable Recording On October 18, 2012

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

145th Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 145th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, October 18, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join.

145th Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s FREE online 145th 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, October 18, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSi (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What open problems or gaps do you see that are not addressed today? Joseph Beal: One of the major issues we’re having, if you go back to BYOD [bring your own device], and the influx of mobile applications that people want, you’ll see. Look at the smartphone. It’s basically got applications you can

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk about information security as it applies to the government and from the perspective of the cloud. What are the key drivers? What is the government’s level of concern about cyber crimes, and what are the drivers in that situation? Joseph Beal: We focus a lot [on] APT, which is advanced persistent

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