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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Journey: Moshe Vaknin, CEO of YouAppi (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Moshe has been doing startups for 18 years now. Some have worked, some not so well. This time around, he is building something bigger and more robust than his prior outings. Read Moshe Vaknin’s inspiring journey through startup land. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very
Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship from Utah: Ben Dilts, Founder and CTO of Lucid Chart (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: Where are we in terms of chronology? You figure all these optimizations out at what point? Until what point is it primarily an SEO and content marketing-driven strategy? At what point do you layer on top of the paid search strategy? Ben Dilts: I have to go back and look. It was really in
Raising Money From Eighty Investors and Steering to a Successful Exit: Ludovic Huraux, CEO of Attractive World (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Boredom doesn’t create happiness. Ludovic Huraux: Yes. I really try to keep it in mind. We think about the future all the time, “In the future, I will be happier because I’ll get something.” It doesn’t work like that. You really need to learn to be in the present and really enjoy what
Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship from Utah: Ben Dilts, Founder and CTO of Lucid Chart (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Your source of bringing people onto the site is all content marketing and SEO? Ben Dilts: There are a couple of channels that have turned out to be tremendous sources of users. Early on, we were featured in the launch of the Chrome web store, which was a big deal with the Chrome
Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship from Utah: Ben Dilts, Founder and CTO of Lucid Software (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: What did he figure out in terms of how you acquire customers? What is the business model? What is the pricing model for your product? Ben Dilts: One piece of real concrete skill that Dave brought to the table was that he had a history in SEO. He had a good handle on
Raising Money From Eighty Investors and Steering to a Successful Exit: Ludovic Huraux, CEO of Attractive World (Part 4)
Ludovic Huraux:The US VCs said, “You have a very interesting model. It’s profitable but it doesn’t mean that it will succeed in the US.” They were scared to invest in a French startup. I was very frustrated. I decided to focus on the French market. I explained to my shareholder that I wasn’t the best
Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship from Utah: Ben Dilts, Founder and CTO of Lucid Software (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Where was Karl based? Ben Dilts: He’s based here in Utah. As I mentioned, he moved here with his family. He was living here. He had left Google at that time and was looking around and seeing what he wanted to get involved with locally. He had spent most of his time at
Raising Money From Eighty Investors and Steering to a Successful Exit: Ludovic Huraux, CEO of Attractive World (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: How did the community decide who was going to be in versus not? Ludovic Huraux: Because you have thousands of people who decide, it’s difficult to tell you exactly. Most of the time, they want to make sure that the profile is fully completed. It’s a proof of commitment. The picture is important