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Building an Artificial Intelligence Software Company from Dallas: Dave Copps, CEO of Brainspace (Part 3)
Dave Copps: I think when you have too much money, you get lazy. I like the idea that you’re always conscious of every dollar you spend. When I say we raised $3 million, that’s because we brought in more than that in revenue to continue bootstrapping a big piece of it. We were finally given
Building an Artificial Intelligence Software Company from Dallas: Dave Copps, CEO of Brainspace (Part 1)
Artificial Intelligence startups are very hot these days. Read how Dave Copps has built Brainspace from Dallas. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Dave Copps: I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. My dad
Women ARE Raising Venture Capital: Kerry Cooper, CEO of ChooseEnergy (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: The point is that e-commerce would do well with more female investors evaluating the deal just because there is more informed perspective on how the customer behaves in that segment, especially in fashion and lifestyle brands. Kerry Cooper: I sold men’s pants for six years. I’m very comfortable figuring out what it takes
Women ARE Raising Venture Capital: Kerry Cooper, CEO of ChooseEnergy (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: What is your experience in this industry as a woman? Of course, retail is actually full of women and women executives. Technology is less full of women executives and CEOs. This company falls a bit more on the technology side. What is your experience navigating this world? Kerry Cooper: I’m a little bit
Women ARE Raising Venture Capital: Kerry Cooper, CEO of ChooseEnergy (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Talk about your financing strategy. You just mentioned that it takes a lot of cash to acquire those customers upfront and it takes time for them to really pay off. What is the financing strategy? Kerry Cooper: We’ve raised $25 million over three rounds. We’ve got a great set of investors who are
Resilient Entrepreneurship: Inspire CEO Brian Loew (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: This is actually a great story. I love stories like this. There’s another entrepreneur whose story I’ve covered. For the first four years, he had no revenue. In the fifth year, they had a million dollars in revenue, and in the sixth year, $100 million. If you’re interested, you can check out his
Women ARE Raising Venture Capital: Kerry Cooper, CEO of ChooseEnergy (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: What were the milestones in your first year of running this? Kerry Cooper: I think there are probably many ways you could look at what the milestones are. We started with six employees. We are 43 today. There is a lot of team growth. We have a great team now. Frankly at 43, it’s
Resilient Entrepreneurship: Inspire CEO Brian Loew (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: If you have the stomach and the resilience to stick it out, it gives you the ammunition and ability to gather up a lot of competitive advantage. It’s not easy to build up that kind of competitive advantage in a short order. It’s just a matter of time. If you can survive those
