Vision India 2020 Book Review: Manoj Saxena

Manoj Saxena is vice president and global solutions leader at IBM, and was CEO and founder of Webify Solutions (acquired by IBM in 2006). Here is his review: “Brilliant analysis and a must read. Sramana’s book Vision India 2020 is a book about potential, possibilities and solutions. She provides a comprehensive picture of the potential and

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Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: Bootstrapping Is Good!

Here is T. Farabee’s review of Sramana Mitra’s Bootstrapping book for Amazon: “Bootstrapping is good!  Mitra showcases a dozen entrepreneurs and their lessons from the bootstrapping trenches.  Some of the quotes from these interviews are below: Ramu Yalamanchi, Hi5: – No matter how many businesses you start, it just takes one successful business to make

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Roundtable Recap: April 8 – A Focus On E-Commerce

This morning I worked with three new entrepreneurs, each at a different stage of validating who their customers are and building their businesses accordingly.  Two have e-commerce businesses, which I love. In fact, my Forbes column tomorrow will discuss the shift from brick-and-mortar shops to e-commerce and how such businesses are so well poised for

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April 8 Roundtable Recording

In case you missed this session, here is the recording:

Strategy Roundtable for Entrepreneurs on Thursday

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

Vision India 2020 Book Review: Atul Kapur, TiE

Atul Kapur is the President of TiE Rajasthan.  TiE is the world’s largest organization fostering entrepreneurship.  Here is his review: “Vision India 2020 is a marvel. It is a must for anyone who has ever thought about entrepreneurship in any form and an absolute must for anyone who has not. As the President of TiE Rajasthan,

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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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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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