By Sramana Mitra and guest author Sudhindra Chada Sramana: Okay. Are there any other process that we should have discussed in understanding how you do your work? Mark: Let me think. We are just obsessed with analytics, and we measure everything.
By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini Sramana: What do you see in terms of the broader evolution of the cloud computing adoption in your mid-market, say the $200 million–$500 million band? It seems to be an industry segment where cloud computing is a blessing, where you don’t have to spend as much money
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold This is the thirty-sixth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Eric Pozzo, fund manager at the Oregon Angel Fund. It is a professionally managed, investor-driven angel organization that launches a new $3 million fund each spring and invests in companies in
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many proposals do you receive per month? Venktesh: It’s hard to tell, but so far I think we have received 60 to 70 proposals over the past three months. Irina: Out of those, how many deserved a closer look? Venktesh: Well, what we do is
By Sramana Mitra and guest author Sudhindra Chada Sramana: Ok, so that brings us to step 6, Close. Mark: Yes, and this is, How much it will cost, I don’t think I have budget for that this month. How much time do we need? All the typical objections. Sramana: I’m assuming that, even though I
By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Portfolio Companies’ Experiences [In this final installment, Prashant talks with three entrepreneurs who have worked with The Morpheus.] In conversation with Lifemojo founder Namit Nangia Prashant: When and how did you start with The Morpheus? Namit: Lifemojo was born about two years ago, and we enrolled with
By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini Sramana: In the remaining time, I would like to brainstorm with you about what you see as potential entrepreneurial opportunities in the cloud computing domain. I run an initiative called 1 Million by 1 Million. It is an initiative to help a million entrepreneurs reach $1 million
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What do you think angel investors could do to increase their chances of success? Kindra: It is obviously a risky investment strategy, so the most important thing is to build a portfolio. You can’t just pick one or two or three companies because there are so