Menlo Park, CA, and Pune, India – January 27, 2011: One Million by One Million (1M/1M) and Persistent Systems have announced a partnership to connect entrepreneurs to customers. The 1M/1M initiative set up by Sramana Mitra has a goal to help a million entrepreneurs reach $1 million in revenue. Headquartered in Pune, India, Persistent Systems
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