Roundtable Recap: September 15 – Raising Equity from Customers

During this week’s roundtable, our guest was Jon Ellis, Founder of Investorist, who has raised ALL his equity financing from customers. This interview is very much worth listening to for those looking for alternative financing strategies besides Venture Capital.

Tiger Digitech
As for the pitches, first up pitching, Joseph George from Mumbai, India, pitched Tiger Digitech, which is an ERP for micro businesses. The company has some paying customers, and has bootstrapped thus far using services.

Frexi
Then Tarun Sukhani from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pitched Frexi, a currency exchange mobile platform a la Uber where travelers can have local currency brought to them at good exchange rates. The business has risks and complexities that I tried to point out to Tarun.
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321st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 321st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, September 15, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

321st Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 321st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, September 15, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thursday, September 15 – 321st 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 321st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can register to “attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and register to pitch or attend here. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

September 15 – 321st 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 321st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can register to “attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and register to pitch or attend here. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

320th Roundtable Recording On September 8, 2016: With MarineTraffic CEO Demitris Memos

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

Roundtable Recap: September 8 – A Window Into Greece

During this week’s roundtable, our guest was Demitris Memos, CEO of MarineTraffic, a $5M+ revenue startup from Greece. Much of Southern Europe, especially Greece, is in huge economic trouble, and there is an exodus of talent. It is great to see Demitris’ success story against that backdrop.

churpr
As for the pitches, Helen Dubery from Berkshire, UK, pitched churpr, a personalization technology concept for retail. The concept needs to go through a thorough competitive analysis and positioning, as well as the defining of a much more precise go to market strategy.
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320th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 320th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, September 8, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.