Roundtable Recap: March 3 – How To Scale A Company With Minimum Dilution

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Venky Balasubramanian, co-founder of Plivo. Venky and his partner have achieved the amazing feat of growing a relatively fast growth business to well over $10 million in revenue with just $2M in angel financing. What’s even more impressive is that they have done this with a convertible note, first $250K from angel investors in India, followed by $1.75M from investors in the Bay Area. The company operates in the US-India mode, and for those of you working in that style, many important lessons were discussed in the session.

IvyAchievement
As for the pitches, first up, Benjamin Stern from San Francisco, California, pitched IvyAchievement, a service for global applicants aspiring to study in US colleges. Primarily, Ben wants to help with college essays, and already has started generating revenues against his value proposition.
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March 3 – 296th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 296th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 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!

295th Roundtable Recording On Feb. 25, 2016: With Kae Capital Founder Sasha Mirchandani

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Roundtable Recap: February 25 – Indian Venture Capital Industry – Where Do Things Stand?

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sasha Mirchandani, Managing Partner of Kae Capital, an early stage venture fund. Sasha is also a co-founder of Mumbai Angels.

Sasha re-emphasized two points that we have heard before: Indian VCs only invest in India-facing B-to-C ventures and global B-to-B startups. India-facing B-to-B is not a sector that gets any investment, although we have covered exceptions like Knowlarity here that have received significant funding.
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295th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 295th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 25, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!