125th Roundtable Recording On May 3

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

125th Roundtable Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 125th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, May 3, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India. Click here to join.

125th Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s FREE online 125th 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, May 3, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thursday, May 3: 125th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 125th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can “attend” to watch and learn. See what entrepreneurs who Mitra has helped say here. You can find  more details here and register here. All are welcome!

ROI on Design and Risk Reduction

by guest author Soren Petersen and Jed Simms

Creating innovative products is fraught with risk due to the inherent gap between the knowledge one has and the knowledge one needs to make good decisions. Usually one knows only 5 percent of what is needed at the stage where 70 percent of the product’s cost is determined. At this juncture, one has to make a qualified bet on the design team’s ability to close the gap faster than the money is being spent.

Fortunately, there is some predictability, since return on investment (ROI) and risk go hand in hand. Small incremental investments in product improvements offer small rewards at a low risk where market and technology are known, while breakthrough innovations have the potential of offering huge rewards along with large investments and potentially scary risk. With only a vague sense of the odds, this may look like pure gambling. However, unlike roulette, product development has four winning strategies that, when combined, vastly improve the return on investment. >>>

Thursday, May 3: Opportunity For Entrepreneurs to Pitch at 125th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 125th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can “attend” to watch and learn. See what entrepreneurs who Mitra has helped say here. You can find  more details here and register here. All are welcome!

Stimulating Entrepreneurship in Britain

You have probably read in the press that UK is going into a double-dip recession.

Well, to stimulate entrepreneurship in the UK, 1M/1M is partnering with A&N Media, part of DMGT, Britain’s largest media group.

As part of this effort, A&N Media will be awarding a series of 1M/1M scholarships to entrepreneurs in Britain.

A&N Media connects with over 45% of the UK’s adult population with more than 130 million consumer touch points per month. In addition to leading newspaper titles such as the Daily Mail, and Metro, their portfolio includes over 200 websites and apps covering news, property and recruitment, including MailOnline, FindaProperty.com, Jobsite.co.uk, LocalPeople and Wowcher.
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May 3: Opportunity For Entrepreneurs To Pitch At 125th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 125th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can “attend” to watch and learn. See what entrepreneurs who Mitra has helped say here. You can find  more details here and register here. All are welcome!