Catching Up On Readings: Tips for Cash-Strapped Entrepreneurs

Regular readers know we are champions of bootstrapping and lean startups. Do you want to develop your business in line with this philosophy but need practical tips and suggestions? If so, you might want to check out the website The Frugal Entrepreneur. Click on the full paragraph link for all of this week’s posts. >>>

Rolling Up Bill Management: Flint Lane, CEO of BillTrust (Part 2)

Sramana: When you started PayTrust, the Internet was not as pervasive and consumers were not as mature as they are today.

Flint Lane: That is absolutely true. There was not as widespread acceptance of financial services online. It was 1998, so the Internet was out there. There was a lot of noise about it, but people were not banking and paying online. >>>

Rolling Up Bill Management: Flint Lane, CEO of BillTrust (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Flint Lane is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Billtrust, a company offering B2C and B2B billing services. Billtrust has earned numerous awards from business organizations, including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 500. Prior to founding Billtrust, he was the founder of Paytrust, an electronic bill presentation and payment (EBPP) company. He has also held executive positions at Platinum Technology, Logic Works, and Brownstone Solutions. Mr. Lane received his bachelor of science in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Sramana: Flint, let’s go back to where your story begins. Where are you from, and where did you grow up?

Flint Lane: I grew up in New York and was a bit of a computer nerd growing up. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: 1M/1M Internships for Summer 2012

Do you want to learn about entrepreneurship and critical 21st-century business skills while making a difference? We have two amazing internships, one in geo-specific social media marketing and another in social media content. Click on the links to learn how to apply. >>>

1M/1M Internships: Social Media Content

Students, as you are gearing up to apply for summer internships, here is an overview of what 1M/1M has in store this year. As you know, our mission is to help 1 million entrepreneurs build $1 million in annual revenue. We will be awarding 1M/1M scholarships to those interns who complete 100 hours of successful projects, as follows: >>>

Top 10 Myths About Entrepreneurship

In this video Sramana Mitra shares the The 10 Biggest Myths About Entrepreneurship with iamstarting.com:

1M/1M Internships: Geo-Specific Social Media Marketing

Students, as you are gearing up to apply for summer internships, here is an overview of what 1M/1M has in store this year. As you know, our mission is to help one million entrepreneurs build $1 million each in annual revenue. We will be awarding 1M/1M scholarships to those interns who complete 100 hours of successful projects, as follows. >>>

Freemium, Conversion Rates and More: AVG CEO J.R. Smith (Part 2)

Sramana: How long did your journey in cellular continue?

J.R. Smith: My U.S. experience in cellular lasted until 1997. Shortly before VoiceStream was acquired by T-Mobile, I left to go on a temporary assignment with Motorola in Prague. They were deploying a network for Radio Mobile and I knew a lot about network deployment, cite licensing, and positioning. Motorola felt that the process and knowledge I had would be applicable, even though I did not know the language. They were willing to get translators. >>>