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Bootstrapping an EdTech Startup with a Paycheck to over $5M: Karyn Koven, CEO of LanguageBird (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Sep 29th 2025

Karyn has built a technology-enabled business that is already over $5M in revenue and sits at the cusp of a tremendous scaling opportunity by leveraging AI. If you are mulling AI startup ideas, this kind of tech-enabled service that is fully optimized with AI could create tremendous value.

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Building a Venture Scale Two-sided Marketplace for College Prep to 8-Figure Revenue: Empowerly CEO Hanmei Wu (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 28th 2025

EdTech is notoriously difficult to build at venture scale. Hanmei is doing it.

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689th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Julie Castro Abrams, How Women Invest

Posted on Friday, Jun 13th 2025

Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.

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Building an AI-Powered Pharmaceutical Services Business: VIDA CEO Susan Wood (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, May 15th 2023

This conversation not only highlights Susan and VIDA’s journey but is an excellent analysis of the Pharmaceutical Services space. If you’re looking to do/doing a startup in this field, the conversation should be illuminating.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

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From MIT PhD Student to Machine Learning Entrepreneur: Verta.ai CEO Manasi Vartak (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Apr 4th 2022

Manasi made the journey from a technologist to a founder CEO, raised over $10M in funding, and has built over $5M in revenue with her first startup.
Amazing execution!

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

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From Developer to Successful Machine Learning Entrepreneur: Aparna Dhinakaran, Co-Founder, CPO of Arize (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 14th 2022

We have a huge audience of developers, engineers, and programmers who want to transition to becoming successful entrepreneurs.

This conversation explores the journey of such a developer. Fantastic story!

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where did you grow up? What kind of circumstances?

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14 Udemy Courses on How To Build a Startup for a Woman Entrepreneur

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 24th 2021
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While we have made a lot of progress, the tech industry remains male dominated.

My mantra has always been: Do not strive to be a great female entrepreneur. Strive to be a great entrepreneur. Period.

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Kristen Valdes, CEO of b.well Connected Health (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Oct 4th 2021

Kristen founded the company when her daughter couldn’t get swift diagnosis due to lack of interoperability across various health records.

Today, her company addresses the interoperability problem in digital health categorically and strategically.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to b.well Connected.

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535th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With San Banerjee, ADDA

Posted on Saturday, Jul 17th 2021

San Banerjee, Co-founder of ADDA, talks about her entrepreneurial journey as a bootstrapped entrepreneur tackling heavily funded competitors.

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Women Entrepreneurs and Investors: Two Sides of the Proverbial Coin

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 22nd 2021

Is entrepreneurship different for women entrepreneurs?

Is there bias against women entrepreneurs?

Is the increasing presence of women investors changing the venture capital industry?

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