ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. Then Prashant Singh from Bangalore, India, discussed Statisco Economic Analytics , a risk management technology for managing company balance sheets, interfacing with their ERP systems.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. JCLABoutique.com. Jeanne's positioning needs a lot of work. Photo by brokenarts.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Charge-back accounting solution for large enterprises deploying cloud technologies. Ric Telford, VP of cloud services, IBM pointed me to the rather significant move towards rolling out private clouds at large enterprises, a move that IBM is spearheading by providing full stacks of infrastructure technologies. Sequoia has financed them.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Our discussion today was largely around her financing strategy, and one of the key milestones that I probed her on was: What does it take to get a validated customer? Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Intuit 2020 Research Report. Media Fragmentation and the Growth of Small Publishers » April 07, 2008. Posted by Steve on April 07, 2008 at 12:57 AM | Permalink. Follow us on Twitter.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

IDES Technologies. Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. And along the way, if necessary and appropriate, she can raise financing with a vastly more validated business. It works well with other fraud detection systems like FICA.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For the private lounge and the video lectures in the curriculum, we're using a new online video conferencing technology called ViVu. Advanced Dental Technologies. Benson's business needs $500,000 to get off the ground, buy a machine, and meet the operating expenses, and he primarily came to discuss his financing options.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You then become dependent on outside financing, and that is a slippery slope. It is very expensive to scale operations in multiple cities, and there is absolutely no chance of VCs financing yet another Groupon look alike without serious traction. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. I said, no. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

It is currently evaluating options and strategies for growth and the possibility of additional financing. I like the idea, but to go from idea to financing, there is a long road for Adarsh to travel still. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce. She, however, has framed the business model as a franchise, whereas in my opinion, this is a technology licensing and services business. Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. Photo by ilco.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Earlier, of course, we covered AngelList at length , also a crowd sourcing venture in the angel financing space, and this week, we have covered SecondMarket , which is powering Facebook's private market capital raising. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Here are a few of the companies doing just that in 2020: Small banking solutions. These are just a few of the innovative start-ups making waves in 2020. The post Why Niche Start-Ups Are Making Waves In 2020 appeared first on Young Upstarts. Neocova is a core banking start-up based in St. Its investors include the Bank of St.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Nonetheless, in the last couple of years, the flow of first-time entrepreneurs who come out with the misconception that Entrepreneurship = Financing has not abated. Folks, please understand a simple point: Business schools, when they teach you entrepreneurship, teach you about financing. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As a result, the expectation is that you have to figure out a way to get to some level of momentum on your own (by bootstrapping) or with small doses of angel money - "drip financing" so to speak. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Gnosis India. Photo by wax115.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It is, however, too early for financing. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. It's a decent concept, and we discussed nuances of how the logic will flow. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.).

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Very little by way of technology has been applied to the problem thus far. Note: There are technology limitations, which were discussed to some extent at today's roundtable, and quite possibly, the solution is a somewhat manual one. We have discussed the topic of technology product companies from India on my blog for many years now.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

He is exploring outside financing, but my concern is that unless the growth rate accelerates, this particular business may not fit the venture model. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

I recently wrote an article on this topic, calling all EDA entrepreneurs to build $5 million to $10 million to $20 million cash businesses that are self-financed, bootstrapped, and built organically. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Read EDA Entrepreneurs: Build To Enjoy.

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Transformify

JULY 19, 2019

1 in 2008 as the company's Implementation Project Manager. Valerie and her husband Noel are one of the world's most successful couples in Financial Technology. Our generation was expected to pursue a career in accounting, finance, teaching or medicine. I can definitely relate to that. About Transformify.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

As you know, we strongly believe in trying to get to customers and channel partners as early as possible and even using that as alternative financing , rather than beating the pavement looking for equity capital without adequate validation - a path that yields a 99% rejection rate. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

He is looking to raise money now, but I must say, his financing strategy made me cringe. Whatever background they have is more suited to IT consulting, and I suggested that they become a value-added-reseller of a major card technology vendor and represent them in the South Asian market. We have to work on that! Photo by designkryt.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Remember the economic crisis of 2008? The 2020 Crisis: A boon or curse for the startups. But if we give a closer look at the 2008 crisis. According to a report shared by IBM’s US Retail Index, departmental store sales noticed a drop of 25% in the first quarter of 2020 and 75% in the second quarter.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.) Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing. While you may not have the budget to spend $500,000 on Sales 2.0

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.) Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing. While you may not have the budget to spend $500,000 on Sales 2.0

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Up last, Leandro Telles from Brazil, pitched ledface , a knowledge management technology company that still needs a business strategy. Ledface is not ready for financing, even though that was one of their first questions. Discuss.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

With the launch of Airbnb in 2008 and Uber (*) in 2009, these two companies established a new category of marketplaces known as the “sharing economy.” Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008. The estimated annual GMV of GOAT and its leading competitor Stock X is already over $1B per year (on a combined basis).

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? Whichever direction you go, please do not assume that some VC is going to finance you during this phase. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

Jeu is trying to figure out his financing options, and the majority of the discussion today was around target market, product roadmap, and monetization models, which are the factors that would drive investment strategy. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. The site's unique visitors are at about 600,000 per month.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

You have to finance the period of traffic building that is pretty much red-ink financing. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Silicon Valley photo by Franco Folini. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I advised him to get a couple of banks to finance the development of his solution as service projects, with the understanding that he will build a product out of them. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Israeli flag photo by Ron Almog. Discuss.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Many Israeli companies build technologies which could be very valuable to the broader Middle East region, particularly in water tech, agriculture technology, and cybersecurity. I also suggest look at the UAE-Israel Technology & Finance Community/Mailing List. & Founder Institute UAE Abu Dhabi Virtual 2020.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. iFood.tv.

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