ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. Misty Denson from Portland, Oregon, presented NameYourRentNow.com. NameYourRentNow.com.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had some very interesting discussions on creative bootstrapping. Then Aaron Dormer presented Social Affect , an Australian company trying to help retailers provide e-commerce solutions. Read Creative Bootstrapping to a $350 Million Exit. Today, I think gaming is still in its infancy. Social Affect.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we announced a very important partnership with MAD Incubator, Malaysia for entrepreneurship development in the region. This is our first major partnership with an incubator whereby MAD will adopt the 1M/1M methodology to foster Silicon Valley-style technopreneurship in Malaysia.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I recently wrote a blog post that I believe is worth pointing out in the context of the strategy roundtables: VCs, Angels, Incubators, Accelerators - What Are You Doing With Your Rejects? That means that less than 1% of the entrepreneurs who apply succeed in getting financed. His firm invests in four.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. Also, an Incubation Radar profile on CrowdEngineering explains more about this very, very cool company doing crowdsourced customer support. SOCO Games. Brainscape. million in revenue.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. And these pilots will pay for her early bootstrapping phase. 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. IDES Technologies.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Now, as for the presenters, first up today was Benson Hall with Advanced Dental Technologies , presenting a business plan to bring Cone Beam Dental Imaging machines to a large number of consumers. My assessment is that this is not a traditional venture financing type deal. Advanced Dental Technologies. Qualitas Technologies.

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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. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing. Bokér/1. Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

First up at this week's Strategy Roundtable was Cheryl Yeoh presenting CityPockets , an online destination, and an app for managing daily deals across a wide range of sites. Next Anuj Mishra with Gnosis India presented an idea of doing highly technical workshops (CAD, Robotics) for students all around India, including rural India.

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Besides experience, they will also need to have a combination of leadership , communication, and presentation skills, plus financial and technical knowledge. Because of complex government regulations and a lengthy incubation period, funding a healthcare startup is more difficult compared to financing a tech startup.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. Ancient Tomorrow. wants to develop a mystery show.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

One of the entrepreneurs presented a business idea that sounded like a business-to-consumer concept, but as I peeled the onion, it turned out that the business was really a business-to-business concept. He is looking to raise money now, but I must say, his financing strategy made me cringe. We have to work on that!

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The team is led by Girish Mathrubootham and Shanmugam Krishnasamy, who have their roots in Zoho, a SaaS company that has revolutionized the category by drastically undercutting the CRM price-point by leveraging India to build a $100M+ 100% bootstrapped business. See: 1M/1M Incubation Radar: Freshdesk ]. Loyaltepays.com.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

For over a year, we bootstrapped because we couldn’t raise funding. It didn’t come from the traditional incubators or super angels found in Silicon Valley; instead, we took an unorthodox route. Utilize AngelList, your blog, speaker events and SlideShare presentations to network your butt off and raise the capital you need.”

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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. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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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. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I graduated from George Mason University with a self-designed degree in social entrepreneurship, choosing to focus on internships and courses that went beyond scantron tests and final powerpoint presentations. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Ludi, Thanks for sharing your experience.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Mixing metaphors, the attempt to accelerate the scaling process is a bit like asking a baby to be incubated in six months (dangerous). Founding teams must be balanced.

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

He did an adequate job presenting and barely made it to the final round. However, this gave him a full week (or 30% of the time already spent) to focus on the presentation and feedback from the semi-final judges. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. Bootstrapping 101. 2 comments: Dave. ▼ May.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

It isnt always possible to have a competitive bidding situation at each financing round so here are some guidelines for funding sources and percentages. Friends & Family can usually raise between $30K and $300K and usually take an interest bearing note that is convertible into stock at the next financing. 5% Managers -.25%

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we started off by discussing the pre-incubation procedure we are recommending with audience members from different parts of the world. This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. About Sramana Mitra.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Both the audience and the presenters had a significant representation from that extraordinary start-up nation. 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. About Sramana Mitra.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. This, of course, doesn't mean that we discourage entrepreneurs from seeking financing.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? Lakshman Prasad • Nov 16, 2010.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Videos/presentations. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Presentation tools. simple way to make timelines for presentations. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. List of Startup Incubators.

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