Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

One company in Watertown, Massachusetts has been executing on this vision for over a decade with a winning approach for one vertical slice of the small business market: physicians. I have found it pretty amazing that so few people in the tech community know their story or understand the scale and scope of what they have achieved.

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Andrew Payne

APRIL 11, 2011

1554 are winding their way through the Massachusetts legislature. But I object to these bills because they put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage in the emerging Internet economy, at a time when more entrepreneurs are eyeing NY and CA for new companies, instead of MA. In case you missed it, H.1731 1731 and S.1554

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

It is much better to grow organically with revenue. In 1M/1M premium, we do invest in certain companies on a revenue sharing basis and create channel partnerships with one or more of our partners. Seshu Madabushi, from Irving, Texas, pitched Desi Sauda , a Groupon-like service catering to the South Asian communities in the U.S.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

I am pretty sure that the pipeline in your community will be of a significantly higher quality within six months. An ad-supported network, the company has achieved over $1 million in revenue and is profitable. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

A sustainable business = (customer + revenue + profits). I have seen several businesses along these lines, but what I liked about Sam's is that he has started working with professional IT organizations where experts naturally gravitate and empowering these existing communities to better leverage their expertise. CricketWeekly.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

John already has a couple of customers, and needs about 50 customers to get to $1M in annual revenue. I offered to help him market his services through 1M/1M, since his target customer base overlaps rather nicely with the 1M/1M community. I like the idea, and recognize the problem. Photo by yirsh. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

Also, the business is primarily on CD-ROMs right now, but the good news is that the CD-ROM product is selling and generating revenue. The good news, again, is that this business is generating revenues. This is also a business that has substantial revenue, which is wonderful. A mistake, in my opinion. Techsailor.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2011

Kelly's business has already done about $150,000 in revenue in 2010, which tells me that she has successfully validated at least some of her assumptions. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There's more work to be done to prepare for a funding round.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

DemoTunes is proposed to be a LinkedIn of the music industry where a million plus musicians would be uploading music, getting feedback from their community, as well as, and more importantly, from talent scouts and connoisseurs who can help them further their careers. In principle, this sounds great. I love the idea. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The machines are $250,000 each, and as most dentists cannot afford them Benson wants to create Cone Beam imaging centers to be used by 20-30 dentists per community. Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

To answer these questions, we built a database of 112 Israeli companies founded between 1996 and 2013 that have met or exceeded $20 million in revenue. According to Izhar Shay, a general partner at Canaan Partners, “The investment community has matured to recognize they need to plan for scale. Nowadays the argument is very clear.”.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Bill Gurley’s excellent piece on Silicon Valley IPO Anxiety inspired me to take a companion look at the East Coast, particularly Massachusetts and New York, and evaluate the health of the local IPO economy and prospective pipeline. Today, I'll cover Massachusetts; tomorrow, New York. Massachusetts. 2009 Revenue (mn).

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 8, 2013

100% of your contribution goes directly to purchasing bed nets, distributing them, and educating communities on how to use them. The design shows various MotherTongues words from around the world, together with sayings describing community building and mindful living. It’s simple. For just $10, you can send a net and save a life.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Journal Community. Journal Community. Journal Community.

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Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Yesterday, I analyzed the Massachusetts IPO ecosystem. The chart below is lifted from the Business Insider list, but I also cross-checked with AlwaysOn, Inc’s various lists and input from local members of the entrepreneurial community. Estimated 2010 Revenue. Today, I look at NY. . Estimated Market Value (mn). TheLadders.com.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

MediaPRO Community. Social media audiences have effectively become another universe of prospects to tap, which means measurement and tracking is essential to yielding from these visitors both direct and indirect revenue. Thanks for being part of the FOLIO: community. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Careers Home.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

100% of your contribution goes directly to purchasing bed nets, distributing them, and educating communities on how to use them. The design shows various MotherTongues words from around the world, together with sayings describing community building and mindful living. It’s simple. For just $10, you can send a net and save a life.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

100% of your contribution goes directly to purchasing bed nets, distributing them, and educating communities on how to use them. The design shows various MotherTongues words from around the world, together with sayings describing community building and mindful living. It’s simple. For just $10, you can send a net and save a life.

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Las Vegas Naming .Net Customer 60

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

To those in our eco-system who are facing this problem around the globe, I have the following suggestion: Instead of giving $100,000 to one startup, give $1,000 each to 100 startups, and put a larger number of entrepreneurs in your community through 1M/1M. The company has been generating revenues for the past three years and is profitable.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. Some of the speed differences are because commercial companies and academics face Darwinian competitive pressures for revenue or recognition. This article previously appeared in War On The Rocks. There was a time when much of U.S.

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VC Adventure

MAY 6, 2020

Launched in 2013 with a mission of partnering with communities to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow their businesses, EforAll is a pretty special organization. – Over $25M in 2019 revenue. We can and must do better. Which is why I’d like to highlight for you a great program called EforAll.

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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. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. This is where numerous ventures fail.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

As a result, Pandora is nowhere near profitable at more than $103 million in quarterly revenue, paying more than half of this sum to labels for content licenses. iOS App Store revenue still dwarfs Google Play’s, but the challenger is catching up fast. Surprisingly, the leading market for Google Play revenue is Japan, not the US.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Personally, I’m committing time and dollars for the next four months to campaign for Hillary but also speak with and learn more about the local and national economic challenges many communities face. Craig Isakow, Head of Revenue, Shift Technologies. Terry Howerton, CEO, TechNexus. Reed Hundt, Former Chair, FCC. Jackson Sr.,

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Personally, I’m committing time and dollars for the next four months to campaign for Hillary but also speak with and learn more about the local and national economic challenges many communities face. Craig Isakow, Head of Revenue, Shift Technologies. Terry Howerton, CEO, TechNexus. Reed Hundt, Former Chair, FCC. Jackson Sr.,

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