ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. In fact, I was pleased to even see an entrepreneur from Kolkata, India, the city in which I was born and raised. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Estate Lister.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

In today’s business environment where innovation and technology converge and the modern day entrepreneur has more support and incentive than ever to begin their dream startup company, more often than not discussions about state and local business taxes have a similar tone: “The company is losing money; we don’t owe any taxes.”.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

This week's One Million by One Million roundtable was our 75th session, and we worked today with three entrepreneurs from the Midwest region of the United States. The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Finding talent and financing isn’t the only hurdle to overcome on the road to startup success.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I know that many, many entrepreneurs are feeling dejected because of investor rejections. Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. Statisco Economic Analytics.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Now, as for today's entrepreneurs, first up today was Hardika Shah presenting Mesoloan, a small enterprise loan program for Indian entrepreneurs in the $2,000-$20,000 loan size bracket. This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

During this week's roundtable we discussed an area that deserves a serious look from entrepreneurs: Rural BPO. Today, I invited entrepreneurs to come up with ideas, apply the 1M/1M methodology to it, and come discuss with me at these roundtables. I call it drip-financing. In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. As you may know, 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing, get rejected. So was Steve Jobs.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Before I do, however, I want to talk about a thumb rule that I'd like to propose to entrepreneurs about raising money. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had three niche e-commerce entrepreneurs and two e-commerce infrastructure entrepreneurs. I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. Good news: Indrajit is a solo entrepreneur, so he doesn't have a large overhead to support. I will describe their businesses briefly, below.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

During this week's roundtable we had a group of entrepreneurs from the Pune Open Coffee Club gather at the offices of Persistent Systems to participate in the roundtable together. First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Suresh is a 1M/1M premium member.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Story Of A Young Entrepreneur Building A Better World With A Nonprofit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Camden Francis In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Camden Francis. My dad also is an entrepreneur himself, so that's helpful. I have a great network.

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VC Adventure

JULY 1, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation published an article last week that my New Builders co-author, Elizabeth MacBride, and I wrote about the inspiration for writing the book and – related – about how our systems of finance and support need to evolve to meet the needs of today’s entrepreneurs. Financing at scale.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2018

Successful entrepreneurs start with a vision. They work with attorneys to form corporate structures and help with financing agreements. Once an entrepreneur has their books and records aligned, they cannot forget about the one thing that is certain in life – taxes! Millias and Warren Chung of OUM & Co.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 Of course, there are still qualms, cautions, and risks highlighted by these reports that every entrepreneur needs to understand, to optimize their own chances of getting the funding they want: A “Series A Crunch” could orphan 1000+ startups. This is nothing new.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Want to be an entrepreneur? Stock Quotes. Live Chat Recap.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

This partnership speaks to a core philosophy of the program where we encourage entrepreneurs to get as much customer validation as possible before raising too much money, use other people's channels if you can get to them, don't burn too much cash, and all that good fiscal conservative stuff. LetsGiftIt. million in revenue. Photo by nosheep.

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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. How long can you go without a salary?

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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. Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. peerbackers. Quipu Applications. Money photo by epSos.

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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. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. I said, no.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. It is, however, too early for financing. Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

In many of these cases, the funds or the accelerators want to put in $100,000 to $500,000 in select ventures but are having a hard time finding mature entrepreneurs to support. It is currently evaluating options and strategies for growth and the possibility of additional financing. iFood.tv. Incubator photo from Geograph. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

True to the international dynamic of 1M/1M, during today's roundtable we had entrepreneurs from the U.S., 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. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. As usual, then, I worked with three entrepreneurs working on specific businesses. He is looking for financing for the show. Mava Consulting. And that is what I advised J.J.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I have written about this before on my Forbes column, but want to raise the question again: Are Business Schools Setting Up Entrepreneurs To Fail? 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.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. 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. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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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

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. Israel has a long tradition of entrepreneurial activity, and it was a real pleasure to hear from so many entrepreneurs. Israeli flag photo by Ron Almog. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I have long been a champion of Indian product companies, urging the entrepreneurs to think beyond labor arbitrage and outsourcing. It is squarely in his critical path, blocking all sorts of financing options, and unfortunately, he cannot really make progress with this venture without some external financing.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It makes the following observation: When I first talked about the 1M/1M program, I had observed the need to contain the immense infant entrepreneur mortality prevalent in the startup ecosystem. 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

DECEMBER 8, 2011

At today's roundtable, we discussed three major trends and opportunities for 2012 and also worked with an entrepreneur from Europe. Our audience of readers is full of entrepreneurs. And what do entrepreneurs do? If you are an entrepreneur looking for an open problem to solve, look no further. Social Contacts.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. Another entrepreneur from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Darren Panag with Convep Mobilogy , pitched AppsAsia, a mobile platform for business apps on various mobile devices such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and so on. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

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. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success. And a very large one at that.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

As for the entrepreneur pitches, first up today was Bhupendra Kanal with InRev , a social CRM analytics company. The company is profitable and has so far raised only $400,000 in friends and family and angel financing. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

To get started, I suggest you take a look at three videos messages: To Entrepreneurs , To Investors , and To The Media. 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. Qualitas Technologies.

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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.

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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. By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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