2023-03-28 17:22
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Faisal is one of those rare entrepreneurs who have managed to grow his business with no outside financing to significant scale. We discuss his journey
2023-03-28 13:00
Cloud security provider Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) recently reported its quarterly performance that outpaced market expectations. Zscaler is seeing delays in the closing of big deals and expects i… Read More
2023-03-28 09:11
There’s quite a bit of white space in the domain of regional language content.
KunHee talks about Korean content. It should give you ideas that you can extrapolate into other langua… Read More
2023-03-27 15:24
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When we spoke with Founder Mark Lancaster in 2014, very few… Read More
2023-03-27 10:24
Sramana Mitra: How long did it take you to get to a million dollars in revenue?
Natalie Youn: It took until year two – around the end.
Sramana Mitra: $5 million?
Natalie Y… Read More
2023-03-27 04:09
This report from CB Insights covers the funding trends and highlights of the AI ecosystem. Global AI funding fell 34% to $45.88B in 2022 but rebounded in Q4’22, which had five new AI u… Read More
2023-03-26 13:06
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-26 10:23
Sramana Mitra: The real issue is, can you find a niche that is not overcrowded? Every niche is so crowded. Doing advertising is not easy because keywords cost so much money. Maybe you were g… Read More
2023-03-25 16:00
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-25 09:21
Sramana Mitra: I’m trying to get to a little bit of a methodology here. Oftentimes, you do get positive bias or negative bias. It sounds like you were getting a false negative in this… Read More
2023-03-24 17:43
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You have heard me discuss bootstrapping using services quite… Read More
2023-03-24 13:00
Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) recently reported its first quarter results that outpaced market expectations. Adobe is also venturing into the AI space with the release of its Generative AI engine &nd&hell…Read More
2023-03-24 10:27
Natalie has done a superb job of positioning a niche product and building a great business starting solo.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are… Read More
2023-03-23 14:45
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Co-founder CEO Chris Farrell bootstrapped Tallie to a high g… Read More
2023-03-23 10:29
Sramana Mitra: This is a very wide range of use cases. It sounds like you are going to market as a platform company.
Brian Sathianathan: Correct, but we work with the appropriate service… Read More
2023-03-22 16:15
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We’ve seen a real trend of zero-logistics e-commerce b… Read More
2023-03-22 15:28
Millions of developers sit at their computers daydreaming about running their own company and making a difference in the world. They may even have fantastic ideas, but because they know noth… Read More
2023-03-22 13:11
Sramana Mitra: These use cases that you discussed, are all these use cases that you found yourself and are selling directly?
Brian Sathianathan: Absolutely.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s… Read More
2023-03-21 15:18
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When we spoke in 2014, BookPal Founder CEO Tony DiCostanzo h… Read More
2023-03-21 13:00
According to a recent report, the global digital signature market is expected to grow at 35% CAGR to $48.4 billion by 2030. DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU) recently announced its fourth quarter resu… Read More
2023-03-21 10:27
Raising funding for startups in Silicon Valley is a low probability game. Fewer than 1% who try actually succeed.
Outside the Valley, the startup ecosystems are mostly immature, and the p… Read More
2023-03-21 10:26
In this interview, we explore the priorities of enterprise decision makers through the lens of an AI platform vendor.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing the audience to yours… Read More
2023-03-20 15:13
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When had this conversation in 2014, the Force.com platform … Read More
2023-03-20 11:00
Sramana Mitra: What are some examples of non-paid customer acquisition?
Timur Khabirov: Some celebrity who makes their own content. Let’s talk about viral effect. The first one was… Read More
2023-03-19 12:30
This interview by ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis with Open AI CEO Sam Altman explores the risks and opportunities of GPT-4, the latest iteration of the AI language model. For this week… Read More
2023-03-19 11:52
Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about influencer marketing. What did you do?
Timur Khabirov: Influencer marketing is a bit complicated. If you’re doing user acquisition, it’s a clea… Read More
2023-03-19 10:30
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-18 16:08
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-18 11:07
Sramana Mitra: Explain, step by step, how you brought this product to market?
Timur Khabirov: You need to understand what the market needs. We have social media platforms. What do they ne… Read More
2023-03-17 17:42
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When we spoke in 2014, Christopher Aker, Founder of Linode… Read More
2023-03-17 17:26
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2023-03-17 17:21
During this week’s roundtable, we worked with two entrepreneurs.
Albiva
First up, we had Ivana Iesini from London, UK, pitch Albiva – a natural skin care line that is alrea… Read More
2023-03-17 13:34
Veeva (NYSE: VEEV) recently reported its fourth quarter results that continued to surpass all market expectations. Last December, Veeva had announced plans to shift its CRM platform from Sal… Read More
2023-03-17 13:33
Timur has bootstrapped a digital app to $3M a month. Read on to learn how.
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born and raised? What kin… Read More
2023-03-15 16:14
Most businesses can be launched in a capital efficient manner. Most businesses can go a long way in a bootstrapped mode. As long as you’re not taking on capital guzzlers like drug disc… Read More
2023-03-15 11:00
Sramana Mitra: Who’s paying?
Ritukar Vijay: The concessionaire, airport, and end customer. End customers are paying for convenience. They don’t have to pay any tips.
Sraman… Read More
2023-03-15 10:00
Let’s talk about the field of medicine. If you think about what a doctor needs to do to diagnose an illness, she needs to consider all the symptoms, take into account all the test resu… Read More
2023-03-14 14:48
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Paint Nite has thrived by tapping into the desire human bein… Read More
2023-03-14 14:33
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If you are… Read More
Cloud Stocks: Salesforce’s Einstein GPT Leverages Generative AI Capabilities For CRM - Sramana Mitra
2023-03-14 13:00
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) recently announced its fourth quarter results that continued to surpass market expectations. It is focused on improving its profitability, and like other tech players… Read More
2023-03-14 11:00
Sramana Mitra: Six months later after you got all the feedback and incorporated all the feedback, was there a big check?
Ritukar Vijay: It was a monthly subscription. We did a contract of… Read More
2023-03-14 10:02
I started one of the Internet’s first fashion e-commerce companies in 1999. It was very expensive to do so at the time.
Today, an online fashion business can be launched in an extra… Read More
Best Of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Sitecore Using Services To $1B Exit From Denmark - Sramana Mitra
2023-03-13 15:06
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Sitecore not only reached global scale, but was competing wi… Read More
2023-03-13 11:00
Sramana Mitra: What happened with Cincinnati airport after the one-month pilot? You now have some money to fix the usability issues. What were the commercials on that?
Ritukar Vijay: We w… Read More
2023-03-13 10:30
Two-sided marketplaces are becoming increasingly popular in the e-commerce startup world. eBay and Etsy are some of the most obvious examples of two-sided marketplaces, but now we are seeing… Read More
2023-03-13 05:05
This feature from The Wall Street Journal covers the highlights of the 95th edition of the Academy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday this week. Everything Everywhere All at Once was the b… Read More
2023-03-12 11:53
Sramana Mitra: What was the use case for Cincinnati Airport?
Ritukar Vijay: To deliver goods. After the security check-in, there are gate-hugger personas. There are people who just fly of… Read More
2023-03-12 10:00
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-11 14:45
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-11 12:52
Sramana Mitra: How did you find your co-founder?
Ritukar Vijay: One of the co-founders was in my college in the Robotics club. That goes back more than 15 years. The other two guys, we me… Read More
2023-03-10 17:12
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We continue to see exciting enterprise software companies be… Read More
2023-03-10 14:00
The global hybrid cloud market is expected to grow at 20% CAGR to reach $262.4 billion by 2027. Enterprise cloud computing player Nutanix (Nasdaq: NTNX) is cashing in on this growth by… Read More
2023-03-10 12:57
This is a very interesting story of bringing really complex technology from India to the global market with a complex sales cycle.
The long term potential is huge. The short term complexi… Read More
2023-03-09 14:48
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As part of our coverage of entrepreneurship far away from Silicon… Read More
2023-03-09 11:03
Sramana Mitra: Let’s switch to your precision medicine area. Take me through a case study.
Joga Gobburu: What we have is an advanced clinical decision support system. This system is… Read More
2023-03-08 17:48
Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing startup sectors.
First, a bit of my own bias on the automation versus human debate.
If you think about what a doctor needs to do to diagnose an… Read More
2023-03-08 17:01
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RateGain is one of the top global SaaS companies built out o… Read More
2023-03-08 12:20
Sramana Mitra: Were you able to get that approval?
Joga Gobburu: Yes. We got the consensus from the FDA, and they agreed to this preemptive marker. It’s underway already.
Sramana… Read More
2023-03-07 17:40
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Bootstrapping with service, then building two products, then… Read More
2023-03-07 17:12
Enterprise services provider, Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) recently announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed the market expectations. It was a milestone quarter for Workday as it… Read More
2023-03-07 15:29
Sramana Mitra: I’d like to explore two directions based on what you said. Have you actually developed a drug using this methodology or have you facilitated drug development for a pharm… Read More
2023-03-07 15:25
Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning techniques are starting to achieve dramatic impact on drug discovery and precision medicine.
Pumas.ai is a bootstrapped venture at the cutting edge… Read More
2023-03-07 11:15
Online learning has exploded in popularity over the last decade. In Covid, the field has found a tremendous force multiplier.
Many founders are now turning to online education for startup… Read More
2023-03-06 16:27
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Krish Kupathil is the Founder of Mobiliya Technologies. When… Read More
2023-03-05 11:49
This feature from The Wall Street Journal covers the highlights of the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona last week. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
Te… Read More
2023-03-05 11:00
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-04 14:52
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 602nd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/4 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST.
If you are… Read More
2023-03-04 14:45
In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here: Read More
2023-03-04 14:31
During this week’s roundtable, we worked with three entrepreneurs. There were several discussions on how velocity drives fundability.
SoyKitty
First up, we had Ashley Hejlik in O… Read More
2023-03-04 14:12
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-03-04 11:21
Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about running a virtual company. What are some of the benefits that you’re deriving out of a global talent pool and the cost structure of a global talent pool… Read More
2023-03-03 17:42
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Aaron Fulkerson Founded MindTouch, a company that offers a c… Read More
2023-03-03 16:08
According to a recent market report, the global cyber security market size is expected to grow at 13% CAGR from $155.8 billion in 2022 to $376.3 billion by 2029. Security player Palo Alto Ne… Read More
2023-03-03 11:20
Dominik Angerer: Then in 2021, we wanted to get repeatability done in the sales motion. You want to have leads coming in from your marketing. Then they should create opportunities from that… Read More
2023-03-02 18:30
Are you new to e-commerce or already scaling your business? Do you want to accelerate? This is a collection of courses that can help you save time and resources by teaching you how to avoid… Read More
2023-03-02 17:09
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Girish Rowjee is the Co-founder and CEO of Greytip Software… Read More
2023-03-02 15:55
Today’s 601st FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, March 2, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join… Read More
2023-03-02 15:37
Today’s 601st FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, March 2, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to j… Read More
2023-03-02 11:19
Sramana Mitra: What other industries are you doing well in?
Dominik Angerer: Financial institutions. We can offer a really high SLA. Finance institutions are quite heavy and old, and have… Read More
2023-03-01 15:03
Over the course of several years, we have fine-tuned our proven methodology for building tech startups. We have packaged the 1Mby1M methodology into short courses on Udemy. This is an extens… Read More
2023-03-01 11:18
Sramana Mitra: How much did you raise?
Dominik Angerer: $2.5 million. Each of them did $1.25 million. It was super nice because both of them have the same kind of upside. We had two inves… Read More
2023-02-28 17:17
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Paras Chopra is Founder and Chairman of Wingify, a company t… Read More
2023-02-28 16:06
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 601st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST.
If you are a… Read More
2023-02-28 14:00
Ontario-based Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) recently reported its fourth quarter results that continued to outpace market expectations. The company continues to expand its market reach and is now targ… Read More
2023-02-28 11:16
Sramana Mitra: Let’s unpack some things. When you put out this product, you put it out on a website and people started coming. What was one that website that drew people into it?
Do… Read More
2023-02-27 17:06
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Varun Shoor is the Founder of Kayako, a company offering advanced… Read More
2023-02-27 10:15
Dominik has built a 230-people virtual company and raised $58 million in Financing. But first, he and his Brazilian co-founder bootstrapped to $1M ARR before raising a penny! Clever SEO stra… Read More
2023-02-26 19:46
This report from CB Insights breaks down the generative AI landscape across funding trends, top-valued startups, and most active VCs. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph link… Read More
2023-02-26 11:15
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-02-25 16:55
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 601st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST.
If you are a… Read More
2023-02-25 16:17
Sramana Mitra: What was your team building strategy?
Chris Turner: At first, you just want to get people to be as passionate about the business as you are. It takes some time to realize t… Read More
2023-02-25 16:00
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and… Read More
2023-02-24 14:59
In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here: Read More
2023-02-24 14:57
During this week’s roundtable, we celebrated a milestone: our 600th session. What started as an experiment in online mentoring has blossomed into a global program that hundreds of thou… Read More
2023-02-24 14:40
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RuffleButts is a perfect story on how to bootstrap with a pa… Read More
2023-02-24 14:00
Recently listed Freshworks (Nasdaq: FRSH) announced its fourth-quarter results that continued to surpass market expectations. Freshworks remains focused on expanding its market share by targ… Read More
2023-02-24 13:00
Sramana Mitra: The two of you launched this thing around 2012?
Chris Turner: Around 2015.
Sramana Mitra: Did you take inventory or consignments?
Chris Turner: Will was the main… Read More
2023-02-23 17:23
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Kristi Herold, Founder of JAM, built a thriving bootstrap… Read More
2023-02-23 15:55
Today’s 600th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, February 23, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. P… Read More
2023-02-23 15:38
Today’s 600th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, February 23, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE… Read More
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