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. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies [...]
During this week’s roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture. I think this is a question on many minds, and we discussed it today as a core topic. DemoTunes DemoTunes is proposed to be [...]
This week, I’ve had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. On July 1, 2006, commenting on the Indian startup scenario, I had written [...]
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You may have read or heard about the importance of a network in building a business. The network is simply a group of people that you know, or who know you, and enjoy what you are doing. There are people in your network who are champions for you; there are certainly fans and customers who [...]
Those of you who are familiar with my work know that I do a lot of trend spotting. Some recent trend posts on my blog include There’s a Trend To Spot In Groupon’s Growth Rate, Customer Service and the Social Web, SaaS Enabled BPO, Near-shoring and U.S. Policy. During this week’s roundtable, I spotted yet another trend. We had [...]
Anyone can do things that are entrepreneurial. I came to that conclusion a while back and thought about the ways that musicians can be entrepreneurial. Below are some examples of how musicians use clever marketing and apply sound business principles. Entrepreneurs, take note. 1. Kickstarter To Kick Start Our Album Our band Ghosts of [...]
Recently, we got on the Mario Armstrong show on Sirius XM channel 128. The way it happened is remarkable. That’s because the entire connection was setup on Twitter. Twitter is such a powerful networking tool for someone who know how to use it effectively. In this article, we’ll show you exactly the steps we took [...]
True to the international dynamic of 1M/1M, during today’s roundtable we had entrepreneurs from the U.S., India, and Israel pitch their businesses. And in the audience, there were people from at least 30 different corners of the world. directdialogs First, Senthil Natchimuthu from Coimbatire, India, discussed directdialogs. Senthil is doing a small business marketing solution [...]
The summer employment outlook for teens is bleak. In just about every state, teens are finding it hard to get employment. Is there another way? Yes, learn to create a job for yourself instead. Here’s how. Summer Is Here I go to my nearby grocery store every Saturday or Sunday to get the week’s food. [...]
We have done almost 90 roundtables so far, and based on this extensive experience of learning directly from entrepreneurs about their core issues, 1M/1M has just launched a new assessment tool for entrepreneurs. It is a quick self-assessment that you can apply to calibrate where you are in your business-building process. We have also provided [...]
