Roundtable Recap: April 15 – Small Is OK; The Goal Is Profitability

This morning I worked with four new entrepreneurs, all at the early stage of validating who their customers are and building their businesses. Up first was Martin Calle and his company OraQuel. Martin worked for years on product development for companies like Procter & Gamble and Frito-Lay, but eventually wanted to create a product that

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April 15 Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: April 8 – A Focus On E-Commerce

This morning I worked with three new entrepreneurs, each at a different stage of validating who their customers are and building their businesses accordingly.  Two have e-commerce businesses, which I love. In fact, my Forbes column tomorrow will discuss the shift from brick-and-mortar shops to e-commerce and how such businesses are so well poised for

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April 8 Roundtable Recording

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Strategy Roundtable for Entrepreneurs on Thursday

Sramana Mitra’s next free online strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs will be held on this Thursday, April 8, 2010 starting at 8am PDT/11am EDT/8:30pm IST.  You can find more details and register here.  Please join us and let other entrepreneurs know!

Roundtable Recap: April 1 – Bootstrapping Tips

I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Based on this work, I’ve been able to draw a few conclusions. First, a good percentage of entrepreneurs don’t bother validating their ideas. Another percentage are immediately interested in raising money. Raising money without validating the business is pretty much

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April 1 Roundtable Recording

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