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Today’s roundtable was specifically designed to host the finals of the Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1m Startup Challenge. B2Be First, Balaji Abbabatulla from London pitched B2Be, a mobile ERP solution for small businesses in the UK. Balaji presented an excellent overview of the UK small business...

Today’s roundtable included a lengthy discussion on a mobile app for fashion consumers. It made me reflect back on the days when I was running one of the first fashion e-commerce companies back in 1999-2000. At the time, I was new to the fashion business, and did not know the dynamics of the...

Today’s roundtable had several entrepreneurs with promising businesses, including some already in revenue. Localvore First, Cameron Kramlich from San Francisco, California, pitched Localvore, a concept for local artisans to be able to sell their merchandise to consumers who want to shop local...

Today’s roundtable comprised entirely of Indian entrepreneurs. Avaz First, Ajit Narayanan from Chennai, India, pitched Avaz, an iPad app for autistic children. Ajit is a 1M/1M premium member, and has been working with us on his strategy to not only increase the revenues from his products in...

Today’s roundtable had an interesting group of talented people working on a diverse set of businesses. Before we go there, however, I must bring to your attention our newly launched Incubator-in-a-Box. To enable everyone in any part of the world – companies, angels, VCs, governments, schools...

Today’s roundtable had a couple of California businesses and an Indian company pitching. Before I get to them, let me remind you about the Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge. Open to cloud-based startups only, this challenge begins with an application process. Five cloud startups will be...

Today’s roundtable focused on India again, and we worked on five startups from various parts of the country. As discussed before, Indian entrepreneurs are trying to make the journey from services and products, and on that road, the biggest roadblock I observe is a lack of product marketing...

Today’s roundtable has the usual share of people looking for funding with businesses – rather concepts – that are not fundable at this point. Collectiv.ly First up, Satish Viswanatham, from San Francisco, California, pitched Collectiv.ly, a B-to-C social sharing concept that takes the short...

Today’s roundtable had some very interesting businesses, each of which has a high potential for success. Sapience First up, Ranjit Nambiar, from Bangalore, India, pitched Sapience (a 1M/1M premium company). We worked on Sapience’s positioning and go-to-market strategy, primarily. Sapience has...

Today’s roundtable put the spotlight on entrepreneurs from ProductNation, an initiative by iSPIRT- a think-tank focused on transforming India into a hub for new generation software products. As you might know, India is a country firmly positioned on the global IT map, but as a service...

Today’s roundtable gave us a very interesting view into the diabetes epidemic raging all over the world. Mocherla Healthcare First up, Yeshwanth Nag from Chennai, India, pitched Mocherla Healthcare, an ayurvedic supplement for diabetes patients. Diabetes is almost like an epidemic in India...

Today’s roundtable had a heavy India bias. Suraksha Helicopter Patrol First up, Jay Kulkarni from Dubai, United Arab Emerates, pitched Suraksha Helicopter Patrol, a help line solution for women’s security in Bangalore. Jay wants to have a helicopter service that will charge Rs. 500 ($10) a...

Today’s roundtable had a couple of discussions about the pros and cons of stealth mode startups. Someone from the audience asked if we have members sign NDAs before they listen to other entrepreneurs’ pitches. My answer: Absolutely NOT! Trevi First up, Nav Kesher from Seattle, Washington...

Today’s roundtable was a joint session with Startup Weekend, Jacksonville, so we got a great glimpse of Florida entrepreneurs. Whata.tv First up, Jose Fermin from Jacksonville, Florida, pitched Whata.tv. Joe is Venezuelan, and misses television content from his country. His research says that...

Today’s roundtable, as usual, had a wonderful international flavor, with entrepreneurs from all corners of the globe represented. In particular, we had presenters and attendees from Italy, Chile, Brazil, India, Canada, and various parts of the US. I am particularly pleased to see the rise of...

Today’s roundtable started with us introducing the audience to The Million Dollar Club, the 1M/1M premium members who have crossed the $1M mark. We love to introduce you to more and more of them as role models, with the accompanying message that you can do it too. Virtual Freedom As for the...

The voting phase of the 1M/1M New Year Challenge is coming to a close at midnight on January 3 and several promising entrepreneurs are emerging as the frontrunners. Everyone is now able to view the entries here (according to their ranks) and the 20 finalists will be announced on January 4. If...

Every year, in December, as I think through the various trends I see from our blog’s coverage, I start to synthesize the nuggets. This year, one of the trends I see clearly is an increased adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various walks of business. At today’s roundtable, we had a...

For this week’s roundtable, we worked with Marco Laucelli, who manages IBM’s SmartCamp program in Barcelona. Their recently concluded SmartCamp event had over 90 applicants, and five finalists. In today’s event, three of these five finalists were the presenters. Quadrigram First up, Ayman...

After the 150th roundtable celebration last week, we’re back to regular business! During this week’s roundtable, we had five entrepreneurs pitch. Before I talk about them, I’d like to encourage all entrepreneurs who want to apply for the 1M/1M New Year Challenge to submit completed...