During this week’s roundtable we listened to four presentations. The first two entrepreneurs are a part of the Startup Palm Beach meetup, the others are from our general community.
Krowde
First up, Daniel Gudema from Boca Raton, Florida, pitched Krowde, a mobile social network for small businesses to manage their communities. In the roadmap is a web version as well. It’s an interesting and useful concept that is looking to get to the next level with some additional financing.
Play2Shop
Next, John Benton from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pitched Play2Shop, a cross-breed between eBates and Gaming, whereby, casual gaming is used to engage an audience that collects points and then redeems through e-commerce. The company has started validating its multiple assumptions: monetization model, customer acquisition strategy, etc., using a seed funding it has raised already. Now, approaching the need for a Series A, it needs to get clarity on customer acquisition cost and the hard numbers driving this business.
HTxA
Also, Ralf Lippold from Dresden, Germany, pitched HTxA, a social media marketing service for conference organizers. The concept is pretty straightforward. The entrepreneur needs some training on how to build such a business, which is plenty viable.
Blabberpad
Then, Suraj Panjabi from Mumbai, India, pitched Blabberpad, a voice-oriented social media platform that the team has spent 2.5 years developing. At this point, the company is out of cash, and is looking for an acquirer. While I am not bullish about the prospects of acqui-hiring in India, if one of the readers is interested, please feel free to contact Suraj.
You can find the recording of today’s roundtable [here-insert link].
As always, I would very much like to hear about your business, so let me invite you to come and pitch at one of our free 1M/1M public roundtables. We will be holding future roundtables at 8 a.m. PDT on:
-Thursday, May 1, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 8, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 15, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 22, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 29, Register Here.
If you want a deeper relationship with me, you are very welcome to join the 1M/1M premium program. If you have any questions about the program, please, first study the website, especially What to expect from the 1M/1M premium program and the FAQs. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.
Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, a virtual incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Krowde
First up, Daniel Gudema from Boca Raton, Florida, pitched Krowde, a mobile social network for small businesses to manage their communities. In the roadmap is a web version as well. It’s an interesting and useful concept that is looking to get to the next level with some additional financing.
Play2Shop
Next, John Benton from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pitched Play2Shop, a cross-breed between eBates and Gaming, whereby, casual gaming is used to engage an audience that collects points and then redeems through e-commerce. The company has started validating its multiple assumptions: monetization model, customer acquisition strategy, etc., using a seed funding it has raised already. Now, approaching the need for a Series A, it needs to get clarity on customer acquisition cost and the hard numbers driving this business.
HTxA
Also, Ralf Lippold from Dresden, Germany, pitched HTxA, a social media marketing service for conference organizers. The concept is pretty straightforward. The entrepreneur needs some training on how to build such a business, which is plenty viable.
Blabberpad
Then, Suraj Panjabi from Mumbai, India, pitched Blabberpad, a voice-oriented social media platform that the team has spent 2.5 years developing. At this point, the company is out of cash, and is looking for an acquirer. While I am not bullish about the prospects of acqui-hiring in India, if one of the readers is interested, please feel free to contact Suraj.
You can find the recording of today’s roundtable [here-insert link].
As always, I would very much like to hear about your business, so let me invite you to come and pitch at one of our free 1M/1M public roundtables. We will be holding future roundtables at 8 a.m. PDT on:
-Thursday, May 1, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 8, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 15, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 22, Register Here.
-Thursday, May 29, Register Here.
If you want a deeper relationship with me, you are very welcome to join the 1M/1M premium program. If you have any questions about the program, please, first study the website, especially What to expect from the 1M/1M premium program and the FAQs. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.
Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, a virtual incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. 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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.