Sramana Mitra

Paradigm Shift: Sramana Mitra 1M/1M

January 18, 2013

I liked this one from Sramana Mitra’s !M/!M Youtube channel: Actually I liked several of them. Sramana has 10 cartoons like this one available as a Youtube playlist. Nice work. And if you don’t see the video here, I apologize. You can use this link to go to the source in Youtube.

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Quick Funny Disruptive Game Changing Paradigm Shift Video

May 22, 2012

In my post here yesterday I questioned the value of the phrases “game changing” and “disruptive” for what every startup promises investors and few really offer. Right after posting I caught Sramana Mitra’s fun video cartoon here, a quick riff on the similar phrase “paradigm shift.” Aside from the fun video, I’ve mentioned Sramana before [...]

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Blaming Angels and VCs for Choosing is Like Blaming Up for Down

February 2, 2012

I was happily reading Sramana Mitra’s The Other 99% of Entrepreneurs on Read/Write Web, agreeing with every detail, when I ran into a snag. It’s in italics in this quote from Sramana’s post. Over 99% of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected. Yet, the entire world is focused on the 1% that is “fundable.” The media, [...]

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10 Good Reasons Not to Seek Investors For Your Startup

July 28, 2011

Sure, maybe you need the money. Maybe that’s what your business plan says. But seriously: Do you really want to have investors involved in your dream startup? I’ve said it before: bootstrapping is underrated. I get frequent emails from people asking how they can get investment for their new startup, and I’ve admitted to being [...]

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Strategy Fundamental: Do One Thing Really Well

June 14, 2010

Raise your hands now, how many remember that scene in City Slickers? And, just in case you don’t, I found it – only 32 seconds long – on YouTube (click here for YouTube source page): The grizzled old cowboy (played by Jack Palace) tells the newbie character (Billy Crystal) the secret to life is … [...]

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