Originally published by Sramana Mitra on LinkedIn: Wisdom On Building A Mid-Market Facing Cyber Security Business
During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest J. Paul Haynes, CEO at eSentire, who shared his company’s journey in building a mid-market Cyber Security company from Canada. He also gave us an overview of the Toronto-Waterloo corridor and its startup activities. Then we went to the pitches.
You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:
Toep
Up first, Chandra Arora from Bangalore, India, pitched Toep, a charger for phones that he has developed a prototype for in college. Chandra needs to either learn how to build a business himself, or partner with someone who knows how.
Rugs and Beyond
Then Sakshi Talwar from New Delhi, India, pitched Rugs and Beyond, a niche e-commerce venture focused on handmade rugs. We discussed the options of retail vs. marketplace, and we advised her to do one, not both. Our preference is retail, not marketplace, in this category, given the non-tech nature of the merchant base.
3 Patti Raga
Next Suvrajit Sarkar from Bangalore, India, pitched 3 Patti Raga, a mobile game to compete with other similar games that dominate the Indian app stores. We weren’t convinced about the prospects for this business.
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