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The Startup Velocity Question: What Hinders Acceleration in VC Funded Companies?

I have been running 1Mby1M since 2010. I find myself saying to entrepreneurs ad nauseam that VCs want to invest in startups that can go from zero to $100 million in revenue in 5 to 7 years.

Startups that do not have what it takes to achieve velocity should not be venture funded.

Experienced VCs, over time, have developed heuristics to gauge what constitutes a high growth venture investment thesis. 

Colors: Riverside VI

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Riverside VI

Riverside VI | Sramana Mitra, 2018 | Watercolor, Ink, Pastel | 9 x 12, On Paper

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Positioning is Key for Product-Market Fit and Funding

Are you struggling with attracting customers? There’s a very good chance that your Positioning is off. Positioning drives Product Market Fit (PMF). You HAVE to get it right. Let’s discuss how.

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June 19 – 690th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 690th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

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689th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Julie Castro Abrams, How Women Invest

Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.

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689th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: June 12 – How Women Invest with Julie Castro Abrams

During this week’s roundtable, we had Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest discussing her firm’s investment thesis.

As for an entrepreneur pitches, we had Nikki Cao from Canada and Prashant Teyshetye  from Austin, Texas, discussing their ventures.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Glean Builds a Legitimate Unicorn, Gets Past $100M ARR

According to a recent report, the enterprise gen AI market is estimated to grow at 38% CAGR from $2.94 billion in 2024 to 2030, driven by the increasing need to use AI across hardware, software, and diverse applications. Palo Alto-based Glean has made big inroads in the industry.

1Mby1M AI Investor Forum: Nicholas Fok, General Partner, Erez Capital (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Nick, let’s do another use case or another company that you’ve invested in.