438th Roundtable Recording on April 4, 2019

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184th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Bill Bice, Verge Fund

Bill Bice, Partner at Verge Fund, discusses New Mexico’s startup ecosystem and his fund’s activities in that region.

Catching Up On Readings: Q1 Startup Funding

This feature from TechCrunch looks at the trends in funding of startups in the first quarter of 2019. US startups raised $30.8 billion in the quarter, up 22%. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Where do you see the blitz scale style of the businesses being the most successful? This is acknowledging the fact that you’re not going after that model. You have stated clearly that your firm thesis is more in the capital-efficient, fundamentals, software-driven approach. What point do you have for entrepreneurs to look for

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures (Part 5)

Rebecca Kaden: One of the great things that I really love about entrepreneurship and company building and being an early stage investor is, there’s definitely no one way to build a company. It’s about finding the right model for the business you’re building and your goals. There’s also no one way to kill it. Companies

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April 17 – Rendezvous Meetup to Discuss the Probability of Raising Funds for Your Startup

For entrepreneurs interested to meet and chat with Sramana Mitra in person, please join us for our bi-monthly and informal group meetups. If you are living in the San Francisco Bay Area or are just in town for a visit, we hope you will add these meetups to your calendar and join us. Pre-registration is required,

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April 11 – 439th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 439th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, April 11, 2019, 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

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Best of Bootstrapping: How Under30Experiences Bootstrapped to $5 Million

Under30Experiences CEO Matt Wilson has built a fan business using content marketing to sell travel experiences to a millennial demographic. Very cool! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where did you grow up and in what kind of background?