621st 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: October 12 – Why Do VCs Reject Entrepreneurs?

During this week’s roundtable, we discussed why there is such a high rejection rate in the startup industry when it comes to venture financing. One of the entrepreneurs, for example, is doing a hybrid business that includes hardware and SaaS. This business is likely to scale less fast than the VC target. Others have TAM

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621st 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 621st FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, October 12, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!   

Best of Bootstrapping: Excess is NOT Required for Success

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Let’s do a thought experiment. List all the things you want to do with your life if you had additional resources. How many of these require additional money? How much additional money do you need to acquire to afford these things? How many of these

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621st Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 621st FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, October 12, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

Best of Bootstrapping: Don’t Go to VCs as a Beggar – Go as a King!

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Negotiation is a straightforward game. You can only negotiate if you have options. A long time ago, when I was a young entrepreneur making my way in Silicon Valley, I found myself at the mercy of people who knew I had no option. I did

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Best of Bootstrapping: Why 99% of Entrepreneurs Face Rejection and How to Overcome It

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Let’s start with a quote from Marc Andreessen: “At our venture capital firm we only invest in a sort of Silicon Valley–style tech. We see 3,000 inbound deals a year. And those are inbound and coming through our referral network, so those are sort of

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Best of Bootstrapping: Why Bootstrapping is So Important

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  You may have read my Bootstrapping to an Exit piece, where I highlighted the importance of facilitating capital-efficient startups and smaller exits, including with small chunks of investment. In working through the current landscape of our industry, a few trends become evident: A large percentage of

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