Best of Bootstrapping: The Journey Through Failed Experiments to Traction and Exit

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Entrepreneurs love to discuss success. Few are willing to discuss what they tried and failed at. When we spoke in 2019, Robly Co-founder Adam Robinson did a terrific job of sharing his journey through various failed experiments to a model that was gaining traction. Robly

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Catching Up On Readings: Biggest VC Funding Rounds in 2023

This report from Crunchbase looks at the top 10 VC funding rounds in 2023, many of which were for AI startups like $10 billion for OpenAI. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Roundtable Recap: January 4 – Many Substantial Conversations on Startup Strategy

During this week’s roundtable, we had many substantial conversations on startup strategy based on specific startup scenarios. Much to learn from them. Hample.com We had Krishna Prasad from Ranga Reddy, India, pitching Hample.com, an e-commerce idea. In general, all those of you who are getting yourselves ready to launch a venture, please study our material

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to Over $10M and a Big Exit

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  CEO Carl Ryden and his co-founders had bootstrapped PrecisionLender to over $10 million from North Carolina when we spoke in 2017. This is a superb story, including how the company has formulated an AI agent, Andi. Q2 acquired PrecisionLender for $510 million in 2019. Sramana

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628th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, January 4, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9: 30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!   

628th Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 20 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 20 minutes, on Thursday, January 4, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

New AI Course and January Tech Startup Course Coupons

This month we are introducing a new course, Humanity’s Future in the Age of AI. This course delves deep into the imminent era of AI and its profound impact on our world. Based on lectures given over the past several years, this course explores the current and forthcoming implications of AI’s pervasive integration into our

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