How Entrepreneurs Learn Through Real Case Studies

I want to share with you some things we have learned in running the 1Mby1M program since 2008. Over 700 free mentoring roundtables with over 300k entrepreneurs. Thousands of case studies of successful entrepreneurs – the who’s who of tech startups – through interview based methodology development.

Our hypothesis about case-study based learning and mentoring is working very well. 

Both at the public roundtables and at private roundtables entrepreneurs learn not only from pitching but also from listening to the pitches and interactive discussions with other entrepreneurs. 

In addition, we have over 3000 hours of curriculum backed up by case studies of successful entrepreneurs, so entrepreneurs are not only getting a piece of input, but seeing that strategy exercised by an entrepreneur who has leveraged it well. 

Today, we’re seeing entrepreneurs making good, solid decisions based on what they’re learning from the curriculum and the roundtables without even speaking with anyone. That is really cool!

The 1Mby1M Methodology has emerged out of these case studies of successful entrepreneurs who have built significant revenue.

We pay attention to revenue, not funding. We don’t care if an entrepreneur has raised money or not. We care whether (s)he has built a substantial revenue business. $5M is our threshold for the case studies.

The 1Mby1M Methodology is rooted in the Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later philosophy.

You CAN Bootstrap First using your Paycheck.

You CAN Bootstrap First using Services.

You CAN Bootstrap First by Piggybacking on PaaS platforms.

You CAN Bootstrap to an Exit.

You CAN Seedstrap to an Exit.

If you need help with your startup strategy, join 1Mby1M Premium. You can get started with my Digital Mind AI Mentor right now. 

Let’s discuss. What are your roadblocks? Why aren’t customers buying aggressively? What’s standing in the way of Product-Market Fit?