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Take Control Amid Tech Layoffs with AI Startup Courses

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 8th 2026
Cover of the newest of Sramana Mitra's Udemy courses for tech startup entrepreneurs.

Tech layoffs are rising and AI is often cited as the excuse. As of April 2026, over 78,000 tech employees have been displaced, with companies like Oracle, Amazon, and Block leading the charge. Thousands of terminations happen via automated emails at 6:00 AM, leaving employees vulnerable and uncertain.

The 1Mby1M perspective – Don’t be a victim. The only permanent solution to mass layoffs and AI-driven displacement is to become an entrepreneur. You don’t need to build a Unicorn. Just solve a real problem, build a sustainable business, and create your own livelihood. Whether you’ve been laid off or still have your job, now is the time to pivot or leverage your skills.

Our top AI and tech startup courses listed below can help you turn AI into products, customers, and revenue: bootstrapping while employed, validating ideas, market sizing, pricing, venture prep, and building scalable products.

Start with our new FREE Udemy courses: AI Mentoring Prompts to Develop Startup Strategy to learn how to engage AI to build your future rather than replace it, and How to Evaluate an Accelerator for Indian Founders.

Take action now to protect your career, ownership, and opportunity. Save up to 85% this month with limited-time coupon if you enroll by April 30.

Artificial Intelligence:

AI Mentoring Prompts to Develop Startup Strategy: FREE

How to Evaluate an Accelerator for Indian Founders: FREE

Generative AI Marketing Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026GAIM

AI Cybersecurity Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AICS

How to Bootstrap an AI Startup First and Blitzscale Later: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIBB

AI FinTech Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIFT

AI HealthTech Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIHT

Generative AI Customer Support Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026CUST

AI Services Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026GAI

AI Startup Ideas: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIID

How VC Investors Think About AI Startups: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIVC

How To Build AI / Machine Learning Startups: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AI

Generative AI Startup Strategy Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AISI

Machine Learning AI Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026ML

From Developer to ML Entrepreneur Preview: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026D2EM

Artificial Intelligence ML Startup Preview: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIM

Humanity’s Future in the Age of AI: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026HUM

Bootstrapping:

Bootstrapping a Startup with a Paycheck with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026PAY

Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026BTS

Bootstrapping a Startup with Services with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026SVC

How to Bootstrap Startups by Piggybacking with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026PIG

How to Bootstrap a Startup to Exit with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026EXM

How To Succeed As A Solo Entrepreneur with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026SOL

Methodology:

Positioning for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026POS

Pricing for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026PRI

Validation for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026VAL

Market Sizing & Analysis for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026MKSZ

B2B Sales Strategy for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026B2B

Team Building for Tech Startups by Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026TEAM

How Investors Think:

How VC Investors Think About AI Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026AIVC

VC Due Diligence Questions For Startups With Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026DUE

Alternatives to Unicorn Chasing Investors with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026ALT

How Pre-Seed Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026PRE

How Seed Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026SEE

Post-Seed and Pre-Series A Investors on Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026POST

How Seed Investors Think About Deep Tech with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MFAPR2026SEE

How Investors Think About Startups in India with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026INV

How Investors Think About European Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026EVC

How Investors Think of Startups in Latin America with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026LAV

How Investors Think About Startups in the Midwest with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026MIDW

How Women Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026WMVC

Lessons From the Trenches:

Case Studies of Entrepreneur Mistakes with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026MIS

Student Entrepreneur Startup Case Studies: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026STU

From Developer to Entrepreneur Case Studies | Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026D2E

How To Build Unicorn Tech Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026UNI

Entrepreneurship Case Studies from India with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026INE

Entrepreneurship Case Studies from Europe with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026EUR

How to Build Tech Startups in Latin America with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026LTE

Keys to Success for Women Entrepreneurs with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026FEM

How Non-Technical Founders Build Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026NON

Domain-specific:

Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026IDE

How to Build E-commerce Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026ECO

How to Build 2-Sided E-commerce Marketplaces with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026TWO

How to Build Online Education Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026EDU

How to Build Digital Health Startups with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026HEA

How to Build an Online Fashion Startup with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026FAS

How to Build an IoT Startup with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026IOT

How to Build a FinTech Startup with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026FINT

How to Build a Cyber Security Startup with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026CYB

PropTech Startup Case Studies with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026PROP

How to Build a Tech Entrepreneurship Blog with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026BLOG

How to Teach Technology Entrepreneurship with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026TCH

How to Grow Communities of Entrepreneurs with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MAPR2026COMM

One Million by One Million (1Mby1M) is the first global virtual accelerator in the world, founded in 2010 by Silicon Valley serial Entrepreneur Sramana Mitra. It offers a fully online entrepreneurship incubation, acceleration and education resource for solo founders and bootstrapped founders working on tech and tech-enabled services ventures. 1Mby1M does not charge equity, offers an AI Mentor in 57 languages, and offers a distinct advantage over other accelerators including Y Combinator.

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