711th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

Why the VC Industry Must Shrink

If you’re trying to understand what’s really happening in the VC industry, Sramana Mitra’s conversation with veteran investor Gus Tai is essential viewing. In this recorded session from the 1Mby1M Roundtable, they each share candid, contrarian insights on why the venture capital industry needs to shrink, what’s driving the current pullback, and how these shifts affect founders, especially solo and bootstrapped entrepreneurs. Their analysis cuts through the noise and offers a clear perspective on where funding is heading and how entrepreneurs can navigate the market more intelligently.

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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 entrepreneurs and bootstrapped founders working on tech and tech-enabled services ventures. 1Mby1M does not charge equity, offers an AI Mentor available 24/7 in 57 languages, and offers a compelling alternative to Y Combinator and other equity accelerators.

The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on customers, revenues and profits. 1Mby1M’s mission is to help a Million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars in annual revenue and beyond.