Building a Venture Scale Cyber Security Startup in the Age of AI: Alon Jackson, CEO of Astrix Security (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: So, two questions on AI. First one is, as you said, there is a tailwind, clearly, because agentic AI this year in 2025 has started to take off, and we are doing this interview in June 2025. We have started hearing about agents quite aggressively all through this year.

So, the vulnerabilities caused by agentic AI are already becoming a bigger opportunity than what you had originally set out to work on. Now, my question is very specific. In your enterprise customers, is agentic AI an issue yet?

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Facilitation for Potential Acquisitions

Does 1Mby1M facilitate connections to potential acquirers, analysts, or media for social proof and market validation?

Yes,1Mby1M does facilitate connections to potential acquirers.

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August 28 – 700th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 700th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

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699th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: August 21 – Contrarian POV, LLM Wrappers are Okay to Build Businesses Around

During this week’s roundtable, we discussed two businesses.

PeanutWise

We first had Sree Vishnu from Chennai, India, pitch PeanutWise, a D2C e-commerce business.

Guestrix

Then we had Suchita Kuandin from Chicago, Illinois, pitch Guestrix, an LLM wrapper product for property owners who need to manage guests for their AirBnb or other Vacation Rental side businesses.

This discussion is important and relevant because of the ongoing debate on the merit of LLM Wrappers being viable businesses.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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What We Have Learned from Mentoring Startups Since 2008

These days, everyone seems to be a startup mentor. Whether they have ever done a startup or not, whether they have ever raised money or not, they are ready to advise entrepreneurs. I want to share with you some things we have learned in running the 1Mby1M program since 2008. Over 680 free mentoring roundtables. Over 300,000 entrepreneurs have participated.

We started experimenting with the roundtable format of online mentoring way back in the fall of 2008. At the time, 1Mby1M did not exist, not even in our heads. It wasn’t until my January 2010 New Year Resolution that the concept was born.

The 1Mby1M Premium program was launched at the end of 2010. It took us about one year to figure out how to do what we were hoping to do: help entrepreneurs at scale.

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Top Virtual Accelerators in India Across Top Hubs for Indian Startups

This article explores virtual accelerators in India and why 1Mby1M offers unparalleled flexibility, mentorship, and community support.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

Bharat’s startup ecosystem is now the third-largest in the world, with more than 100,000 active startups. Yet, the hard reality is that 35,000+ startups shut down in the past year alone. This paradox tells us something critical: while there is no shortage of ideas, there is a shortage of disciplined, founder-first support.

Top Accelerators Focusing on Validation in the Greater New York Region

This article summarizes the top accelerators focusing on validation in the Greater New York region, comparing 1Mby1M across key dimensions.

Guest Author Armaan Kapur | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

This is The Accelerator Conundrum Series by 1Mby1M — if you’ve been following along, you know we’ve covered everything from non-equity accelerators to long-term mentoring. Today, let’s address the Validation Vacuum.