Best Startup Accelerator for Building Real Unicorns in Central Asia

This article highlights the dangers of early blitzscaling, why serious founders should bootstrap first, and why 1Mby1M is the best startup accelerator for building real unicorns in Central Asia.

Guest Author Altynai Myrzabekova | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In Central Asia’s emerging tech ecosystems — from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan — startup founders are increasingly ambitious. They want more than MVPs and Demo Days. They want to build real unicorns.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: David Evans, Sentiero Ventures (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: To your point about accessibility, you talked about the developed world that lacks people who can do certain things, and enabling them to do those things with AI or robots. That is one angle.

Top Non Equity Accelerators in the UK

This article summarizes the top non-equity accelerators in the UK for bootstrapped and solo founders, comparing them to 1Mby1M.

Guest Author Ryan Sung | | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

If you’re still wondering whether accelerators are worth the cost, start with The Accelerator Conundrum Series. This 60-part series deconstructs the illusion of traditional 3-month equity driven accelerators and introduces founder-friendly alternatives—because your startup isn’t a sprint, and your equity is too valuable to sacrifice.

Your equity is your long-term control, financial upside, and ability to direct your company’s future. Giving it away early for a brief burst of mentorship or attention? That can cost more than you’ll ever gain in burned-out sprint hype.

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Top Virtual Accelerators in the UK: A Brutal Look at Startup Support

This article is summarizes the top virtual accelerators in the UK for bootstrapped and solo founders, comparing them to 1Mby1M.

Guest Author Ryan Sung | | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

Alright, let’s cut through the noise and get to the brutal truth of the startup accelerator world. Too many entrepreneurs, starry?eyed and naive, leap headfirst into 3?month accelerator programs without truly understanding the long?term implications.

August 14 – 698th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 698th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 14, 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.

697th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with JP Persico, shuckerVC

Jean-Philippe ‘JP’ Persico, Cofounder and Managing Partner at shuckerVC, discusses his firm’s investment thesis.

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697th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: August 7 – 1Mby1M AI Star Data Poem’s Investor Pitch

During this week’s roundtable, first we had Jean-Philippe ‘JP’ Persico, Cofounder and Managing Partner at shuckerVC, discuss his firm’s investment thesis.

Data Poem

As for our entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Bharath Gaddam from New York pitch Data Poem. Bharath is a premium member of the 1Mby1M program and has bootstrapped an AI venture to $5M in revenue and repeatability. You can read his Entrepreneur Journeys interview and learn more about the company.

Satlights

Next, we had Rishab Dhar from Basel, Switzerland, pitch Satlights, an AI recruitment software.

RAIDU

Then we had Shiva Ganesh, from Wilmington, Delaware, pitch RAIDU, an AI solution for regulated industries to manage their data infrastructure.

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