1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Marina and Nick Davidov, DVC (Part 1)

Marina and Nick Davidov are Cofounders and Managing Partners at DVC, a firm that backs only repeat founders doing AI startups. We had a terrific conversation on cutting edge issues within the AI ecosystem.

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September 25 – 703rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 703rd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, September 25, 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.

702nd 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Roundtable Recap: September 11 – The 1Mby1M AI Mentor Does Some Things Better than Me

During this week’s roundtable, we had four excellent discussions on entrepreneur pitches.

EV Ecosystem

First up we had Yves Nzuzi-Khuabi from Lake Macquarie, Australia, pitch EV Ecosystem, a 2-sided marketplace for electric vehicle accessories and services.

Surge

Then we had Ishu Darshan from Gurugram, India, pitch Surge, a team collaboration product.

Marketta

Then Sean Morris from Kerry, Ireland, pitched Marketta, a customer survey product.

Detoxit

Last we had Utkarsh Pandey from Lucknow, India, pitch Detoxit, an app for detoxing from phone and social media addiction.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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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. 

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Algo Using Services from Detroit

I am always thrilled to see great entrepreneurship in various parts of the world that are slightly off-center. Well, Algo Founder Amjad Hussain’s journey as shared in 2018 is a great one from Detroit.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Amjad Hussain: I was born in a very small village of Pakistan.

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702nd 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes

Today’s 702nd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, September 11, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

Bootstrapping an EdTech Venture to $6M, Ready to Scale with AI: Daniel Santos, CEO of Prepory (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What else is interesting in the strategy or in any moves that you’ve made leading up to now, in 2025? What else is worth discussing in your journey?