
This week, we’re discussing how the Age of AI is also the golden age of Bootstrapping, and also of Solo Entrepreneurship. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap with a Paycheck. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap to an Exit.
Are you trying to do a startup as a SOLO entrepreneur? Your time has come.

Are you trying to do a startup as a SOLO entrepreneur? And are people telling you that you can’t? They’re wrong. You CAN. But there are complexities you need to understand. Let’s discuss the nuances.
Fred Luddy bootstrapped ServiceNow as a Solo entrepreneur bootstrapping with a paycheck. He went on to raise a lot of VC funding. And, he went on to build a Unicorn.
If you are a solo entrepreneur doing a startup for the first time, assume you have to bootstrap.

Lisa Chai, Co-founder and General Partner at Interwoven Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.
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Are you struggling with attracting customers? There’s a very good chance that your Positioning is off. Positioning drives Product Market Fit (PMF). You HAVE to get it right. Let’s discuss how.

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 690th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 19, 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 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.
Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest discussing her firm’s investment thesis.
As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Nikki Cao from Canada and Prashant Teyshetye from Austin, Texas, discussing their ventures.
You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here: