Can You Be an Entrepreneur Alone?

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.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Lisa Chai, General Partner at Interwoven Ventures (Part 1)

Lisa Chai, Co-founder and General Partner at Interwoven Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.

Positioning is Key for Product-Market Fit and Funding

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.

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June 19 – 690th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

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.

689th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Julie Castro Abrams, How Women Invest

Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner at How Women Invest, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.

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689th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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

Roundtable Recap: June 12 – How Women Invest with Julie Castro Abrams

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:

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1Mby1M AI Investor Forum: Nicholas Fok, General Partner, Erez Capital (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Nick, let’s do another use case or another company that you’ve invested in.