August 21 – 699th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 699th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 21, 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.

Featured Videos

698th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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

Roundtable Recap: August 14 – Two AI Startup Concept Discussions

During this week’s roundtable, we had two entrepreneurs discuss their AI concepts.

Aevum

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Sumitha S. from Kerala, India, pitch Aevum, an AI health and wellness coach.

Vedanta School ERP

Next we had Rajesh Dagar from New Delhi, India, pitch Vedanta School ERP, a new kind of AI phone number.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Video FAQs

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Amir Kabir, Overlook Ventures (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: I think proprietary domain knowledge is going to be the driving factor, and you’re focusing on something where the underpinning of your investment thesis is proprietary domain knowledge. You cannot do this without proprietary domain knowledge.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Ray Wu, Alumni Ventures AI Fund (Part 1)

Ray Wu, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures AI Fund, discusses the fund’s investment thesis.

Best of Bootstrapping: Serial Entrepreneur Bootstrapped PropTech Ventures

LuxuryProperty Founder Jason Hayes has worked at the cusp of real estate and digital marketing for 35 years and built three successful ventures. All of them are bootstrapped, organically grown, and capital efficient businesses. Here is our discussion from 2023.

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

Jason Hayes: I’m speaking to you from Dubai. I was born in the UK, brought up in Sri Lanka, and I’ve spent time living and working in the Barbardos and California. I’ve been in Dubai for nearly eight years now. I consider myself a global citizen.

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698th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 10 Minutes

Today’s 698th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 10 minutes, on Thursday, August 14, 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!

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Amir Kabir, Overlook Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: So, you said you were looking for three things. Number one is the founder and really the founder-problem fit. What are the other two things that you’re looking for?