Bootstrapping a New Age AI Services Venture: Anji Maram, CEO of CriticalRiver (Part 1)

Anji has bootstrapped CriticalRiver to $50M in revenue and is introducing AI into his services business model. We expect to see a lot of this happening all over the tech services ecosystem. AI Services is going to become a massively valuable category.

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March 27 – 678th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 678th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 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

677th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

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Roundtable Recap: March 20 – AI Investment Thesis with David Hornik, Lobby Capital

During this week’s roundtable, we had David Hornik, Founding Partner at Lobby Capital, discussing his firm’s AI investment thesis. It was an excellent discussion spanning Agentic AI and Ultralight startups.

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As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Maitreyi Sharma from Dehradun, India pitch i-Resonate, a social media content marketing suite.

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Then we had Dege Nsoki from Geneva, Switzerland pitch A9Y, a career advancement site.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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1Mby1M AI Investor Forum: Angel Investor Raju Reddy (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What else are you looking at, thinking about, interested in investing in in terms of AI companies? What are you looking for?

Raju Reddy: For me, Sramana, pretty much all my investments have been at a very early seed stage.

677th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 677th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, March 20, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!         

677th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 677th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, March 20, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $5 Million First

Founder CEO Josh Millet had bootstrapped Criteria to almost $5 million in revenue before raising funding.

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

Josh Millet: I was born in Toronto, Canada. I have dual citizenship of US and Canada. I came to the States for school 20 years ago and have been here ever since.

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