
Ganesh has executed on a textbook case study of building a vertical AI company in Healthcare with a clear human-in-the-loop strategy that VCs are salivating over. Read on, much to learn.
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Startups are trying to blitzscale and become Unicorns while the market around is falling apart. In the last 18 months, numerous erstwhile Unicorns have stopped growing and started failing.
Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later is a MUCH better strategy than Blitzscaling with ridiculous amounts of capital. In 1Mby1M, we prefer Bootstrapping early, then raising small amounts of capital.

Sramana Mitra: Okay. And what are you seeing in your deal flow? We’ve talked about what you’re investing in, what trends are you picking up from your deal flow, whether it’s Indian deal flow or US deal flow? What are you picking up?
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Entrepreneurs are invited to the 688th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 5, 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.
Warren Packard, Partner at AI Fund, discusses his firm’s investment thesis. Instead of founders pitching, the AI Fund operates as a Venture Studio and recruits repeat entrepreneurs with domain knowledge to build ventures based on their ideas.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had Warren Packard, Partner at AI Fund, discuss his firm’s investment thesis. Instead of founders pitching, the AI Fund operates as a Venture Studio and recruits repeat entrepreneurs with domain knowledge to build ventures based on their ideas.
Revive Analytics
As for our entrepreneur pitches, we first had Modi Daryani from Pune, India, pitch Revive Analytics. Modi needs to validate and position before spending more time building the product.
APL System
Next, we had Laurence Gontariu from Bucharest, Romania, pitch APL System, a semiconductor process innovation.
Eco Genie Services
Then we had Gitanjali Chandrasekharan from Mumbai, India, pitch Eco Genie Services, a green business services idea.
Digital Ads Idea
And then Jabeer Hussain from Hyderabad, India, pitched a texting platform.
You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

Sramana Mitra: And what is the AI angle in this? How are they using AI?
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