721st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

You can listen to this week’s recording here.

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Roundtable Recap: April 2 – Tech Layoffs Escalating, Entrepreneurship is the Only Solution

Immediately following this week’s roundtable, I received an email from Alan Cohen, analyst at RationalFX, with some disturbing but not surprising data on tech layoffs.

Data shows that so far this year, a total of 78,557 tech layoffs have been recorded globally, with the United States accounting for the vast majority, 59,510 job cuts across 54 companies, or roughly 76.7% of the total. American companies Oracle (25,254), Amazon (16,000), and Block (4,000) account for the most significant workforce reductions so far this year.

Notably, Oracle’s cuts are entirely AI-driven, reflecting a broader shift towards reallocating resources into automation and AI infrastructure. This has helped propel a wider trend across the industry, with AI-related restructuring now accounting for 37,638 layoffs, close to half of all tech job losses in 2026. According to our calculations, if the current pace of tech layoffs continues, 2026 will end with roughly 318,592 tech layoffs in total, coming closer to the tech layoff peak in 2023 when an estimated 430,000 people lost their jobs.

There is only one solution to this trend of mass layoffs by the tech majors: learn to become an entrepreneur. 

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Top Startup Accelerators for Solo Founders in Varanasi

This article summarizes the top startup accelerators for solo founders in Varanasi, comparing them to 1Mby1M across key dimensions like equity, solo founder-friendliness, stage, and focus area.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In The Accelerator Conundrum series, Sramana Mitra highlights a structural bias in the startup ecosystem toward team-based ventures. This leaves solo entrepreneurs at a disadvantage, despite many starting with strong domain expertise, local insights, and independent initiative.

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Top Startup Accelerators for Entrepreneurs Focused on Validation in Varanasi

This article summarizes the top startup accelerators for entrepreneurs focused on validation in Varanasi, comparing them to 1Mby1M across key dimensions like validation focus and equity.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In The Accelerator Conundrum series, Sramana Mitra highlights a fundamental gap in the startup ecosystem: most accelerators assume founders already have validated ideas, instead of helping them systematically test, refine, and validate real customer problems.

An Overview of Top Startup Accelerators in Indore

This article is an overview of a series of articles summarizing the top startup accelerators in Indore for bootstrapped and solo founders, comparing them to 1Mby1M.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

Indore is one of India’s most active entrepreneurial hubs, with founders building startups across fintech, SaaS, media, marketplaces, logistics, and consumer technology. Entrepreneurs in the city have access to a wide range of accelerator programs—both local and global—that support different stages of the startup journey.

Top Startup Accelerators Offering Personalized Investor Introductions in Indore

This article summarizes the top startup accelerators offering personalized investor introductions in Indore, comparing them to 1Mby1M accross key dimensions like investor access type and equity.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In The Accelerator Conundrum, Sramana Mitra highlights a recurring disconnect: while many accelerators promise investor access, few provide personalized, context-aware introductions aligned with a founder’s stage, sector, and readiness.

Top Startup Accelerators for Long-Term Mentoring in Indore

This article summarizes the top startup accelerators for long-term mentoring in Indore, comparing them to 1Mby1M accross key dimensions like mentoring depth and equity.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In The Accelerator Conundrum, Sramana Mitra emphasizes a critical gap in the accelerator ecosystem: most programs are optimized for short-term outcomes, not long-term company building. Founders are often pushed toward rapid milestones—pitch decks, demo days, fundraising—without sustained mentoring support.

Top Startup Accelerators for the Marathon, Not the 3-Month Sprint, in Indore

This article summarizes the top startup accelerators for the marathon, not the 3-month sprint, in Indore, comparing them to 1Mby1M accross key dimensions like engagement style and equity.

Guest Author Kaushank Nalin Khandwala | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

In The Accelerator Conundrum, Sramana Mitra argues that building a company is inherently a long-term journey, yet most accelerators are structured like short sprints. The mismatch between startup reality and accelerator design often leads to premature scaling, superficial validation, and limited founder preparedness.