628th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, January 4, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9: 30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!   

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628th Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 20 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 20 minutes, on Thursday, January 4, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!

New AI Course and January Tech Startup Course Coupons

This month we are introducing a new course, Humanity’s Future in the Age of AI. This course delves deep into the imminent era of AI and its profound impact on our world. Based on lectures given over the past several years, this course explores the current and forthcoming implications of AI’s pervasive integration into our society. Throughout the course, we encourage you to contemplate, question, and innovate in the face of unprecedented societal shifts.

As a part of our aim to democratize entrepreneurship education at scale globally, our proven 1Mby1M methodology for building technology startups has been packaged into short courses on Udemy.

For the month of January we are offering you up to 85% off the following courses.

These coupons will expire on January 31, 2024, so enroll today!

Bootstrapping:

Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MJAN2024BTS

Bootstrapping a Startup with a Paycheck with Sramana Mitra: TRY1MBY1MJAN2024PAY

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Best of Bootstrapping: Capital Efficient Entrepreneurs Turn $1M into $80M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Motili CEO Jeff Wilkins and his co-founder had turned $1 million of personal investment into $80 million in revenue. Pretty capital-efficient, this entrepreneur’s journey! Motili was acquired by Daikin/Goodman in 2019.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with where your story begins. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Jeff Wilkins: I grew on the East Coast. I was born in Bethesda, Maryland, outside of Washington DC, and moved around a lot as a kid. I spend time in Maryland, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to Over $10M from Australia

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

This is another wonderful story of a founder who diligently scaled his startup. DNA Behavior Founder Hugh Massie had bootstrapped to over $10 Million in revenue when we spoke in 2017.

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

Hugh Massie: I was born in Sydney, Australia. I was privately-educated at a very good private school. When I finished that, I earned a degree in Commerce and Economics at the University of New South Wales. Following that, I became a Chartered Accountant and worked with Arthur Andersen for 10 years in auditing, mainly in the tax area. I worked in the Sydney office and then in the Singapore and Thailand offices as well.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $80M from Canada

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Adding to our incredible roster of stories of entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped decisively, Power2Motivate CEO Rob Purdy’s story as shared with me in 2017 is an incredible journey of precise execution.

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

Rob Purdy: I was born in Ontario, Canada. Our family is very blue collar. I grew up in an environment centered around a steady out by 7 in the morning and home at 3:30 kind of routine. We were in an area of the city where General Motors dominated the local landscape. Everyone in our neighborhood worked for that company. It was an interesting background and a great lifestyle to grow up in. It also taught me that I wanted to get outside of that and move into a different environment – more entrepreneurial and less structured.

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January 4 – 628th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 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. All are welcome!

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Virtual Company to Over $5 Million

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Can you bootstrap a virtual company to over $5 million? Renaissance Periodization CEO Nick Shaw has done just that. He has built a very interesting e-learning company and addressed scalability with nifty strategic choices. You’ll learn a lot from our conversation from 2018.

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

Nick Shaw: I was born and raised in the state of Michigan. I grew up with the goal of wanting to go to the University of Michigan. It’s a top-level school. I was lucky enough to be accepted there. I started in the Sports Management program. I originally wanted to be an athletic director.

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