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The Accelerator Conundrum: 1Mby1M vs Alchemist

Posted on Monday, Jun 30th 2025

I asked Gemini: Now compare 1Mby1M and Alchemist.

Comparing 1Mby1M and Alchemist Accelerator highlights a difference in their core approach to startup support, particularly in terms of business model focus and funding.

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The Accelerator Conundrum: 1Mby1M vs Google for Startups

Posted on Monday, Jun 30th 2025

I asked Gemini: Now compare 1Mby1M and Google for Startups.

Okay, here’s a comparison of 1Mby1M and Google for Startups:

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The Accelerator Conundrum: 1Mby1M vs 500 Global

Posted on Monday, Jun 30th 2025

I asked Gemini: Now compare 1Mby1M and 500 Global

Comparing 1Mby1M and 500 Global reveals two distinct, yet globally-focused, approaches to supporting startups. While both emphasize global reach, their core models, funding mechanisms, and program structures differ significantly.

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Build Your Company Before Chasing Venture Capital

Posted on Monday, Jun 30th 2025

Are you trying to get into Y Combinator? Beware, they have a 98% rejection rate. They need to see that you are building something that can be blitzscaled with gobs of venture capital. Blitzscaling, however, is NOT the only way to build a successful company.

Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later is a MUCH better strategy than Blitzscaling with ridiculous amounts of capital.

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Building a Legitimate, Profitable FinTech Unicorn Using AI: Cynthia Chen, Founder of Kikoff (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jun 30th 2025

In the past year, 330 out of 1200 Unicorns have lost status. You read a lot about Unicorns that raise lots of VC money and then fail to scale. Cynthia Chen tells a very different story. She has raised about $43M and built a highly profitable $100M+ ARR company called Kikoff. Read on to learn how.

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Colors: Grace I

Posted on Sunday, Jun 29th 2025

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Grace I

Grace I | Sramana Mitra, 2022 | Watercolor, Ink | 8 x 8, On Paper

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Warren Packard, AI Fund (Part 6)

Posted on Saturday, Jun 28th 2025

Warren Packard: Since you’re pointing out that by Series C and Series D, there’s a declining ownership. Of course, there is always a declining ownership in the company, but maybe, perhaps too little remaining for a founder.

One of the great things I see about AI is the ability for a founding team to build and get to get further faster with less.

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The Accelerator Conundrum: 1Mby1M vs Techstars

Posted on Saturday, Jun 28th 2025

I asked Gemini: Now compare 1Mby1M and Techstars

Comparing 1Mby1M to Techstars reveals another fascinating contrast in the accelerator landscape. While both are highly reputable and impactful, they cater to different needs and operate with distinct models.

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