How to Build an Artificial Intelligence Startup

One of the single hottest trends in technology startups is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and various other nuances are being constantly applied to problems up and down the alleyways of all industries from Manufacturing, to Retail, to Education, to Drug Discovery.

All the methodology building blocks you have been learning through the 1Mby1M entrepreneurship fundamentals courses apply. You can, for instance, bootstrap an AI startup with Services, then you can raise money (or not). You can build a Unicorn (or not). To apply current discount coupons, click on the courses found HERE.

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5 Courses on the 1Mby1M Bootstrapping Methodology

At 1Mby1M, we’ve been advocating bootstrapped entrepreneurship for 15+ years.

Throughout that journey, we have done extensive research on how entrepreneurs are successfully bootstrapping companies and finding different degrees and nuances of success.

These 5 courses are great starting points for you to efficiently learn synthesized lessons from the trenches. To apply current discount coupons, click on the courses found HERE.

Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later with Sramana Mitra

Bootstrapping a Startup with a Paycheck with Sramana Mitra

Bootstrapping a Startup with Services with Sramana Mitra

How to Bootstrap Startups by Piggybacking with Sramana Mitra

How To Succeed As A Solo Entrepreneur with Sramana Mitra

Learn what to expect from 1Mby1M.

How Investors Think

If you’ve been bootstrapping your company for a bit, and are wondering whether or not to raise money, remember, Investors are looking to multiply the money that they put into startups.

Multiply by how much? 2X? 3X? 5X? 10X? 20X?

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Roundtable Recap: June 3 – Discussion on Two-sided Marketplaces and Bootstrapping with a Paycheck

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Gene Caballero, Co-founder of GreenPal, a company that was bootstrapped with a paycheck, and has built a sizable two-sided marketplace.

The Whisper Company

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Alejandro Fernandez from Austin, Texas, pitching The Whisper Company, a biometric-enabled secure messaging technology.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Michael Smerklo, Co-founder and Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures 2021 (Part 1)

Michael Smerklo is Co-founder and Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures. We have a terrific conversation about a range of issues including solo founders and their ill-treatment by VCs.

Sramana Mitra: We are going to start today’s session with a conversation with Micheal Smerkio, co-founder and managing partner at Next Coast Ventures. Welcome back to the show. 

Cloud Stocks: Wix Goes on an Acquisition Spree

Israel-based Wix.com (Nasdaq:WIX) has seen significant expansion due to the recent Covid crisis. The company recently reported its first quarter results that surpassed market expectations. During the quarter, Wix continued to add capabilities through acquisitions.

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Journey of a Child Entrepreneur in India

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

Varun Shoor is the Founder of Kayako, a company offering advanced helpdesk management software. When we spoke in 2014, Varun was steering the overall direction of the company and as customer experience fanatic and lead product architect, taking an active role in the design and development of Kayako. One of Varun’s greatest passions is design. Applying modern, consumer-like design to stuffy business helpdesk software was Varun’s brainchild, and with it he founded Kayako in 2001.

Sramana: Varun, let’s start with your personal story. Where are you from? What is the backstory to Kayako?

Varun Shoor: I was born in Jalandhar, a city in Punjab. I have had no formal education. I started Kayako when I was 17. My family background is industrial by nature. My father is into manufacturing, primary tools such as hammers.

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530th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Shane Neman, Neman Ventures

Shane Neman is Founder of EZ Texting, JoonBug.com, and Principal at Neman Ventures. Shane has bootstrapped two companies as a solo entrepreneur, found successful exits for both, and is now an investor. Needless to say, he has no bias against solopreneurs.

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