Sramana Mitra: Yanni, you said you are investing in superintelligence. Tell me more about what you’ve invested in and your thesis on superintelligence.
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For the longest time, there has been a stigma around solo entrepreneurs. Y Combinator doesn’t really like solo entrepreneurs. VCs don’t like to fund solo entrepreneurs. So what do you do if you want to do your venture as a solo entrepreneur?
I think you should go ahead.
If you play your hand smartly, you can succeed.
Sramana Mitra: Yeah. So, Yev, I want to make a point, and I want your thoughts on it.
We hear a lot from people saying, “This is just a wrapper on top of ChatGPT.” But there is a lot of domain knowledge in specific verticals that you can solve very well with a wrapper on top of ChatGPT, because the domain knowledge is where the real work is happening.
>>>The 3-Month Myth

A 90-day program can change a life—but rarely builds a company. Most Mumbai accelerators run on a fixed calendar: 12 weeks, a demo day, and then it’s over. But real founders don’t build in quarters. They build in cycles. They fail, rebuild, and re-validate over time.
This post profiles Mumbai accelerators that go beyond the 3-month model—in spirit, structure, or support.
>>>Sramana Mitra: Very true. This is very true. I want to underscore that you should not raise money at the highest valuation you can, because you’re pricing yourself out of the exit market and out of further fundraising. If you don’t meet milestones that are that aggressive and far ahead of the curve, you will be stuck.
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The Mentorship Mirage
Almost every accelerator promises mentorship.
But most deliver a short burst—three months, one demo day, then silence.
Long-term mentoring is rare in Mumbai’s accelerator scene. And for founders building over years (not weeks), this is a gap that slows growth, weakens clarity, and increases emotional isolation.
In this post, we spotlight Mumbai-based programs that offer deep, consistent, long-term mentoring—or at least try.
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One of the most popular and effective modules in the 1Mby1M Curriculum is Sales 2.0 that addresses repeatable B2B Sales Strategy. With its help, many entrepreneurs have gone from 5 customers to 50, 100, 500 customers.
You can access it in three ways:
Remember, if you are seeking venture capital, you need Velocity.
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