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

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Roundtable Recap: June 17 – Two Excellent Bootstrapping Case Studies

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest San Banerjee, Co-founder of ADDA. San talked about her entrepreneurial journey as a bootstrapped entrepreneur tackling heavily funded competitors.

Tech Adaptika

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Hosni Zaoual ifrom Toronto, Canada, pitch Tech Adaptika. The company has bootstrapped very well to a $2M ARR level and has a strong pipeline. They’re getting traction in the virtual conferencing market.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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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 10 – More on Two-sided Marketplaces

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Jon Staenberg, Managing Partner at Staenberg Venture Partners. We discussed the trends he is seeing and investment thesis he is following.

Foodoop

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Chandra Subramanian from Helsinki, Finland, pitch Foodoop, a two-sided marketplace for home cooks to offer their services to consumers.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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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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Roundtable Recap: May 27 – Discussion on Deep Tech Investing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Karthee Madasamy, Founder and Managing Partner, Mobile Foundation Ventures. We discussed the nuances of Deep Tech investing.

VEGG

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had 1Mby1M Premium member Akshar Vastarpara from Gujarat, India, pitching VEGG, a smart home solution.

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.