The Accelerator Conundrum: Navigating Your Path to Startup Success

Alright, let’s cut through the noise and get to the brutal truth of the startup accelerator world. Many entrepreneurs, starry-eyed and naive, leap headfirst into 3-month accelerator programs without truly understanding the long-term implications. It’s time for an incisive commentary, a necessary dissection.

1Mby1M Udemy Courses with Sramana Mitra: Financing

Raising money to build a startup is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. We have developed the following courses catering to entrepreneurs in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Raoul Maier of Eudemian Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Raoul Maier was recorded in July 2020.

Raoul Maier is Founder and Managing Partner at Eudemian Ventures, a fund focused on post-seed investment in North America.

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498th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures

Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talks about mission-driven investing.

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498th Roundtable Recording on August 13, 2020: With Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: August 13 – Mission-Driven Investing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talking about mission-driven investing.

Wander Womaniya

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Anuj Jain, from New Delhi, India, pitching Wander Womaniya, an online travel agency for solo women travellers.

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497th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Mike Edelhart, Social Starts, Joyance Partners

Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner at Social Starts and Joyance Partners, shares some fascinating developments from their portfolio, especially a healthcare startup that is thriving in the Covid-era.

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497th Roundtable Recording on August 6, 2020: With Mike Edelhart, Social Starts and Joyance Partners

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Roundtable Recap: August 6 – Covid-era Startup Trends

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner at Social Starts and Joyance Partners. Mike shared some fascinating developments from their portfolio, especially a healthcare startup that is thriving in the Covid-era.

QuiDeli
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Avijnan Gupta from Kolkata, India pitching QuiDeli, a company that is less than two months old and is already in revenue. Excellent entrepreneurship.

DrPrax
Vinita Navadgi from Pune, India, pitching DrPrax, also a revenue-generating company.

Krisin
Gowri Sinha from Gurgaon, India, pitched Krisin, an idea-stage venture that needs some positioning work.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Deborah Quazzo of GSV Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Deborah Quazzo was recorded in June 2020.

Deborah Quazzo is Managing Partner at GSV Ventures, a fund focused on online education ventures. This is a very good discussion on patterns of success and failure in the sector and what investors are gravitating towards.

496th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Julianne Zimmerman, Reinventure Capital

Julianne Zimmerman is Managing Director at Reinventure Capital, a firm focused on minority founders.

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496th Roundtable Recording on July 30, 2020: With Julianne Zimmerman, Reinventure Capital

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Roundtable Recap: July 30 – Spotlight on Minority Founders

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director at Reinventure Capital, a firm focused on minority founders.

Scribando
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Albert Griesmayr from Vienna, Austria, pitch Scribando, a book marketing service.

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495th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner at Augment Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.

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495th Roundtable Recording on July 23, 2020: With Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: July 23 – Small VCs and Early Exits

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner, Augment Ventures. She discussed her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.

Siply

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sousthav Chakrabarty from Bangalore, India, pitch Siply, a FinTech saving solution for low-income workers in India like Uber drivers, delivery personnel, etc. Quite interesting and unique!

1Fan

Next, Doug Applegate from Indianapolis, Indiana, pitched 1Fan, a solution for fans to engage with live venues for sports, concerts, and such.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vincent Diallo of Interlace Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Vincent Diallo was recorded in June 2020.

Vincent Diallo is Managing Partner at Interlace Ventures, a fund focused on retail tech.