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The Accelerator Conundrum: Navigating Your Path to Startup Success

Posted on Friday, Jun 20th 2025

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.

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1Mby1M Udemy Courses with Sramana Mitra: Financing

Posted on Monday, Jul 17th 2023

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.

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485th Roundtable Recording on May 14, 2020: With Parthib Srivathsan, Companyon Ventures

Posted on Saturday, May 16th 2020

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Roundtable Recap: May 14 – The Issue of Technical Co-founders

Posted on Friday, May 15th 2020

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Parthib Srivathsan, Co-founder and Head of Platform at Companyon Ventures.

Vittas International

As for entrepreneur pitches, Sulav Singh from Champaign, Illinois, pitched Vittas International, a FinTech lending venture focused on Nigeria to begin with.

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483rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Nick Adams, Differential Ventures

Posted on Tuesday, May 5th 2020

Nick Adams is Managing Partner and Co-founder at Differential Ventures, an enterprise focused firm. We discuss counter-cyclical ventures in this Covid-19 world.

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482nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Garrett Goldberg, Bee Partners

Posted on Monday, May 4th 2020

Garrett Goldberg, Partner at Bee Partners, discusses his firm’s enterprise focused investment thesis, including some unique insights on SaaS-powered vertical marketplaces.

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483rd Roundtable Recording on April 30, 2020: With Nick Adams, Differential Ventures

Posted on Saturday, May 2nd 2020

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Roundtable Recap: April 30 – Counter-cyclical Ventures in this Covid-19 World

Posted on Thursday, Apr 30th 2020

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Nick Adams, Managing Partner and Co-founder at Differential Ventures, an enterprise focused firm. We discussed counter-cyclical ventures in this Covid-19 world.

Menerva Software
As for entrepreneur pitches, Geetha Ramaswamy from Chicago, Illinois, pitched Menerva Software, a software services company that is bootstrapping towards a product.

C-Way Electric and Autonomous Vehicle
Next, we had Ssemakula Luyima from South Africa pitch C-Way Electric and Autonomous Vehicle.

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482nd Roundtable Recording on April 23, 2020: With Garrett Goldberg, Bee Partners

Posted on Monday, Apr 27th 2020

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ritesh Agarwal of CerraCap Ventures (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Apr 27th 2020

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

Ritesh Agarwal is Co-Founder and Managing Director at CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech-focused early stage firm.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Elly Truesdell of Almanac Insights (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Apr 27th 2020

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

Elly Truesdell is Partner at Almanac Insights, a fund focused on food-related investments. We have a fascinating conversation.

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Roundtable Recap: April 23 – Discussion on Vertical Marketplaces

Posted on Friday, Apr 24th 2020

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Garrett Goldberg, Partner at Bee Partners. Garrett discussed his firm’s enterprise focused investment thesis, including some unique insights on SaaS-powered vertical marketplaces.

The Steel Store

As for entrepreneur pitches, Rajat Jain from Toronto, Canada, pitched The Steel Store, a steel marketplace.

Kids Dance Revolution

Next, we had Diane Tinsley from New York, NY, pitch Kids Dance Revolution, an event-focused business that faces tough times in the pandemic era.

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481st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Joshua Posamentier, Congruent Ventures

Posted on Monday, Apr 20th 2020

Joshua Posamentier is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures, a firm focused on sustainability oriented technology ventures.

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481st Roundtable Recording on April 16, 2020: With Joshua Posamentier, Congruent Ventures

Posted on Monday, Apr 20th 2020

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Roundtable Recap: April 16 – Global Entrepreneurship Continues Amidst Pandemic

Posted on Friday, Apr 17th 2020

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Joshua Posamentier, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures, a firm focused on sustainability oriented technology ventures.

Mark N Park
As for entrepreneur pitches, Sanket Thodge from Pune, India, pitched the Mark N Park app, a parking
optimization solution.

VacaShopping.com
Next, we had Matias Larroulet from Buenos Aires, Argentina, pitching VacaShopping.com, a B-to-B marketplace for the oil and gas sector in Vaca Muerta, a province of Argentina.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Darshana Zaveri of Catalyst Health Ventures (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Apr 13th 2020

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

Darshana Zaveri, Managing Partner at Catalyst Health Ventures, discusses the firm’s medical device-focused investment thesis, including the nuances of epidemiologic diagnostics that are currently immensely relevant. The Catalyst investment team also includes Managing Partner Josh Phillips and Principal Neil Swami.

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480th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ritesh Agarwal, CerraCap Ventures

Posted on Saturday, Apr 11th 2020

Ritesh Agarwal is Co-founder and Managing Director at CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech focused early stage firm.

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