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.

480th Roundtable Recording on April 9, 2020: With Ritesh Agarwal, CerraCap Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: April 9 – Business as Usual

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ritesh Agarwal, Co-founder and Managing Director CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech focused early stage firm.

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As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Abhyuday Das and Krishna Yogi from Bangalore, India, pitching Ecoin, a
cryptocurrency venture.

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Next, Zoe Frantzeskakis from East Lansing, Michigan, pitched DepartDiscount, an app to help short-term rental hosts differentiate.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shruti Gandhi of Array 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 Shruti Gandhi was recorded in March 2020.

Shruti Gandhi is General Partner and Founding Engineer, Array Ventures, a fund focused on deep tech, enterprise-facing ventures.

479th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Darshana Zaveri, Catalyst Health Ventures

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

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479th Roundtable Recording on April 2, 2020: With Darshana Zaveri, Catalyst Health Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: April 2 – Pivoting in the Age of Coronavirus

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Darshana Zaveri, Managing Partner at Catalyst Health Ventures. We discussed the firm’s medical device focused investment thesis, including the nuances of epidemiologic diagnostic that are currently immensely relevant. The Catalyst investment team also includes Managing Partner Josh Phillips and Principal Neil Swami.

Canvia

As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Rahul Ranjan from the San Francisco Bay Area in California, presenting Canvia by Palacio. Rahul is a premium member of the 1Mby1M program. The current collapse of the hospitality industry requires him to vastly modify his strategy.

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478th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shruti Gandhi, Array Ventures

Shruti Gandhi is General Partner and Founding Engineer, Array Ventures, a fund focused on deep tech, enterprise-facing ventures.

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478th Roundtable Recording on March 26, 2020: With Shruti Gandhi, Array Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: March 26 – It’s Therapeutic to Discuss Business in These Troubled Times

This morning, we had an excellent roundtable discussing businesses from around the world.

First, we had as our guest Shruti Gandhi, General Partner and Founding Engineer, Array Ventures, a fund focused on deep tech, enterprise-facing ventures.

Edfone

As for entrepreneur pitches, we started with Nishanth Singh from Troy, Michigan, pitching Edfone, an EdTech venture. We advised Nishanth to focus on B-to-B.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Matt Carbonara of Citi 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 Matt Carbonara was recorded in March 2020.

Matt Carbonara, Managing Director at Citi Ventures, discusses the fund’s activities and focus.

477th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Elly Truesdell, Almanac Insights

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

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477th Roundtable Recording on March 19, 2020: With Elly Truesdell, Almanac Insights

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ashish Jain of 3Lines 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 Ashish Jain was recorded in February 2020.

Ashish Jain, Partner at 3Lines Ventures, discusses his firm’s investment hypothesis.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s get you introduced to our audience. Tell us a little bit about yourself and 3Lines. 

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Deepak Jeevankumar of Dell Technologies Capital (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 Deepak Jeevankumar was recorded in February 2020.

Deepak Jeevankumar, Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital, discusses his fund’s focus and preferences.

476th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Matt Carbonara, Citi Ventures

Matt Carbonara, Managing Director at Citi Ventures, discusses the fund’s activities and focus.

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