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 Evan Zimmerman, Chairman of Jovono (Part 1)

Evan Zimmerman, Chairman of Jovono, discusses his fund’s investment philosophy, especially around pre-seed and seed.

Sramana Mitra: Tell us a bit about yourself and Jovono. Let’s get acquainted.

Evan Zimmerman: I started my first company when I was a teenager. It was a consumer product company called Mighty Mug. I was successful and sold millions of units. From there, I went on to start Jovono which is a venture capital firm that invests in paradigm-shifting founders. They’re solving hard problems and building delightful products.

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584th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Bhaskar Ghosh, 8VC

Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner and CTO at 8VC, discusses his firm’s investment thesis, and we have an interesting discussion about the definition of a “good” entrepreneur.

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Roundtable Recap: July 28 – What is a “Good” Entrepreneur?

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner and CTO at 8VC, discussing his firm’s investment thesis. We had an interesting discussion about the definition of a “good” entrepreneur.

UpTerra

As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Roland Van der Meer from San Francisco, California, pitch UpTerra, a fascinating AgTech company that is already at $3M in revenue.

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584th Roundtable Recording with Bhaskar Ghosh, 8VC

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583rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Pawel Maj, Warsaw Equity Group

Pawel Maj, Investment Director, Warsaw Equity Group, discusses post-seed and pre-series A funding in Eastern and Central Europe in the context of his firm’s investment thesis.

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583rd Roundtable Recording with Pawel Maj, Warsaw Equity Group

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Roundtable Recap: July 21 – Spotlight on Post-Seed and Pre-Series A Funding in Europe

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Pawel Maj, Investment Director, Warsaw Equity Group. We discussed post-seed and pre-series A funding in Eastern and Central Europe in the context of his firm’s investment thesis.

Matomela Group

For our entrepreneur pitches, we first had Mthetho Phakathi, from Pretoria, South Africa, pitch Matomela Group, a manufacturing venture.

Interlpure

Next, Rigdha Banerjee from Jersey City, New Jersey, pitched Intelpure, a clothing rental marketplace concept.

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580th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Anup Jain, Orios Venture Partners

Anup Jain, Managing Partner at Orios Venture Partners, discusses the Indian startup ecosystem and its trends and nuances.

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582nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Cameron Kramlich, Angelneers

Cameron Kramlich, General Partner at Angelneers, offers a rare perspective in support of solo entrepreneurs.

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582nd Roundtable Recording with Cameron Kramlich, Angelneers

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Roundtable Recap: July 7 – Rare VC in Support of Solo Entrepreneurs

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Cameron Kramlich, General Partner at Angelneers. Cameron offers a rare perspective in support of solo entrepreneurs.

Ecleia

For our entrepreneur pitch, we had Tania Jose Maria from Bengaluru, India, pitch Ecleia, a travel portal that would use affiliate commissions as a core monetization strategy.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Chandrashekar Kupperi, General Partner of Peaceful Progress Fund (Part 1)

Chandrashekar Kupperi is General Partner at Peaceful Progress Fund, an angel fund in India. We have some very interesting discussions on consumer startups in India, especially the ones targeting lower economic strata consumers.

Sramana Mitra: Tell us a bit about your background as well as what you’re doing with Peaceful Progress Fund.

580th Roundtable Recording with Anup Jain, Orios Venture Partners

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Roundtable Recap: June 23 – The Changing Dynamics of India’s Startup Scene

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Anup Jain, Managing Partner at Orios
Venture Partners, discussing the Indian startup ecosystem and its trends and nuances.

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579th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Evan Zimmerman, Jovono

Evan Zimmerman, Chairman of Jovono, discusses his fund’s investment philosophy, especially around pre-seed and seed.

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