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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Decisively to Over $5M
RainmakerForce CRO Mack Sundaram had built a successful business optimized for autonomy and profitability when we spoke in 2018, and the company was acquired in 2023. Excellent navigation! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Tell us where you’re from. Where did you grow up? Where were you born and raised?
Roundtable Recap: October 30 – AI Investment Thesis with Daniel Ibri, Mindset Ventures
During this week’s roundtable, we had Daniel Ibri, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures. It was an excellent discussion about the changing dynamics of AI and venture capital. Time Bank As for our entrepreneur pitches, first we had Narenkumar Muthukumaran from Ahmedabad, India, pitch Time Bank, an app for monitoring how people are spending
Iraq’s Startup Accelerator Ecosystem and How 1Mby1M Offers Gamechanging Enhancement
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on
Your Plan B Against the AI Layoff Trend
AI may not replace all engineers. AI may not replace all job functions. AI WILL vastly reduce headcount at all sizes of companies. What do you do for your Plan B?
Startup Afghanistan: Building a Resilient Future
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on
Startup Afghanistan: Pros and Cons of Local Accelerators
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Tuft & Needle to Over $100M
Online mattress is one of the hottest e-commerce categories, and here is yet another one delivering venture-scale growth without venture capital. Tuft & Needle Co-founder JT Marino shared his story with me in 2017. If you’re inspired by Tuft & Needle’s bootstrapped success, explore how a virtual accelerator for solo founders or an equity-free startup
Startup Afghanistan: Why Bootstrap First Is Critical to Build an Accelerator Ecosystem
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on
