Roundtable Recap: February 5 – Niche is Good

During this week’s roundtable, I worked with three founders of niche startups from India. The Reader AI App First up, Midhun Thomson from Bengaluru, India, pitched TheReader.AI app. The product is seeing a small number of paying customers.  KinderStories Next, we had Ajay Sadhu from Hyderabad, India, pitch KinderStories, a niche app for pre-school teachers. 

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January 15 – 714th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 714th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET / 9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback from Sramana Mitra, advice

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713th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: January 8 – Pre-Seed Funding Rejection Rate is 99.8%

During this week’s roundtable, we had several pre-seed entrepreneurs trying to wrap their heads around the outrageous fundability conditions of their stage. Nokio We first had Rohan Jacob, from Dallas, Texas, pitch Nokio. The business is not venture fundable, but seedstrapping to an exit may be a possibility. Flocci Technologies Next, we had Afsar Hussain

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712th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: December 18 – You HAVE to be Fundable to Raise Venture Capital

During this week’s roundtable, we first had Justin Wexler, General Partner at WndrCo discuss his firm’s investment thesis. Griin As for our entrepreneur pitches, we had Valentina Salazar, from Mexico City, Mexico, pitch Griin. Valim Next, we had Koran Rohan from Palo Alto, California, pitch Valim.

711th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

Why the VC Industry Must Shrink If you’re trying to understand what’s really happening in the VC industry, Sramana Mitra’s conversation with veteran investor Gus Tai is essential viewing. In this recorded session from the 1Mby1M Roundtable, they each share candid, contrarian insights on why the venture capital industry needs to shrink, what’s driving the

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December 11 – 711th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 711th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET / 9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback from Sramana Mitra, advice

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