July 2 – 732nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 732nd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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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June 25 – 731st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 731st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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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730th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: June 11 – Sustainability First, Blitzscaling Second

If you are looking for an accelerator to work with that protects you from either going out of business rapidly, or becoming a zombie, please read my new paper, How to Evaluate a Technology Startup Accelerator. Please remember, most equity charging accelerators operate with the Blitzscaling out of the gate philosophy pioneered by Y Combinator.

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June 11 – 730th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 730th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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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Roundtable Recap: June 4 – 1Mby1M Curriculum + AI Mentor + Free Udemy Course May Save Founders 5-15% Equity

The traditional accelerator model is broken. By demanding 7% to 10% equity at the pre-revenue or pre-product stage, equity-charging accelerators initiate an aggressive dilution clock that often leaves founders with little control over their own destiny. This Venture Trap manufactures Zombie Startups, companies that are operationally stuck because they scaled before achieving repeatability. In my

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728th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: May 28 – Bootstrap First to Repeatability, Blitzscale Second

The Unicorn path is broken. It’s time for a reality check. In 2026, the startup world is facing a harsh truth. 9 out of 10 VC-funded startups either collapse or become Zombies, companies that are alive but offer no real liquidity or control to their founders. Driven by a Go Big or Go Home mentality,

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