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Do Not Chase Investors Before Chasing Customers
Sridhar Vembu built Zoho with zero outside funding to a billion-dollar ARR SaaS company. I wrote the first piece ever written on him in 2007 in my Forbes column. No one had yet heard of Zoho. But VCs were already salivating. Sridhar validated my philosophy of how I advise startups when he came to see
August 14 – 698th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 698th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 14, 2025, 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, advice on next steps,
697th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording
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Roundtable Recap: August 7 – 1Mby1M AI Star Data Poem’s Investor Pitch
During this week’s roundtable, first we had Jean-Philippe ‘JP’ Persico, Cofounder and Managing Partner at shuckerVC, discuss his firm’s investment thesis. Data Poem As for our entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Bharath Gaddam from New York pitch Data Poem. Bharath is a premium member of the 1Mby1M program and has bootstrapped an AI venture
Startup Funding is a Low Probability Game
Startup funding is a low probability game. LESS than 1% GET funding. Over 99% get rejected. How do you play this game and win? Learn from great Unicorn founders like Fred Luddy (ServiceNow), Christian Chabot (Tableau), and Greg Gianforte (RightNow). Entrepreneurs typically go to VCs like beggars. Is there a better way? You bet there
697th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes
Today’s 697th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, August 7, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup All are welcome!
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Art.com First, Raised $30 Million Later
Art.com Co-founder Josh Chodniewicz bootstrapped for 10 years before raising a $30 million first round of funding. He shared his journey with me in 2022. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raise, and in what kind of background? Josh Chodniewicz: I was born
696th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Marina and Nick Davidovs, DVC
Marina and Nick Davidovs are Cofounders and Managing Partners at DVC, a firm that backs only repeat founders doing AI startups. We had a terrific conversation on cutting edge issues within the AI ecosystem.
