Roundtable Recap: April 16 – Real Customers, Real Revenues MATTER

During this week’s roundtable, I was thrilled to discuss a business from Nigeria and a business that straddles India, the Middle East, and the US – each with revenue. Not huge revenue. Not exponential growth. But, real revenue. Real customers. And THAT is encouraging. With THAT, we can build a business.

April 16 – 723rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 723rd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 16, 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: April 9 – Bootstrapping with a Paycheck is Highly Recommended to Hedge Against Layoffs

Folks, please start bootstrapping a startup with your paycheck if your firm has announced layoffs. In fact, ALL tech industry workers are at risk right now.  You must create a Plan B before layoffs touch you. CleanBin As for our entrepreneur pitches, first, Preeti Dawane from Thane, India, pitched CleanBin, a physical product for wet

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Top Non-Equity Startup Accelerators in Nagpur

A curated list of top non-equity startup accelerators for Nagpur entrepreneurs who want mentorship, validation, and growth without giving up equity.

April 2 – 721st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 721st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 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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720th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

You can listen to this week’s recording here.

Roundtable Recap: March 26 – Are You Funding a Business or a Team?

During this week’s roundtable, we worked on three very different businesses. The third of these was a fat startup in need of pre-seed funding with very little validation. As discussed, it is excruciatingly difficult to fund unvalidated ideas. You can listen to the discussion for more color on the subject if this is something you

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715th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: You can register for an upcoming roundtable here.