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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January 8 – 713th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 713th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 8, 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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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.

December 18 – 712th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 712th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, December 18, 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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Roundtable Recap: December 11 – The Global Venture Capital Industry Needs to Shrink in Size – A Conversation with Gus Tai

During this week’s roundtable, we had Gus Tai, veteran Venture Capitalist and a close friend, in conversation with me on why the Venture Capital industry needs to shrink in size. We kicked off the conversation with a couple of charts showing the trajectory of the industry over the last decade and analyzed the trends. Clearly,

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710th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: December 4 – 2026 Will Be a Golden Year for Solo Founders

During this week’s roundtable, we had two founders pitch their ideas. Remember, not all business ideas are viable. And the vast majority of business ideas are not fundable. Farmience First we had Tejas M K from Chennai, India, pitch Farmience I advised him to narrow down his target market and validate unit economics. There’s a

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