Startup Africa: East Africa’s Startup Accelerator Ecosystem – An Overview

The Accelerator Conundrumis a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus on

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Travel Business to $5M

Under30Experiences Co-founder Matt Wilson has built a fantastic business using content marketing to sell travel experiences to young adults. Very cool! Here is our conversation from 2018. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where did you grow up and in what kind of background? Matt Wilson: I grew

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1Mby1M Support for Young Entrepreneurs

8. How does 1Mby1M support young or first-time entrepreneurs, including students?

695th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 20 Minutes

Today’s 695th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 20 minutes, on Thursday, July 24, 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!

693rd 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes

Today’s 693rd FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, July 10, 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!

Roundtable Recap: July 3 – AI Investment Thesis with Amir Kabir, Overlook Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had Amir Kabir, Founding Partner at Overlook Ventures, discussing his new firm’s investment Thesis around Risk. In addition, we had a great discussion on what younger aspiring entrepreneurs should do: jump into entrepreneurship right away, or learn a domain in a job. AnythingLegit As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had

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July 3 – 692nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 692nd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, July 3, 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,

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691st 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes

Today’s 691st FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, June 26, 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!