2025 Resolution: Find an Experienced Mentor to Make Your Startup Fundable

As a startup mentor, I always think about how I can make the most impact. These days, everyone claims to be a startup mentor. Whether they have ever done a startup or raised money, they are ready to give advice on how to raise money. Most of the advice you get this way is blind

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2025 Resolution: Bootstrap Your Startup to $1M Revenue

Can you hit $1M+ in Revenue in 2025? In working through the current landscape of our industry, a few trends become evident:

2025 Resolution: Bootstrap Your Startup to an Early Exit

Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working with many bootstrapped entrepreneurs. I’ve helped several of them find Early Exits. I love working with self-financed startups and modestly capitalized ones that operate in a capital-efficient manner applying the principles of bootstrapping. I’ve also interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who are

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January 30 – 670th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 670th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 30, 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, advice on next steps,

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669th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

Roundtable Recap: January 23 – Please Don’t Go To Investors Before Figuring Out Your Positioning

During this week’s roundtable, Positioning came up over and again. Angoor Up first Anuj Agrawal from Bangalore, India, pitched Angoor, a product in a highly competitive market that needs a crisp Positioning. TrueRev Then Ali Rizvi from San Carlos, California, pitched TrueRev, also a product with some customer traction that needs to be positioned better.

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669th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting NOW: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 669th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, January 23, at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET / 9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!         

669th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting by @1Mby1M

Today’s 669th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, January 23, at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET / 9:30 p.m. India IST. CLICK HERE to join. PASSWORD: startup  All are welcome!