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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Startup Success Comes from Customers Not Speculators

I want to share with you an insight from running the 1Mby1M program since 2008. Over 700 free mentoring roundtables with over 300k entrepreneurs. Thousands of case studies of successful entrepreneurs – the who’s who of tech startups – through interview based methodology development. It is a complex exercise to give people a message that

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Algo Using Services from Detroit

I am always thrilled to see great entrepreneurship in various parts of the world that are slightly off-center. Well, Algo Founder Amjad Hussain’s journey as shared in 2018 is a great one from Detroit. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and

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Bootstrapping an EdTech Venture to $6M, Ready to Scale with AI: Daniel Santos, CEO of Prepory (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What else is interesting in the strategy or in any moves that you’ve made leading up to now, in 2025? What else is worth discussing in your journey?

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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Bootstrapping an EdTech Venture to $6M, Ready to Scale with AI: Daniel Santos, CEO of Prepory (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: So, you were acquiring families through SEO mainly. Daniel Santos: Yes, primarily SEO. Sramana Mitra: So, that was not limited to South Florida anymore?

1Mby1M Suitability for Non-Tech Founders

9. Is the 1Mby1M program suitable for non-tech founders, or those outside major startup hubs?

Opportunities for Networking

Are there opportunities for networking with other founders, alumni, or potential collaborators?