New AI FinTech Startup Case Studies Course and Coupons

AI is revolutionizing the FinTech space and our new AI FinTech Startup Case Studies course offers a front-row seat to how today’s most innovative startups are making it happen. From fraud detection to trading, audit, compliance, and hyper-personalization, this course highlights how founders are strategically applying AI to solve real problems and drive massive value.

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Best of Bootstrapping: An AI Startup Bootstrapped Using Services

Co-founder Nitesh Chawla bootstrapped Aunalytics while keeping his academic job at Notre Dame. This is our conversation from 2021. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Nitesh Chawla: I’m from New Delhi although I was born in Calcutta.

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Bootstrapping in the Age of AI

The Age of AI is also the golden age of Bootstrapping. And it is the golden age of Solo Entrepreneurs. With AI, you can build a lot in an ultralight mode and get VCs salivating. The key is Positioning. Let’s discuss the nuances.

We Like Bootstrapping to Exit

This week, we’re discussing how the Age of AI is also the golden age of Bootstrapping, and also of Solo Entrepreneurship. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap with a Paycheck. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap to an Exit. Are you trying to do a startup as a SOLO entrepreneur? Your time has come.

Can You Be an Entrepreneur Alone?

Are you trying to do a startup as a SOLO entrepreneur? And are people telling you that you can’t? They’re wrong. You CAN. But there are complexities you need to understand. Let’s discuss the nuances. Fred Luddy bootstrapped ServiceNow as a Solo entrepreneur bootstrapping with a paycheck. He went on to raise a lot of

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Positioning is Key for Product-Market Fit and Funding

Are you struggling with attracting customers? There’s a very good chance that your Positioning is off. Positioning drives Product Market Fit (PMF). You HAVE to get it right. Let’s discuss how.

June 19 – 690th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 690th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, June 19, 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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689th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs Starting in 30 Minutes

Today’s 689th FREE online 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs is starting in 15 minutes, on Thursday, June 12, 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!