1Mby1M Entrepreneur Bootstrapping an AI Deep Learning Venture to over $5M ARR: Bharath Gaddam, CEO of Data Poem (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Did you try it inside of Omnicom?

The Accelerator Conundrum: How to Evaluate a Virtual Accelerator

Evaluating a virtual accelerator like 1Mby1M requires a comprehensive framework that considers its unique characteristics as a virtual, long-term, and bootstrapping-focused program, as well as its stated goals of helping a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars in annual revenue.

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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Best of Bootstrapping: Solopreneur Bootstrapped with Paycheck to $15M+

SoPost Founder and CEO Jonathan Grubin started as a solo entrepreneur, bootstrapped with a paycheck, and had built an over $15 Million revenue global business with a small amount of funding when we spoke in 2021. Excellent story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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Build Your Company Before Chasing Venture Capital

Are you trying to get into Y Combinator? Beware, they have a 98% rejection rate. They need to see that you are building something that can be blitzscaled with gobs of venture capital. Blitzscaling, however, is NOT the only way to build a successful company. Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later is a MUCH better strategy

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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!

Best of Bootstrapping: VC-Funded Venture After Bootstrapping to Exit

A very effective way to dance the entrepreneurial Waltz is to do a bootstrapped company first, sell it, and then do another venture with a more ambitious agenda. From 2021, Jeremy Swift’s journey as Co-founder and CEO of Cordial is a great case study of this method. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of

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