728th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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

727th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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

Avoid These 10 Common Entrepreneur Mistakes

There are many entrepreneur mistakes that are perfectly avoidable. You don’t need to make those mistakes yourself to learn from them. I want to give you pointers on how to avoid them. Look at my Udemy course: Case Studies of Entrepreneur Mistakes with Sramana Mitra. Throughout this course we talk about common mistakes that entrepreneurs

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How Freelancers Become Successful Solo Entrepreneurs

Are you a freelancer on Upwork or Fiverr? In the age of AI, you can build a million dollar business by thinking like an entrepreneur. Solo entrepreneurs are becoming the rage now. You have a leg up over them. You are already on your own, outside of the corporate system. You have mastered the art

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Success in Entrepreneurship Is Personal

The 1Mby1M Mantra has always been: Excess is not a Requirement for Success in Entrepreneurship. YOU get to define what success means for you. It’s personal. It’s your prerogative. Do not live other people’s lives.

Turning Services into Startup Traction

Bootstrapping a startup to early revenues by providing services is a tried and true methodology that we practice and espouse in 1Mby1M. Why is this set of skills so important? Raising funding for startups in Silicon Valley is a low-probability game. Fewer than 1% who try actually succeed.

Women Entrepreneurs Win by Bootstrapping First

Is there bias against women entrepreneurs in the tech industry? Maybe, maybe not. I don’t believe it would hinder you if you stick to the Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later strategy. The media promotes funding as the holy grail. The VCs want you to believe that Entrepreneurship = Funding. No. It isn’t. Entrepreneurship = Customers

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Be Careful Who You Take Startup Advice From

Everybody is a startup mentor these days. On LinkedIn, startup advice is cheap and abundant. It can also be very BAD.