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Incubators: Can You Identify 10 Promising Entrepreneurs?

Posted on Thursday, Nov 10th

By guest author Irina Patterson Look around your incubator. Can you identify 10 promising entrepreneurs? Could you use 1M/1M to accelerate them? They will start with the 1M/1M curriculum. Get help with their positioning. They will be guided through customer validation and customer acquisition, get media exposure, and gain access to Silicon Valley decision makers.

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Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 7)

Posted on Monday, Nov 1st

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Portfolio Companies’ Experiences [In this final installment, Prashant talks with three entrepreneurs who have worked with The Morpheus.] In conversation with Lifemojo founder Namit Nangia Prashant: When and how did you start with The Morpheus? Namit: Lifemojo was born about two years ago, and we enrolled with

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Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 6)

Posted on Saturday, Oct 30th

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Prashant: If you have to assign a monetary number to the full range of services that incubator provides, how much would it be per company? Nandini: Less than $100,000. Prashant: Can you share revenue numbers of companies before and after incubation?

Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Oct 29th

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Prashant: Let’s get into the details of the four-month program you mentioned earlier. Once you accept the company for the BAP, what are your next steps? Nandini: We do not follow a fixed curriculum. The engagement is customized and specific to each company. We spend an average

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Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Oct 28th

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Prashant: Out of all pitches you receive, how many deserve a closer look? Nandini: We go through all of them, and based on past data, I can say that we have an initial interaction with at least 50% of them. Sometimes, it will be a great founder

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Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 26th

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev [In the second part of the interview, Nandini and Prashant continue their discussion of how The Morpheus was started, and Nandini outlines the group’s philosophy.] Nandini: After Seventymm bought Madhouse in 2007, it was a hindsight thought that both Sameer and I had that if there were

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