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.
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
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?
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
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
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