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Roundtable Recap: September 11 – The 1Mby1M AI Mentor Does Some Things Better than Me
During this week’s roundtable, we had four excellent discussions on entrepreneur pitches. EV Ecosystem First up we had Yves Nzuzi-Khuabi from Lake Macquarie, Australia, pitch EV Ecosystem, a 2-sided marketplace for electric vehicle accessories and services. Surge Then we had Ishu Darshan from Gurugram, India, pitch Surge, a team collaboration product. Marketta Then Sean Morris
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Cybersecurity Venture with a Paycheck
Christian Geyer convinced the board of his employer to let him incubate a cybersecurity startup idea as a division of the company with an express intent of spinning it off. Now, ACTFORE has been spun out, doing almost $20M in bootstrapped annual revenue, and may soon find a lucrative exit. This is a phenomenal story
Roundtable Recap: August 21 – Contrarian POV, LLM Wrappers are Okay to Build Businesses Around
During this week’s roundtable, we discussed two businesses. PeanutWise We first had Sree Vishnu from Chennai, India, pitch PeanutWise, a D2C e-commerce business. Guestrix Then we had Suchita Kuandin from Chicago, Illinois, pitch Guestrix, an LLM wrapper product for property owners who need to manage guests for their AirBnb or other Vacation Rental side businesses.
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
New Generative AI Customer Support Case Studies Course + Discounts
Customer support is being reinvented by Generative AI and smart entrepreneurs are seizing the opportunity. Our new Generative AI Customer Support Startup Case Studies course explores how real founders are building successful startups in this fast-evolving space. From AI-driven automation to natural language processing, this course showcases innovative solutions transforming customer service across industries. You’ll
New AI Services Startup Case Studies Course + Coupons
As AI continues to disrupt industries, service-based startups are emerging as a powerful and practical entry point into the space. Our new AI Services Startup Case Studies course shows you how real founders have built successful AI-driven services startups. Through in-depth case studies, you’ll learn how entrepreneurs identified market pain points, applied AI tools to
More Strategy Roundtables For Entrepreneurs
Here are some more Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs to discuss their business issues with me. During this 60-minute session, entrepreneurs are invited to pitch me their ideas in a 3-minute presentation. I will review the material in real-time and provide feedback on each pitch, as well as address specific strategy questions from the entrepreneur.
