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- The Accelerator Conundrum
- The Startup Velocity Question
- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
capital efficiency
730th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
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Roundtable Recap: June 11 – Sustainability First, Blitzscaling Second
If you are looking for an accelerator to work with that protects you from either going out of business rapidly, or becoming a zombie, please read my new paper, How to Evaluate a Technology Startup Accelerator. Please remember, most equity charging accelerators operate with the Blitzscaling out of the gate philosophy pioneered by Y Combinator.
Roundtable Recap: May 28 – Bootstrap First to Repeatability, Blitzscale Second
The Unicorn path is broken. It’s time for a reality check. In 2026, the startup world is facing a harsh truth. 9 out of 10 VC-funded startups either collapse or become Zombies, companies that are alive but offer no real liquidity or control to their founders. Driven by a Go Big or Go Home mentality,
May 14 – 726th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 726th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 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 from Sramana Mitra, advice
725th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
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Roundtable Recap: May 7 – Startup Accelerators Should Be Equity-Free
During this week’s roundtable, we kicked off the session with a discussion of research we’re publishing based on Carta data that has been published this year. Our key conclusion is that Startup Accelerators Should Be Equity-Free. By charging 7-15% equity for small capital injection, accelerators are setting entrepreneurs up for failure. Please read these two
Data-Backed Frameworks and Case Studies
2. Does the curriculum offer data-backed frameworks and case studies on how companies have successfully restructured and hit profitability?
Best of Bootstrapping: Serial Entrepreneur Bootstrapped PropTech Ventures
LuxuryProperty Founder Jason Hayes has worked at the cusp of real estate and digital marketing for 35 years and built three successful ventures. All of them are bootstrapped, organically grown, and capital efficient businesses. Here is our discussion from 2023. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from?
