724th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: April 23 – You Cannot Build Too Many Things in One Startup

During this week’s roundtable, we had a heated argument with one of the entrepreneurs. I told him that he’s doing too many things and it isn’t possible to build a successful startup with so many agendas right at the beginning. Unfortunately, I see this flawed thinking fairly often in entrepreneurs. MarketKrystal As for the pitches, first

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Roundtable Recap: April 16 – Real Customers, Real Revenues MATTER

During this week’s roundtable, I was thrilled to discuss a business from Nigeria and a business that straddles India, the Middle East, and the US – each with revenue. Not huge revenue. Not exponential growth. But, real revenue. Real customers. And THAT is encouraging. With THAT, we can build a business.

722nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: April 9 – Bootstrapping with a Paycheck is Highly Recommended to Hedge Against Layoffs

Folks, please start bootstrapping a startup with your paycheck if your firm has announced layoffs. In fact, ALL tech industry workers are at risk right now.  You must create a Plan B before layoffs touch you. CleanBin As for our entrepreneur pitches, first, Preeti Dawane from Thane, India, pitched CleanBin, a physical product for wet

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Take Control Amid Tech Layoffs with AI Startup Courses

Tech layoffs are rising and AI is often cited as the excuse. As of April 2026, over 78,000 tech employees have been displaced, with companies like Oracle, Amazon, and Block leading the charge. Thousands of terminations happen via automated emails at 6:00 AM, leaving employees vulnerable and uncertain. The 1Mby1M perspective – Don’t be a

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The Truth About Startup Fundability

There is too much money chasing too few venture scale deals. As a result, sometimes, VCs fund deals that should not be funded to appease their Limited Partners. And then, they drive these ventures to failure. Let me explain. Let us say, you have been successful in raising $5M in venture capital.

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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