categories
HOT TOPICS
- 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
equity free accelerator
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.
The Solo Founder Rise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sramana Mitra Announces New Strategic Framework as Data Confirms Solo Founders Now Represent 36% of New Startups; 1Mby1M Methodology Validates Individual Founder Model MENLO PARK, CA – Leading entrepreneurship expert Sramana Mitra today released a strategic analysis of the significant rise in solo-founded startups, backed by recent industry data from Carta. According
April 23 – 724th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 724th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 23, 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
April 16 – 723rd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 723rd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 16, 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
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
The Accelerator Conundrum: 1Mby1M vs Y Combinator
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
