April 21 Roundtable Poll Winner

Douglas Villalobos’ GeoInvenio was chosen the best business of those presented at the last roundtable through a poll on our 1M/1M Facebook page. Congratulations! In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here, read Sramana Mitra’s roundtable recap here, and register for upcoming roundtables here.

1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs on Thursday, April 28

Entrepreneurs interested in discussing their startup ventures are invited to pitch their businesses or attend this FREE online strategy roundtable on Thursday, April 28, 2011, starting at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details here and register here.

1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs In The U.S. Mountain States On Thursday, April 28

The next FREE online strategy roundtable will highlight entrepreneurs from the Mountain States region of the U.S., although all entrepreneurs with questions pertaining to their start-up ventures are welcome to pitch their businesses or attend on Thursday, April 28, 2011, starting at: 9 a.m. MDT/8 a.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details here

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Roundtable Recap: April 21- Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

After hosting three live roundtables and being on stage for six to seven hours a day, I have almost lost my voice. At this week’s roundtable, we worked with just two entrepreneurs and then spent the rest of the time on Q&A, which in itself was interesting. Evolutech Networks First up, Satya Choppadhandi from Bangalore,

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Roundtable Recap: April 17 – High-Octane Energy In Pune

On April 17, I was in Pune for a 1M/1M live event. Pune has become a hotbed of product entrepreneurship in India, and I was curious to see what kinds of ventures are cooking there. Well, Persistent Systems and IncuCapital hosted a highly interactive and engaging session. Here are the companies that pitched at the

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April 21 Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, here is the recording. You can choose the business you like best of those presented through a poll on our 1M/1M Facebook page.

Roundtable Recap: April 16 – 1M/1M Partners With Indian Angel Network Incubator

On April 16, I was in Mumbai doing a live 1M/1M event with TiE Mumbai and Indian Angel Network (IAN). While in Mumbai, I also finalized a deeper partnership with IAN, which I will discuss later in this post. I presented my usual 1M/1M perspective on bootstrapping. After the event, I received an e-mail from

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Openings To Pitch At Tomorrow’s Roundtable

If you know an entrepreneur who could benefit from pitching and discussing their business with Sramana Mitra, please let them know I have a few last minute openings to pitch during tomorrow’s roundtable. Instructions for pulling together a few simple slides can be found here. Anyone interested can contact me at maureen@sramanamitra.com. Thanks!