Success in Entrepreneurship Is Personal

The 1Mby1M Mantra has always been: Excess is not a Requirement for Success in Entrepreneurship. YOU get to define what success means for you. It’s personal. It’s your prerogative. Do not live other people’s lives.

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an EdTech Venture to $6M

Prepory CEO Daniel Santos’ story is a great example of an EdTech company that has built a validated, bootstrapped, profitable business that can potentially be scaled using AI. Sramana Mitra: Alright, Daniel, let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised? What kind of background? Daniel

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Best of Bootstrapping: Solopreneur Bootstrapped to Over $5M

Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladimir Gendelman started as a solo entrepreneur in Detroit and, when we spoke in 2023, he had bootstrapped a $5M+ niche e-commerce company called Company Folders. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Vladimir Gendelman:

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an AI Security Startup to $10M+

Osprey Security Founder Rohit Anabheri had effectively used the Bootstrapping Using Services technique to bootstrap an AI-Powered Enterprise Security venture to mid eight figure revenues when we spoke in 2023. In that process, he had turned down offers for venture capital. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and then we’ll come

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692nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Amir Kabir, Overlook Ventures

Amir Kabir, Founding Partner at Overlook Ventures, discusses his new firm’s investment Thesis around Risk. In addition, we had a great discussion on what younger aspiring entrepreneurs should do: jump into entrepreneurship right away, or learn a domain in a job.

680th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Mark Phillips, 11 Tribes Ventures

Mark Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner at 11 Tribes Ventures, discusses a non-Unicorn chasing investment thesis.