9 Udemy Courses on How to Raise Post-Seed Startup Funding

Raising money is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. This specific course covers how post-seed and pre-Series A investors analyze startups and what they are looking for. We will have in-depth conversations around startups and funding with several real-world investors.

Seed Capital: Independent Investor Rehan yar Khan

The entrepreneur ecosystem in India is growing by leaps and bounds. Still, almost all of those who apply for funding are rejected, and it’s not always because they don’t have viable products or services. Often, entrepreneurs get rejected because they pitched to the wrong investor. An entrepreneur with an e-commerce company should not be pitching

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Calling All Angel Investors

We are doing a retrospective on my blog on Seed Capital from Angel Investors as part of the 1M/1M project. As we speak with a variety of angels in different regions, what strikes me is the number of startups out there looking for seed capital.

How To Achieve Great Media Coverage For Your Incubator

By guest author Irina Patterson Who doesn’t appreciate great PR? It leads to brand recognition and more business. Let me use a case study to explain how simple it is with 1M/1M. One of our partners, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT, KGP), held a custom roundtable with us in January 2012.

Strong Entrepreneurs vs. Weak Entrepreneurs

By guest author Irina Patterson Which kind of entrepreneur do you want to be? Great entrepreneurs always find the time to study even when they are very busy. They find the time to fill the gaps in their knowledge of how to build a business. Weak entrepreneurs keep doing the same thing over and over

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How to Explain One Million by One Million (1M/1M)

By guest author Irina Patterson One of our partners asked me for an overview of 1M/1M in a letter form. He wanted an easy way to explain 1M/1M to a government agency that he is part of.

Entrepreneur: How Long Should You Work For FREE?

By guest author Irina Patterson Have you seen this? Entrepreneurs labor for years on their ideas and can’t sell their products because they have no customers. They essentially work for free, drawing on their savings or their family and friends’ support.

Entrepreneur: Is Your Business Fundable?

By guest author Irina Patterson Have you seen this? Entrepreneurs seek funding year after year, only to never get funded. Have you wondered why? It’s simple: Most likely, it is because their business is not fundable. What does this mean? Some businesses will just never be venture fundable, no matter what their entrepreneurs do. The

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