How One Entrepreneur Can Create a Big Shift for Your Incubator

By guest author Irina Patterson One incubator manager came up with a brilliant idea. He said, “Irina, I’ll select one entrepreneur – the most suitable for 1M/1M from my incubator, and I will let you talk to him. If he signs up, we’ll have our 1M/1M pilot entrepreneur. He will share his 1M/1M experience with

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Vikrant Mathur: Why Joining 1M/1M Was The Best $1,000 I Ever Spent

By guest author Irina Patterson Vikrant Mathur learned about 1M/1M in early 2010 through a friend. They went to INSEAD together. In 2010, Vikrant’s company ifood.tv had already operated for four years without much external advice. It became a popular destination for food- and recipe-related video content. Now, Vikrant was ready to scale his company

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How You Can Help 1M/1M In 10 Minutes Or Less

By guest author Irina Patterson “Can I help?” We hear this over and over. People are taken by the 1M/1M mission and naturally want to help. Our mission is to guide a million entrepreneurs to reach a million dollars in annual revenue and beyond, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and 10 million

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Why Did Dan Stewart Join 1M/1M?

By guest author Irina Patterson Dan Stewart came upon 1M/1M by pure luck. A friend referred Dan, a Florida entrepreneur, to one of Sramana’s roundtable recordings. He watched it and liked it. Why did he join 1M/1M? He had grown frustrated with his efforts at a previous startup.

Incubators: Who Are Your Local Heroes?

By guest author Irina Patterson Tell us who some of the successful entrepreneurs in your region are. We want to share their stories with the world.

Entrepreneur: Have You Talked To Your Prospects Today?

By guest author Irina Patterson You should. The sooner you talk to them, the faster you’ll succeed. Don’t think that you need to build your product first. Not talking to your prospects will lead to a product that’s hard to sell.

Why We Support “Non-fundable” Entrepreneurs

By guest author Irina Patterson Have you seen business ideas with a market size of a few million dollars? Entrepreneurs go to investors, who tell them it’s a bad idea. Bad indeed for investors to invest in. But even a $1 million dollar business could be a life-changing event for a first-time entrepreneur. His family.

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How To Copy The Strategies Of Top Entrepreneurs

By guest author Irina Patterson It’s easier to copy the wheel than to reinvent it. Modify a bit. Make it fit your particular situation. Learn from the mistakes of others – your own mistakes are always much more expensive.