Incubators: What Does It Cost To Bring An Entrepreneur To Profitability?

By guest author Irina Patterson For-profit or non-profit, you must maximize your resources. Capital. Human resources. Time. The longer it takes for you to mentor an entrepreneur to profitability, the more expensive that becomes. Long development cycles also have an impact on entrepreneurs’ survival because they are really strapped for resources. Drag them out too

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How To Bootstrap A Business While Holding Down A Job

By guest author Irina Patterson Have a job? If you do, it’s awesome. You can use the paychecks to bootstrap a company. Here is how. Join 1M/1M premium program today. Spend 50 hours studying the 1M/1M Curriculum. Do it evenings and weekends. In two to three months or sooner you will fully understand how to

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Incubators: Practice Makes Pitches Perfect

By guest author Irina Patterson Selling to potential co-founders, customers, investors, and partners is the number one skill that entrepreneurs need to master. Entrepreneurs should use every opportunity to practice their pitch. And not in front of a mirror, but by arguing their case intelligently, with a strong opponent that could poke gaping holes in

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Incubators: You Can Nurture Regional Entrepreneurs on Auto-Pilot

By guest author Irina Patterson Andrew Wong, Malaysian National Incubator Network Association president and MAD Incubator CEO, is one of many 1M/1M affiliates. For Andrew, 1M/1M is a tool to groom the entire pool of entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

Entrepreneur, What Are Your Current Challenges?

By guest author Irina Patterson As an entrepreneur, what are your current, top-of-mind challenges? At 1M/1M, we are focused on helping you address these challenges, so it would be great if you share with us: (1) A brief description of your business (2) Your current challenges (customer validation, customer acquisition, funding, etc.) (3) Your phone

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Entrepreneur: Ready To Roll? Let’s Make Every Hour Count …

By guest author Irina Patterson Are you an entrepreneur? Are you considering joining 1M/1M? If so, STOP considering. This week I want you to ACT and if you DO, I’ll be standing by to help you in any way I can.

Michael Goldman’s Story

By guest author Irina Patterson Today, I’ll share with you Michael Goldman’s story. As you read, see how Michael was able to successfully leverage the resources of both his local incubator in Maine and the 1M/1M program.

Do You Need Customer Acquisition Channels?

By guest author Irina Patterson The greatest challenge that entrepreneurs face in building businesses is to set up effective customer acquisition methods. At 1M/1M, we have been helping our entrepreneurs to set up compelling channels, be it in reaching large enterprises or small, entrepreneurial companies.