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What Makes a Startup Fundable

Posted on Monday, Nov 17th

Over 99% of entrepreneurs who seek Venture Capital funding get rejected. Many because they are not fundable. I run One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator for startups. 2025 is our fifteenth year supporting entrepreneurs. Thousands upon thousands of entrepreneurs have approached us for help with their funding at a stage where

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Best of Bootstrapping: Pre-Seed Fundraising is a Low Probability Game

Posted on Wednesday, May 7th

For our Seed Capital series of podcasts, I’ve interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who play an important role in the early-stage game. The toughest round of funding an entrepreneur will seek to raise is Pre-seed. How do you increase your odds? Pre-seed has the lowest probability of success. Over 99% of the

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