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February 5 – 714th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 714th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET / 9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback from Sramana Mitra, advice
713th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: You can register for an upcoming roundtable here.
Roundtable Recap: January 8 – Pre-Seed Funding Rejection Rate is 99.8%
During this week’s roundtable, we had several pre-seed entrepreneurs trying to wrap their heads around the outrageous fundability conditions of their stage. Nokio We first had Rohan Jacob, from Dallas, Texas, pitch Nokio. The business is not venture fundable, but seedstrapping to an exit may be a possibility. Flocci Technologies Next, we had Afsar Hussain
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.
Seedstrapping to Exit
In 1Mby1M, we like Seedstrapping to Exit. An example would be Adya’s acquisition by Qualys. Adya raised a small seed round. I introduced them to Philippe Courtot, CEO of Qualys. Qualys acquired Adya. For our Seed Capital series of podcasts, I’ve interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who play an important role in
How You Can Plan for an Early Exit
Did you know that the vast majority of acquisitions happen in the sub $50 million valuation range? The best way to make money off such acquisitions is to build a startup with capital efficiency. If you can bootstrap, great. If not, raise small amounts of money so that you own a large percentage of the
Best of Bootstrapping: Pre-Seed Fundraising is a Low Probability Game
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
