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727th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

Posted on Friday, May 22nd

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Course Coupons to Help Build Your Career Lifeboat

Posted on Friday, May 22nd

In today’s technology economy, relying on a single paycheck has become increasingly risky. More professionals are recognizing the need to create a Career Lifeboat, which is a profitable side business that can provide financial stability, independence, and long-term options during periods of corporate uncertainty. To help professionals build that lifeboat, we have developed a wide

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726th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

Posted on Friday, May 15th

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

Roundtable Recap: May 14 – A Career Lifeboat is a MUST Nowadays

Posted on Friday, May 15th

The current workforce landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift, one where AI-driven restructuring has become the standard corporate euphemism for mass layoffs. During this week’s 1Mby1M roundtable, the conversation centered on a stark reality. The era of the safe corporate job is over. Whether AI is the actual driver or merely a convenient excuse for

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Building a Startup as a Solo Entrepreneur

Posted on Thursday, Dec 4th

For the longest time, there has been a stigma around solo entrepreneurs. Y Combinator doesn’t really like solo entrepreneurs. VCs don’t like to fund solo entrepreneurs. So what do you do if you want to do your venture as a solo entrepreneur? I think you should go ahead. If you play your hand smartly, you

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Ownership Still Matters

Posted on Thursday, Jun 26th

Ownership matters. If you end your startup journey with a $50 million exit and own 60% of the company, you make $30 million dollars. But if you have raised a ton of money and own just 5%, you need a $600 million exit to make that same $30 million. Much harder to get to.

Positioning Drives Velocity

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 18th

VCs are salivating over ultralight startups right now. The stigma around solo entrepreneurs will vanish soon. Positioning will remain key to achieving Velocity. And Velocity will continue to drive Fundability. Are you trying to raise money for your startup and getting rejections? It’s worth understanding WHY. VCs are looking for Velocity. Their goal is to

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Best of Bootstrapping: An AI Startup Bootstrapped Using Services

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 18th

Co-founder Nitesh Chawla bootstrapped Aunalytics while keeping his academic job at Notre Dame. This is our conversation from 2021. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Nitesh Chawla: I’m from New Delhi although I was born in Calcutta.

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