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July 2 – 732nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 732nd FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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
731st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
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Roundtable Recap: June 25 – Choose a Startup Accelerator that Offers a Pedagogy and a Curriculum
When you join a startup accelerator, you are often looking for guidance, connections, and a path to scale. However, the current landscape of cohort-based, equity-charging incubators and accelerators has a glaring, structural defect. Many operate as mini-venture funds rather than educational institutions, prioritizing institutional fundraising over your long-term success. As a founder, you shouldn’t be
Roundtable Recap: June 11 – Sustainability First, Blitzscaling Second
If you are looking for an accelerator to work with that protects you from either going out of business rapidly, or becoming a zombie, please read my new paper, How to Evaluate a Technology Startup Accelerator. Please remember, most equity charging accelerators operate with the Blitzscaling out of the gate philosophy pioneered by Y Combinator.
The Solo Founder Rise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sramana Mitra Announces New Strategic Framework as Data Confirms Solo Founders Now Represent 36% of New Startups; 1Mby1M Methodology Validates Individual Founder Model MENLO PARK, CA – Leading entrepreneurship expert Sramana Mitra today released a strategic analysis of the significant rise in solo-founded startups, backed by recent industry data from Carta. According
May 14 – 726th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 726th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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
725th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
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Roundtable Recap: May 7 – Startup Accelerators Should Be Equity-Free
During this week’s roundtable, we kicked off the session with a discussion of research we’re publishing based on Carta data that has been published this year. Our key conclusion is that Startup Accelerators Should Be Equity-Free. By charging 7-15% equity for small capital injection, accelerators are setting entrepreneurs up for failure. Please read these two
