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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
April 2 – 721st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 721st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 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
720th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording
You can listen to this week’s recording here.
Roundtable Recap: March 26 – Are You Funding a Business or a Team?
During this week’s roundtable, we worked on three very different businesses. The third of these was a fat startup in need of pre-seed funding with very little validation. As discussed, it is excruciatingly difficult to fund unvalidated ideas. You can listen to the discussion for more color on the subject if this is something you
What Makes a Startup Fundable
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
708th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording
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Women Entrepreneurs Win by Bootstrapping First
Is there bias against women entrepreneurs in the tech industry? Maybe, maybe not. I don’t believe it would hinder you if you stick to the Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later strategy. The media promotes funding as the holy grail. The VCs want you to believe that Entrepreneurship = Funding. No. It isn’t. Entrepreneurship = Customers
