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

Read Full Article »

Roundtable Recap: May 28 – Bootstrap First to Repeatability, Blitzscale Second

The Unicorn path is broken. It’s time for a reality check. In 2026, the startup world is facing a harsh truth. 9 out of 10 VC-funded startups either collapse or become Zombies, companies that are alive but offer no real liquidity or control to their founders. Driven by a Go Big or Go Home mentality,

Read Full Article »

Free Courses on Evaluating Startup Accelerators and Course Coupons

Not every startup accelerator is designed for every founder. Entrepreneurs across the world face very different realities depending on geography, funding access, business model, team structure, and personal financial circumstances. Choosing the wrong accelerator can waste time, create pressure to pursue the wrong strategy, and push founders toward goals that do not align with sustainable

Read Full Article »

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

Read Full Article »

The Twilight Zone of Venture Funded Startups

There is a Twilight Zone in which many venture funded startups exist. The company isn’t growing at a high velocity. No further financing is viable. No exit is viable either. What happens to such startups? And how do you avoid becoming one of these walking deads?

Why Bottom Up TAM Drives Startup Success

TAM = Total Available Market. Most entrepreneurs do a terrible job of modeling a defensible TAM. Yet, TAM drives Fundability. It’s not exactly something you can afford to mess up. The most common TAM error is choosing Top-down TAM over Bottom up TAM. Top-down, 30,000 ft TAM means nothing. Please go through the Market Sizing

Read Full Article »

Building a Startup as a Solo Entrepreneur

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

Read Full Article »

Mastering Repeatable B2B Sales for Startup Growth

One of the most popular and effective modules in the 1Mby1M Curriculum is Sales 2.0 that addresses repeatable B2B Sales Strategy. With its help, many entrepreneurs have gone from 5 customers to 50, 100, 500 customers. You can access it in three ways: Remember, if you are seeking venture capital, you need Velocity.