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.

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May 7 – 725th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 725th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 7, 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

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724th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

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Roundtable Recap: April 9 – Bootstrapping with a Paycheck is Highly Recommended to Hedge Against Layoffs

Folks, please start bootstrapping a startup with your paycheck if your firm has announced layoffs. In fact, ALL tech industry workers are at risk right now.  You must create a Plan B before layoffs touch you. CleanBin As for our entrepreneur pitches, first, Preeti Dawane from Thane, India, pitched CleanBin, a physical product for wet

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Take Control Amid Tech Layoffs with AI Startup Courses

Tech layoffs are rising and AI is often cited as the excuse. As of April 2026, over 78,000 tech employees have been displaced, with companies like Oracle, Amazon, and Block leading the charge. Thousands of terminations happen via automated emails at 6:00 AM, leaving employees vulnerable and uncertain. The 1Mby1M perspective – Don’t be a

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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

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Roundtable Recap: March 12 – Would Your Startup Survive the AI Era?

During this week’s 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable, we explored a question that is increasingly dominating venture capital discussions: What happens if AI automates your entire industry? Today, venture investors are evaluating startups through the lens of AI-driven disruption risk. If artificial intelligence has the potential to automate a sector completely within the next decade, VCs become

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AI and Tech Startup Course Coupons for March

Founders who know how to turn AI into real products, customers, and startup revenue are moving ahead quickly. If you’re building a startup in Generative AI, Machine Learning, FinTech, HealthTech, Cybersecurity, or automation, learning from proven founder playbooks can help you avoid costly mistakes and accelerate your progress. Instead of relying on trial and error,

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