Vikrant Mathur: Why Joining 1M/1M Was The Best $1,000 I Ever Spent

By guest author Irina Patterson

Vikrant Mathur learned about 1M/1M in early 2010 through a friend. They went to INSEAD together.

In 2010, Vikrant’s company ifood.tv had already operated for four years without much external advice. It became a popular destination for food- and recipe-related video content. Now, Vikrant was ready to scale his company up. >>>

How You Can Help 1M/1M In 10 Minutes Or Less

By guest author Irina Patterson

“Can I help?” We hear this over and over. People are taken by the 1M/1M mission and naturally want to help.

Our mission is to guide a million entrepreneurs to reach a million dollars in annual revenue and beyond, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and 10 million jobs, by 2020. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: Artisan Infrastructure, Austin, Texas

Artisan Infrastructure (AI) is a wholesale infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider that delivers infrastructure on demand through a global network of more than 250 service providers. Partners include national and international managed service providers, systems integrators, software developers, communications providers and value added resellers. Artisan Infrastructure helps its partners eliminate the capital expense of building and maintaining high-quality, scalable infrastructure and minimize operational and engineering overhead. >>>

Why Did Dan Stewart Join 1M/1M?

By guest author Irina Patterson

Dan Stewart came upon 1M/1M by pure luck. A friend referred Dan, a Florida entrepreneur, to one of Sramana’s roundtable recordings. He watched it and liked it.

Why did he join 1M/1M? He had grown frustrated with his efforts at a previous startup. >>>

Incubators: Who Are Your Local Heroes?

By guest author Irina Patterson

Tell us who some of the successful entrepreneurs in your region are. We want to share their stories with the world. >>>

Entrepreneur: Have You Talked To Your Prospects Today?

By guest author Irina Patterson

You should. The sooner you talk to them, the faster you’ll succeed.

Don’t think that you need to build your product first. Not talking to your prospects will lead to a product that’s hard to sell. >>>

Indian Product Entrepreneurs: Your Time Has Come

We have discussed the topic of technology product companies from India on this blog for many years now. In 2012, finally, we will see the first major crop of Indian entrepreneurs playing on the global stage. I can say this with confidence based on my first hand experience mentoring a number of serious and promising Indian product entrepreneurs in the 1M/1M program, one of whom, Freshdesk, has just raised financing from Accel Partners.

To put this evolution in context, let me offer you both some historical commentary, and also a bit of a blue-print of what is working, and why this is going to be a major trend, as opposed to a one-off happenstance.

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Why We Support “Non-fundable” Entrepreneurs

By guest author Irina Patterson

Have you seen business ideas with a market size of a few million dollars? Entrepreneurs go to investors, who tell them it’s a bad idea.

Bad indeed for investors to invest in. But even a $1 million dollar business could be a life-changing event for a first-time entrepreneur. His family. Her community. >>>