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 extremely cautious about investing. Venture capital firms must believe a startup can grow exponentially for 7–10 years. If the underlying industry itself could disappear or be radically transformed by AI within that window, investors may decide the risk is too high.

March 12 – 719th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 719th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 12, 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 on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch and learn.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

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718th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

Watch the 718th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable recording where founders learn how to use high-quality prompts with the 1Mby1M AI Mentor to refine startup strategy:

Join a Future 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable

If you would like feedback on your own startup strategy, you are welcome to pitch your business at one of our free 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtables. These sessions take place most Thursdays and give founders the opportunity to receive direct strategic guidance.

Roundtable Recap: March 5 – Startup Strategy Prompts for the 1Mby1M AI Mentor

During last week’s roundtable, we discussed how to use high quality prompts in 57 languages to frame your startup strategy discussions in our AI Mentor. The 1Mby1M AI Mentor is a 24/7 digital advisory tool designed to provide founders with instant, high-level strategic guidance based on the 1Mby1M methodology. Think of it as having access to my “Digital Mind,” as a Silicon Valley veteran who has mentored hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, right in your pocket. Here is the breakdown:

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March 5 – 718th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 718th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 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 on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch and learn.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

717th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable Recording

In the 717th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable, Sramana Mitra addresses one of the most misunderstood concepts in early-stage fundraising: the difference between Top-Down TAM and Bottom-Up TAM, and why that distinction directly determines startup fundability. Watch the full recording below to understand how Bottom-Up TAM transforms your startup fundability story from theory into measurable proof.

Roundtable Recap: February 26 – Tackling TAM and the Path to Fundability

The Core Challenge: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up TAM

During this week’s 1Mby1M roundtable, we saw a recurrence of an issue that plagues nearly 80% of the startups that pitch to us: the confusion between Top-Down TAM and Bottom-Up TAM. Most first-time entrepreneurs struggle to define a Bottom-Up Total Addressable Market, yet this metric is the bedrock of assessing your fundability. Without it, you are pitching on hope rather than evidence.

Spotlight: Asksolique (Chennai, India)

Chirag Bain joined us from Chennai to pitch Asksolique, an AI startup aiming to build the “operating system” for global tax advice. While the vision is ambitious, the company is seeking $3M in funding before it is truly ready.

Asksolique’s journey highlights a universal truth: entrepreneurs must understand their fundability prospects, and their specific market math, before venturing out to raise money.

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February 26 – 717th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 717th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, February 26, 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 on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch and learn.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.