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. >>>

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. >>>

How To Copy The Strategies Of Top Entrepreneurs

By guest author Irina Patterson

It’s easier to copy the wheel than to reinvent it. Modify a bit. Make it fit your particular situation. Learn from the mistakes of others – your own mistakes are always much more expensive. >>>

Incubators: How Well Can Your Entrepreneurs Defend Their Ideas?

By guest author Irina Patterson

We see it over and over. Entrepreneurs pitch to Sramana at the 1M/1M Weekly Roundtables. Sramana punches a few holes in their businesses. Entrepreneurs fall apart. Why? >>>

Entrepreneur: How Well Can You Defend Your Business Idea?

By guest author Irina Patterson

We see it over and over. Entrepreneurs pitch to Sramana at the 1M/1M Weekly Roundtables. Sramana punches a few holes in their businesses. Entrepreneurs fall apart. Why? >>>

Capitalism Needs An Overhaul

America is feeling pessimistic these days about its dwindling economic prospects. Some among the population are positively angry. The Occupy Wall Street movement is emblematic of a dissatisfied nation that for lack of a deeper understanding of the system, has been protesting, seemingly, against all of capitalism.

Contrast this with another event and the nation’s—or rather, the world’s— response to it: the death of Steve Jobs. There were eulogies, outpourings of grief, and moving tributes for a man who was an entrepreneur. That’s right, an entrepreneur deeply engaged in the business of building products that led to extremely high profits for his company and immense personal wealth.

How do you interpret these two parallel developments?
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