VCs Talk About What They’re Looking For On New 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcasts Channel

Entrepreneurs with any interest in engaging investors and venture capitalists would be wise to give a listen to the new 1Mby1M Podcasts channel, now available on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Acast, PlayerFM, Overcast, Subscribe On Android, MyTuner, and many other podcasting apps.

With guests ranging from David Hornik of August Capital to Gus Tai of Trinity Ventures to Scott Sandel at NEA, this podcast gives listeners a seat at the table with an eclectic and influential group of investors. Currently, over two-dozen interviews with successful VC investors are available, with more to come. During each approximately 30-minute episode, Sramana Mitra expertly interviews each investor about their own journey as an investor, areas of expertise, future trends, and the types of ventures they are looking to invest in.

The 1Mby1M Podcast channel is hosted by Sramana Mitra, founder of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. Sramana’s surprise guest interviews with VC investors and Founder CEOs continue to be a popular draw for entrepreneurs to attend the weekly and free 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtables.

How Can You Raise Lots of Venture Capital and Then End Up Making No Money?

Are you good at Math?

Simple Math, nothing complicated.

Arithmetic, really.

Watch this inspiring 2 minute 04 second video and work through some simple math:

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Probability of Raising Funding

I run One Million by One Million (1Mby1M) – a global virtual accelerator for startups. 2017 is our seventh year. And one particular trend keeps me awake at night. Thousands upon thousands of entrepreneurs have approached us for help with their funding at a stage where their chances of getting funding is ZERO. We can’t help them, regardless of how powerful our investor connections are. We can’t help a startup get funding before they become fundable. It pains me to see how many entrepreneurs have no idea what makes a startup fundable.

So, my humble advice to all entrepreneurs: please learn to assess your own probability of getting funded. Watching this 2 minutes 53 second video would be a very good start if you need a crash course in fundability.

Want introductions to Angels and VCs? A fundable and validated business is a must. >>>

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The MIT Technology Review just published an article titled Why Startups Are Struggling where it looks for answers to the question:

Even amid the venture capital boom of the past few years, entrepreneurs are finding it harder to build big, enduring companies. What does this mean for the future of innovation?

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