1Mby1M Udemy Courses with Sramana Mitra: Financing

Raising money to build a startup is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. We have developed the following courses catering to entrepreneurs in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mark Achler of MATH Venture Partners 2021 (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Mark Achler of MATH Venture Partners was recorded in January 2021.

Mark Achler, MATH Venture Partners, focuses on B2B selling as a key factor in startup success.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Suman Talukdar, Founder and Managing Partner at AiSprouts.VC (Part 1)

Suman Talukdar is Founder and Managing Partner at AiSprouts.VC.

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping to Exit Discussion with David Lambert, Right Side Capital Management

If you have been bootstrapping and think you are ready for investors, you need to learn how investors think. First, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Then, start looking for entrepreneur – investor fit. Today, I introduce you to David Lambert of Right Side Capital Management.

David Lambert is Managing Director at Right Side Capital Management, a firm that invests small chunks of capital in capital efficient ventures. The firm is very much in line with the Bootstrapping to Exit philosophy we’ve been discussing. You can listen to a podcast of our conversation here or watch the roundtable video below:

Sramana Mitra: Tell us about yourself. Tell us about Right Side. Let’s get acquainted.

David Lambert: I have predominantly been a career entrepreneur before starting Right Side Capital. I came out to the San Francisco Bay Area to go to Stanford in the late 80’s. A month after I graduated, I started my first company.

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519th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Eric Benhamou, Benhamou Global Ventures

Eric Benhamou is Founder and General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures.

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Roundtable Recap: February 11 – Early Stage Startups are NOT About Keeping All Options Open

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Eric Benhamou, Founder and General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures.

VRAcademi

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Sonal Ahuja from Dubai, UAE, pitching VRAcademi. The discussion is mainly about tightening the positioning.

WeConortium Limited

Next, we had Moibi Adkunle from Lagos, Nigeria, pitching WeConsortium Limited, and it was also a discussion about tightening the positioning.

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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518th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Daniel Cohen, Viola Ventures

Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Viola Ventures, discusses AI, PaaS and Deeptech investments.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Venktesh Shukla, General Partner at Monta Vista Capital (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Venktesh Shukla is General Partner at Monta Vista Capital. I have known Venk for more than 20 years, and we discussed both industry trends and his fund strategy.

518th Roundtable Recording on February 4, 2021: With Daniel Cohen, Viola Ventures

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

Roundtable Recap: February 4 – AI, PaaS and Deeptech Investments

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Viola Ventures. The conversation was largely around AI, PaaS and Deeptech investments.

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

As always, I would very much like to hear about your business, so let me invite you to come and pitch at one of our free 1Mby1M public roundtables. We will be holding future roundtables on:

Thursday, February 11, 2021, 8 a.m. PST, Register Here.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, discusses his firm’s investment thesis around marketplaces.

Sramana Mitra: We are going to start today’s session with a conversation with Fabrice Grinda, the founder partner at FJ Labs. Let’s get you acquainted with our audience. Tell us a bit about your background as well as FJ Labs. 

517th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ken Elefant, Sorenson Ventures

Ken Elefant, Partner and Co-founder at Sorenson Ventures, talks about trends and his investment thesis.

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516th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Padmaja Ruparel, Indian Angel Network

Padmaja Ruparel is Co-founder, Indian Angel Network and Founding Partner, IAN Fund. The Indian startup eco-system has grown tremendously, and IAN has contributed heavily in that evolution.

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Roundtable Recap: January 28 – Cool Trends, Exciting Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ken Elefant, Partner and Co-founder at Sorenson Ventures, talking about trends and investment thesis.

Biogreen Biotech
As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Mohammed Sadiq from Bangalore, India, pitching Biogreen Biotech, a company that is already generating serious revenue and wants to scale. Very interesting company!

Deepiotics
Next, Seshu Kanuri from Apex, North Carolina, pitched Deepiotics, an AI-based medical diagnostics company that is starting to see customer engagement. Exciting field, exciting company!

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner at Speciale Invest (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Vishesh Rajaram was recorded in November 2020.

Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, discusses his fund’s investment thesis.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital (Part 1)

Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital, is the founder of a small venture firm that we have a great deal of respect for, and a personal friend. This is a wonderful conversation.