Uuma
Founder
Sramana Mitra
Founder of the 1Mby1M global virtual accelerator HQ'ed in Silicon Valley. MIT EECS. Serial Entrepreneur (3 startups as founder, CEO before 1Mby1M).
Founder of the 1Mby1M global virtual accelerator HQ'ed in Silicon Valley. MIT EECS. Serial Entrepreneur (3 startups as founder, CEO before 1Mby1M).
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Experience
Intarka
Founder
1m1m
Employee
Intarka
Employee
Uuma
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Advisor
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My Digital Shield
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Avaz
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OpsViz
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Invention Labs
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Happy Grasshopper
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INSYNC
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TheTradeStreet
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Sapience
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OrangeScape
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QuadMo Solutions
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One Million by One Million (1Mby1M)
Founder, Founder and CEO
Founder
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Education
About
Achievements
We are proud of 1M/1M success stories: http://www.sramanamitra.com/2013/01/24/the-million-dollar-club-introduction/
http://www.sramanamitra.com/2014/04/21/indias-technology-product-story-gets-major-boost-with-autism-app-startup-avaz-getting-funded/
I share my insights on LinkedIn, Forbes, HBR, SBT, HufPo, XConomy, ReadWrite, Economic Times, Business Insider and my own Blog: http://sramanamitra.com
My books are collections of struggles and triumphs of over 600 entrepreneurs: http://www.sramanamitra.com/2008/09/09/entrepreneur-journeys-now-on-amazon/
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
What I'm Looking For
Early stage entrepreneurs who are looking for efficient, cost-effective, non-dilutive mentoring and incubation support to build sustainable companies.
Describe what you're looking for in a company.
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Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Billion Dollar Unicorns in my Entrepreneur Journeys would be the most relevant book that I would refer for this audience. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R1OU440/
What's your favorite non-business book?
Of my recent favorites, Memoirs of Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar comes to mind. Written by someone brilliant, Yourcenar, the memoirs of someone brilliant, Hadrien.
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Doing exactly what I am doing: Building 1Mby1M.
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Entrepreneurship = Customers + Revenues + Profits; Financing is optional; Exit is optional.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
I paint. I dance. I cook. I travel. I write. Each explores creativity in a different dimension. And all that fuels the creativity that I infuse into my work with 1Mby1M.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Zoho. Textbook example of my philosophy: Entrepreneurship = Customers + Revenues + Profits; Financing is Optional. Exit is Optional.
What's your super power?
Ability to do what I think is right without worrying about what other people think. I just don't give a damn.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Clarity is the highest form of human intelligence.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Everything. Especially, the philosophical premise of distributed, democratic capitalism embracing the 'Other 99% of entrepreneurs' and fostering the creation of fortune in the middle of the pyramid.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Assembly Language Programming, Sophomore year. After that, I became fearless about Computer Science.
In grad school at MIT, VLSI Design. To this day, chips fascinate me.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Understood the simple fact that over 99% of startups that seek financing get rejected. I figured it out in 2010. Should have figured it out earlier. Better late than never. Once I did figure it out, I started 1Mby1M.
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
I was fired from one of my own companies in 1999. Turned around and started another company within months.
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