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FREE Public Roundtable Session From One Million By One Million

Are you an entrepreneur with a pitch you want to share with professionals in your field? Do you have questions about beginning a start-up that haven’t been answered just yet? All of your questions can be answered by signing up for a free public roundtable webinar session from One Million by One Million.

Don’t let the phrase “roundtable” scare you away- the legendary King Arthur and his knights popularized the act of sitting around a roundtable to share thoughts and ideas at. Founder of One Million By One Million, Sramana Mitra, is offering entrepreneurs the chance to publicly discuss issues pertaining to startups, with topics that include positioning, financing, and much more. So why would the phrase “roundtable” scare you? Registration for these live sessions has space accommodating up to 1,000 people. Of the 1,000, only 5 people may register to pitch their ideas before the immense roundtable.

Gulp.

Live chat or not, it’s still a lot of ears listening to what you have to say. And plenty of feedback as well, with all participants allowed to join in to contribute their thoughts.

If you plan on registering to deliver a pitch a) do it quickly! and b) be sure to follow these rules and include in your pitches:

1) A validated customer value proposition
2) Detailed segmentation analysis and target customer definition at a fairly granular level
3) A pragmatic customer acquisition strategy
4) A summary of whatever customer validation work you have done

Be sure that your pitch does not last beyond three minutes and that it consists of four slides modeled after the ones above.

The mission of One Million by One Million is to nurture a million entrepreneurs to reach a goal of a million dollars each by 2020. Founder Sramana Mitra offers entrepreneurs an excellent resource in One Million By One Million’s online educational program and strategy consulting available from private and public online roundtables (private ones for members only, but public ones are free for anyone to register for.)

Get ready to share your business ideas with a great audience by registering for next public roundtable!

Thursday, May 26, 2011, 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST, Register Here.
Thursday, June 2, 2011, 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST, Register Here.

For more information on One Million By One Million and how to become a member, be sure to visit their official website here.

Deborah Sweeney

Deborah Sweeney is an advocate for protecting personal and business assets for business owners and entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in the field of corporate and intellectual property law, Deborah provides insightful commentary on the benefits of incorporation and trademark registration.

Education: Deborah received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Pepperdine University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles and San Fernando School of Law in corporate and intellectual property law.

Experience: After becoming a partner at LA-based law firm, Michel & Robinson, she became an in-house attorney for MyCorporation, formerly a division in Intuit. She took the company private in 2009 and after 10 years of entrepreneurship sold the company to Deluxe Corporation. Deborah is also well-recognized for her written work online as a contributing writer with some of the top business and entrepreneurial blogging sites including Forbes, Business Insider, SCORE, and Fox Business, among others.

Fun facts/Other pursuits: Originally from Southern California, Deborah enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, and practicing Pilates. Deborah believes in the importance of family and credits the entrepreneurial business model for giving her the flexibility to enjoy both a career and motherhood. Deborah, and MyCorporation, have previously been honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s List of the Valley’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012. MyCorporation received the Stevie Award for Best Women-Owned Business in 2011.