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Education, News

Microsoft India’s engagement with startups

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With immediate effect, Microsoft  will offer all startup related offerings in India under a single umbrella. In alignment with the recent Microsoftms logo Ventures announcement, Microsoft India will now offer startups a single point of entry to engage with Microsoft through a broad-based and holistic approach–featuring a seed fund, an accelerator program and the community evangelism program called BizSpark.

 

Microsoft Ventures in India will be spearheaded by Mukund Mohan. Ravi Narayan, previously the Managing Director of MentorPartners, has joined the team and will be responsible for Microsoft Ventures Accelerator and its connections with other community initiatives. Kattayil Rajinish Menon will drive broad community engagements as part of the BizSpark program for startups with other accelerators, incubators, industry forums as well as Microsoft customers and partners in India.

Enclosed is a press release for more information – Microsoft India consolidates startup offerings

Calendar, Motivations, Networking, News

Empowering SMEs for Global Competitiveness

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INDIA SME BUSINESS CONCLAVE
Theme : Empowering SMEs for Global Competitiveness
19th Foundation Day Celebration

 

Topics to be Covered

 

  • Innovation & Excellence – Competing in the Globalised World
  • Accelerating Growth – Moving from KYC to Understanding Your Customers
  • Streamlining International Business Operations and Acquisitions
  • E-commerce – The latest buzz for Market Penetration
  • Capturing New Markets by Effective Marketing and Branding Strategy
  • Benchmarking and Reengineering – Importance for Global Competitiveness
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital – Fueling better Business Growth
  • Leveraging Supply Chain Management: Improving Business Performance
  • Investment Opportunity for Expansion and Diversification
  • Capital Market – Strategic Entry for SMEs
  • Good Governance & Business Ethics – Building Market Image
  • Involvement of CFO for Financial Discipline and Transparency
  • Initiatives for Developing SMEs into Corporate
  • Business and Financial Management Strategy – Maximising Value
  • Technology Upgradation to focus on Quality and Efficiency
  • Managing Business and Operational Risks

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News, Startups

Runway to Success

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Runway to Success is a brand new TV series by Lufthansa and ET NOW. A reality show that recognizes SMEs with the most powerful business case. Built on three successful seasons of Pioneering Spirit – A Product of Lufthansa, the new series is an improved avatar which is sharply focussed on you the entrepreneur. Spread over 11 episodes in which a shortlist of 27 entrepreneurs will compete for a Grand Prize empowering them to take off – quite literally – on the ‘Runway to Success.’

Sign On: It all begins with innovative entrepreneurs sharing the story of their big business idea. Of these, our business experts handpick a shortlist of the 27 most compelling business cases, which will then be featured on the programme.

Pitch in: On air, the first 9 episodes of Runway to Success will showcase the untold mantras of industry icons who have charted a new flight path to success. In each episode, 3 entrepreneurs will make their best business pitch to the icon, who will then pick a winner with the help of our business expert. Each episodic winner will win a Business Class Ticket to Europe and a TiE mentorship.

Take off: The 9 episodic winners compete in the Semi-finals for a spot among the top 3 who will battle it out in the Grand Finale to win:

  • A Lufthansa Business Class ticket to Europe
  • A sponsorship to an entrepreneurial programme at Cambridge
  • A TiE mentorship
  • A 3-month open office mentorship from Canaan Partners

Click Here for the website

Calendar, News, Startups

Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 Multiple Cities – Big Impact

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Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 is a unique platform to identify and promote upcoming startups with a promising product in focus areas of connected devices and continuous services across India by submitting their business ideas on Cloud Computing and Mobility.

Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 for the first time is organized in 10 different cities with a national grand finale in Bangalore. The event will be held between May 25 – June 7, 2013.  Last date for submission of entries 5 May 2013

Grant Prize of $70K cash and $2M worth of non-cash prizes.

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Business Ideas, Motivations, News

Crash Course on Creativity

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This crash course is designed to explore several factors that stimulate and inhibit creativity in individuals, teams, and organizations. In each session we will focus on a different variable related to creativity, such as framing problems, challenging assumptions, and creative teams.

The course is highly experiential, requiring each student to participate actively, taking on weekly projects. Each Wednesday a new challenge will be presented, and the results are due the following Tuesday. Some of the challenges will be completed individually, and some will be done in teams. There will be a two-week project toward the end of the course that will allow you to use all the tools you have learned.

To foster collaboration and learning between the students, we will craft teams for each assignment. Each project will be done with a different team, so students get a chance to work with a wide variety of participants. All submissions will be viewed and evaluated by the course participants. There will also be a course Twitter feed and Facebook page, and several scheduled Google Hangouts that will enable active discussions on specific topics.

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Courtesy : Raj Bhat

Calendar, Networking, News, Technology

TiE Mumbai – Smashup

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India’s only startup unconference with No ‘gyan’| No ppts | No suits

6 April, 2013, VMCC IIT Bombay

SMASHUP IS :

  • A high energy un-conference
  • For the startups + by the startups
  • 2,000 ft overview Devoid of Big Boys’ gyan
  • High on audience engagement
  • Startup Tales, Open Pitches, Startup bazaar,  Smashup Chambers, Black Book.
  • Leave your suits at home
  • Fun!

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Calendar, Networking, News, Social Entrepreneurship

Sankalp Unconvention Summit, 2013

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Sankalp Unconvention Summit, 2013

17 Apr Wednesday 18 Apr , Mumbai

Sankalp’s Annual Summit is the largest social enterprise focused gathering in the world, and in 2013 it partnered with Unconvention to become the Sankalp Unconvention Summit. The Summit brings together more than 1,000 delegates, thought leaders, industry experts, policy makers from around the world to voice, discuss, debate issues, trends and solutions that aid social enterprise development.

Sankalp Forum, an Intellecap initiative, recognizes & supports innovative, sustainable, high impact social enterprises. It builds an enabling ecosystem for early-stage businesses, channels impact investments, and engages over 11,000 stakeholders globally through collaborative year-round initiatives. It mobilizes a community of entrepreneurs, investors, enablers and policy-makers to encourage innovation, facilitate scalability, and drive consensus on matters that aid social enterprise development.

Click Here for more about the event…….

 

 

Business Ideas, News

Forrester’s top 15 emerging technologies

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Research firm Forrester understands that everyone who’s been listening with even one ear knows that mobile, social, cloud, and data are big freight trains of change that are blowing up old business models and old business practices.

But let’s face it: that train is in the station. What’s next?

Analyst Bryan Hopkins gave us a peek into what Forrester thinks is next, and much of it builds on those four horseman of disruptive change. “We went a level deeper in our research by examining how today’s hot technology create platforms for future disruption,”
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Innovation, Motivations, Networking, News

Encouraging innovation

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For one week, lakhs of people across the country will come together to celebrate Entrepreneurship Week India. Designed to build public awareness and support for entrepreneurship, E Week India focuses public attention on today’s biggest opportunities and encourages participants to reflect on their role as leaders and innovators. The campaign is led by the National Entrepreneurship Network and supported by the Wadhwani Foundation.

By far the largest entrepreneurship activity in the country, E Week’s dramatic results in the past – building support for entrepreneurs – is encouraging ever more participation. This year’s E Week is set to engage over 7,00,000 participants. The campaign will see active involvement of more than 30 organizations that support entrepreneurship; corporate entities; industry captains, experts, non-profits, and faculty leaders to inspire, encourage, and guide students.and faculty leaders to inspire, encourage, and guide students.

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News, People / Stories

Jantakhoj offers background verification with a single click

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JantaKhoj aims to simplify People Search and Background Checks.

  • India is a country with 1.21 billion people.
  • India is now a major IT power too.

However, when it comes to the area of People Search and Background Checks, there is a lot of work to be done. JantaKhoj is dedicated to bridging this gap.

To achieve these, JantaKhoj has brought together a great team covering the diverse areas of data engineering, online business, and background checks. This team is passionate about applying the data aggregation technologies to solve the complex problems in People Search and Background Checks that are unique to Indian scenario.

Click Here for their website