Finance, Mentoring, Startups

Mentoring Clinic: Start-up Valuation: How do VCs and Angels Valuate your Startup?

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One of the most frequently asked questions at any start-up event or investor panel, is “How do investors value a start-up?”. there are many valuation tools & methods out there. They range in purpose for anything from the smallest of firms, all the way to large public companies. In this mentoring clinic we would be discussing the issue of valuation by investigating what an investor is looking for when valuing a company

This clinic will help you to:

  • Acquire  knowledge and skills about valuation.
  • Network with entrepreneurs
  • Device potential solutions to your challenges
  • Get practical insights and clarify doubts from our expert panel

When and Where?

Date:            Friday, 16th August, 2013

Time:           02:30 pm 04:00 pm (Online)

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Business Ideas, Innovation

The 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business – 2013

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Click Here for a quick Slide Show to view the 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business, including :

  1. Wearable Computing
  2. Artisanal Alcohol, Boutique Beer
  3. Cruise Specialists
  4. Online Education
  5. Consumer Health Technology
  6. Specialized Online Retail
  7. 3-D Printing
  8. Virtual Data Rooms

 

 

Education, Innovation

TheFunTheory.com

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This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better. Use it at work, at home or just for fun !

The Play Belt

Can we ensure everyone keeps their safety belt on by making it fun to do? This is another of the ideas that made it to the final of the fun theory award, created by Nevena Stojanovic from Serbia. The idea is being tested in Sweden in the hope it could be applied to all vehicles in the future.

 

The Speed Camera Lottery

The winning idea of the fun theory award, submitted by Kevin Richardson, USA. Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? This was the question Kevin’s idea answered and it was so good that Volkswagen, together with The Swedish National Society for Road Safety, actually made this innovative idea a reality in Stockholm, Sweden.

 

Visit the site www.thefuntheory.com for many more interesting ideas

 

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

Business Ideas, Innovation

India’s First Ever Child Safety Startup

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Safe Baby: India’s First Ever Child Safety Startup

 

…… Founded and incorporated in 2011, Safe Baby offers mothers and fathers a great deal in terms of child safety. Agarwal and her husband, Sachin Agarwal runs this startup, an idea which was conceived on their return trip from the U.S. The duo claims to have done great research in the area of child proofing as it is very important to do because the company idea and the business model revolves around the security of a child’s life. ……

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Finance

IFC to launch investment fund for Indian women SMEs

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World Bank’s investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a women’s investment fund programme aimed at investing in women-owned businesses globally through private equity funds, reports Business Standard.
The programme would help SMEs in India and Africa and mid-cap companies in Southeast Asia. However, the quantum of the fund has not been disclosed by the Corporation.

According to IFC, working through experienced fund managers with regional and corporate banking experience would help improve corporate governance and train women entrepreneurs to grow their companies and create more jobs.

Furthermore, IFC’s ‘Banking on Women’ programme supports access to finance and builds technical capacity for women through global and regional financial institutions. “Women entrepreneurs are changing the face of the global economy, helping to sustain job creation and economic growth. It is estimated that women-owned entities represent over 30 percent of registered businesses worldwide. Unfortunately, on average, only 5 to 10 percent of women-owned entities have access to commercial bank loans,” said IFC.

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Marketing

Earning Social Currency for Your Small Business

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In a world where social media marketing gains power by the minute, earning “social currency” for your local business is critical to success. In short, social currency is what your business earns when customers and prospects share information about you via social media. That might be a recommendation, review, blog post, tweet, photo, video or just a thought.

Whatever it is helps put your name and your “brand” (got one?) in front of potential buyers. The point is that they are sharing something about you, and that’s (almost) like money in the bank. It helps you develop a unique identity for your business, yourself or your brand and creates more opportunities to interact with customers and prospects and develop the all-important relationships that lead to repeat customers and referrals.

Earning social currency for your business is one of the most important value-building marketing moves you can make today. And it doesn’t have to cost you money.

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Education, Motivations, Networking

Success Mantra for Entrepreneurship

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Hear one of the brightest minds
in the telecom industry speak.

Join Mr. Atul Jain, CEO and Chairman of TEOCO, in our event “At What Price”, in a stimulating discussion on “How to create a successful technology product company”, as he shares his very own experiences as an entrepreneur who endeavoured and succeeded in creating one of the best telecom product companies.

In this discussion, Mr. Jain will be joined by eminent speakers, while the moderator for this event will be none other than Mr. Harsha Bhogle; cricketer, commentator and journalist.

About TEOCO

TEOCO is a market leading multinational organization – with operations in the US, Israel, India and the UK –providing telecom network management solutions to some of the best tele-communication service providers worldwide founded by Mr. Atul Jain a visionary and an entrepreneur.

More details at www.teoco.com

About Atul Jain

It was Mr. Jain’s dream to build a successful business model and not just a successful business. His vision was to create and nurture an institution that did not compromise its values, while realizing its goals.Mr. Atul Jain today is considered to be one of the brightest minds in the telecom industry and Billing & OSS World has ranked Mr. Atul Jain as one of the 25 most influential people in the telecom software industry.

Eminent Panelists will be leading the panel discussion.

More details at www.atwhatprice.in
Venue

Novotel

Balraj Sahani Marg,
Juhu Beach
Mumbai-400049 Maharashtra

 Date & Time

Monday, 15th of July 2013
from 7:00 PM onwards, followed by cocktails and dinner.

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Finance

VC Circle

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VCCircle is a fast growing news website tracking India’s investment economy. Its focus areas include venture capital, private equity, investment banking, mergers, acquisitions, corporate law, and entrepreneurship. It strives to make the lives of busy executives and entrepreneurs easier by providing relevant information and analysis in a short and crispy manner 24/7. It caters to the information needs of investors of all hues, deal makers, corporate CFOs, and entrepreneurs, who are looking for news, analysis and insights into India’s growing deal economy.

To take our initiatives on-ground, VCCircle events & marketing consultancy division builds forums in the entrepreneurial & innovation hubs of our country by bringing investors & companies together. In our recent forums conducted in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Kolkata, our participants met India’s top fund managers, investment bankers, and entrepreneurs and through our interactive panel discussions dissected the trends, analysis & challenges prevalent in our deal economy.

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Education, Finance

TiE Investor Forum – Debt Funding

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Date:
Saturday, June 22, 2013 – 9:30am – 5:00pm
Location
IES,

Near Lilavati Hospital, Bandra (W)

Mumbai

India
Pricing:
Member INR 750.00
Student Member INR 500.00
Non Member INR 1,200.00

TiE Investor Forum – Debt Funding

Objective :
-Educate entrepreneursabout why and how of debt funding
-Get banks to meet and evaluate companies one-on-one

Who should attend:
Entrepreneurs looking at raising collateral free debt

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