We are pleased to announce Startup Saturday February, happening on the 14th of February across 5 Indian Cities. Startup Saturdays happen on the second Saturday of each month and this Valentine’s Day, Startup Saturday Kolkata is launching. So, let’s begin with Kolkata: Kolkata: At: IIT Kgp Extension Campus, Salt Lake, 3 pm to 6.30 pm… Continue reading Kolkata, Welcome to the HeadStart Network !
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ZiMesh : Powering knowledge discovery in informal networks
We have all heard of social networks which are really formal networks of people who have identified themselves as having relationships with each other. However, would you know people who have similar interests such as yours ? When you look at the number of documents you have created on your office desktop and those that… Continue reading ZiMesh : Powering knowledge discovery in informal networks
Kreeo : Showing how collective intelligence works at Startup Saturday
In the coming Startup Saturday in Bangalore (Feb 14 ’09), we would have Sumeet Anand, the founder and CEO of Kreeo – a Product Startup in the knowledge management space demonstrating with us. You can see passion ooze out of Sumeet as he speaks about Kreeo and his entrepreneurial journey. The Concept: When you first start… Continue reading Kreeo : Showing how collective intelligence works at Startup Saturday
A new angel fund : a talk with Tejas Sati of Axon Ventures
How about a startup in the Venture Capital space? Stumped? Tejas M Sati – Co Founder and COO of Axon Ventures, shares with Amit Singh his idea of starting up in the Investment space and a wealth of information based on his observations of Venture Capital and Technology Startups in India. AMIT SINGH: Is AXON… Continue reading A new angel fund : a talk with Tejas Sati of Axon Ventures
Wisdomtap : Plugging wisdom to websites
Wisdomtap is a product search engine. It indexes discussion forums for products and ranks reviews on products as well as people doing those reviews. What I find most interesting is their API which allows e-commerce sites to plug the Wisdomtap engine into their websites and in effect, integrate an Amazon type review engine into their… Continue reading Wisdomtap : Plugging wisdom to websites
IIMB’s Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs 2009
In an effort to encourage, empower and educate potential women entrepreneurs to create their own business or social enterprise, as well as enable women entrepreneurs to grow their existing enterprise, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) in association with the Nadathur S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) will conduct a Management Program for… Continue reading IIMB’s Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs 2009
Getting candid with Jagdish Kini
He begins and ends with the customer. He is known for his strategic acumen and people skills. Meet Jagdish Kini, the man credited with bringing a revolution in Bharti Airtel (Karnataka)’s operations. The ex MD of Gillete and CEO of Bharti Airtel shares with Amit Singh his views on entrepreneurship, management and strategy. Amit Singh.… Continue reading Getting candid with Jagdish Kini
Well done ! Verismo, Adoroi, TringMe, CashNxt
While we release all the videos from HeadStart 2009 on this site, I could not wait to tell you how happy we feel with the achievements and rave reviews a few startups that demo’ed at HeadStart 2009 have received. NetGear launched a set top box at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with VuNow which is… Continue reading Well done ! Verismo, Adoroi, TringMe, CashNxt
HeadStart and Compute 2009 in pictures
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The Art of doing Demos, are you doing one at HeadStart 2009 ?
Headstart is a tremendous opportunity to connect with early users who can give you feedback and also buy. In order to make the most of this opportunity, its important to be ready with a very good demo. Also, the way of doing the demo differs when you’re in a presentation mode vs a stall talk… Continue reading The Art of doing Demos, are you doing one at HeadStart 2009 ?
Final batch of companies for the Demopit @HeadStart 2009
Today we have announced the final list of companies that qualified for booths in the demo pit at HeadStart 2009. We have a total of around 30 startups showcasing products at the event coming up on the 9th and 10th. Entry to the demo pit and the stalls is free for all, so do come… Continue reading Final batch of companies for the Demopit @HeadStart 2009
Enterprise products in the Demo pit @HeadStart 2009
We were surprised at the quality and the variety in nominations to the Enterprise product category. The following is the first batch of companies and products to make it to the Demo pit in this category. Netprice is a award winning startup (Red Herring Asia 100 Winner, Red Herring Global 100 Finalist 2008). Their product… Continue reading Enterprise products in the Demo pit @HeadStart 2009