We had a lot of nominations for the demo pit and on stage demos at HeadStart and Compute 2009 and it was tough to narrow down the field to 20 participants for the demo-pit. Here is the first batch of finalists in the consumer products and services segment. We will announce more companies today and… Continue reading First batch of consumer products selected for the Demo-pit @ HeadStart 2009
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Scheduling one-on-one meetings with Investors @ HeadStart 2009
The HeadStart Foundation associates with several leading investors in India. The following investors have confirmed attendance on panel discussions and one-on-one meetings with startups at the HeadStart and Compute 2009 conference. Please contact Vinayak Hegde at vinayak@headstart.in to schedule a meeting if you want to present a product or discuss an idea with anyone of… Continue reading Scheduling one-on-one meetings with Investors @ HeadStart 2009
A preview of Industry-Startup collaboration at Startup Saturday Bangalore
Startup Saturday Bangalore, December was held at a Honeywell India which is just down the road from IIM Bangalore. Harsha Angeri, Director, Strategy & New Initiatives from Honeywell India spoke about the challenges bigger companies face to innovate and explore new areas of growth. The Honeywell program which will be announced shortly alongwith Headstart, will… Continue reading A preview of Industry-Startup collaboration at Startup Saturday Bangalore
Learn about Search and Social platforms @ HeadStart & Compute 2009
Out of the four technology tutorials we have at HeadStart and Compute 2009, the one on Search and Social platforms takes on some very interesting aspects and the future of Search and Social networks. Search engines and Social networks have evolved separately from each other till now but their future is expected to have to… Continue reading Learn about Search and Social platforms @ HeadStart & Compute 2009
Startups & VC get together @ Watblog Wednesday Bangalore, 17th Dec
WATBlog.com India’s premiere digital media blog that focusses on Web, Advertising and Technology is holding its first WATBlog Wednesday Mixer in Bangalore on 17th of December at Le Meridien in the event 7pm onwards. The WatBlog Panel in Mumbai was a cracking success, catch up with the video here which dwells on the topic ‘Digital… Continue reading Startups & VC get together @ Watblog Wednesday Bangalore, 17th Dec
Startup Saturdays across Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore : Agenda for 13th December 2008
There are four special Startup Saturdays across the country, ie, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, this coming weekend 13th December. Startup Saturdays are monthly meetups organised by the HeadStart Foundation that promote interaction among entrepreneurs, advisors, investors, corporate adopters and professionals. The agenda for this weekend across the four cities are 1. Bangalore, venue :… Continue reading Startup Saturdays across Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore : Agenda for 13th December 2008
Talking about what affects us entrepreneurs : Entrepreneurship panel at HeadStart 2009
The time now is challenging to most entrepreneurs, whether they are just starting out, raised funding and running operations or have a stably running business for some time. Customer delays, drying up credit and investor sentiment is affecting most of us entrepreneurs. Added to that, there are market forces and general issues which we wanted… Continue reading Talking about what affects us entrepreneurs : Entrepreneurship panel at HeadStart 2009
Dr Prasad Ram, CTO, Google to deliver keynote in Cloud Computing symposium
Cloud computing as a technology trend is capturing the imagination of many. There are several definitions for this term to be inclusive of “everything” as a service—software to flexible computing infrastructure. With the most recent announcement of the CloudFront service from Amazon and existing services from Microsoft and Google, this is as much a practitoner’s… Continue reading Dr Prasad Ram, CTO, Google to deliver keynote in Cloud Computing symposium
Learn about the latest technology trends at HeadStart & Compute 2009
We have a very interesting set of technical tutorials at HeadStart and Compute 2009 this time around. There are four tutorials covering the most exciting and happening topics in technology – server virtualization, mobility, cloud computing, and social platforms. Each of these tutorials are delivered by experts and I will post details on the agenda… Continue reading Learn about the latest technology trends at HeadStart & Compute 2009
Honeywell initiates collaboration with Startups; confirms participation at HeadStart 2009
The HeadStart Foundation is in discussions with several large corporates to involve them in a collaborative effort aimed at identifying and executing new business opportunities in partnership with startups and companies with new products. Honeywell is one of them and we expect to have an announcement made in December during the Startup Saturday at Bangalore.… Continue reading Honeywell initiates collaboration with Startups; confirms participation at HeadStart 2009
Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 3]
Before we start introducing the more than 40 investors who will be at HeadStart and Compute 2009, let me quickly conclude the series on Corporate venturing. Part 1 and Part 2 of the series are here. In the last few years, I have seen some activity at large Indian corporations and even small ones like… Continue reading Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 3]
The Demo-pit and the Innovation panel at HeadStart 2009
We have a very interesting format for presentations by startups and companies with new products at HeadStart and Compute 2009 this year. At the live product demonstrations in HeadStart 2008, we noticed a couple of things. First, presenters were so engrossed with pitching products that they did not actually find any time or get an… Continue reading The Demo-pit and the Innovation panel at HeadStart 2009