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
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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
A round up of Startup Saturday Bangalore, November 08
The November edition of Startup Saturday Bangalore featured a talk by Sharda Balaji of Novojuris on “Legal pitfalls of a startup”. This was followed by the demo of citizenmatters.in by Meera K and Subramaniam Vincent. Sharda Balaji is the founder and director of Novojuris which provides legal services to startups and entrepreneurs in the technology… Continue reading A round up of Startup Saturday Bangalore, November 08
Apppoint : driven by market need, innovation and enterprise
A successful venture needs three things in equal measure. Its products must address a clear market need; this should be exemplified by use cases and ideally should not require a whole lot of educating target users. A new product must be innovative in the sense it can deliver greater benefits to its target user base.… Continue reading Apppoint : driven by market need, innovation and enterprise
A quick catch up on Startup Saturday presenters
We have a really interesting Startup Saturday coming up in Mumbai this weekend on the 8th. IndusGeeks, a very exciting company offering virtual reality experience solutions and O’Cricket, a company doing something very intriguing relating to cricket are presenting. We are looking forward to their 3D demos and will post them here as soon as… Continue reading A quick catch up on Startup Saturday presenters
Philips confirms participation at HeadStart 2009
In the past year or two, there have been a slew of startup oriented events. And if you go to a couple of events, you will notice that most speakers stay put at very high level talk; either they are VCs who keep on repeating the same ‘what does a VC need to see ?’… Continue reading Philips confirms participation at HeadStart 2009
Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 2]
I am continuing with the preceding post on how start ups in India can secure funds and customer leads from corporate venturing units that a lot of companies have. They are also often places which have the required domain expertise to assess your product and its fit to the parent company’s product roadmap which is… Continue reading Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 2]
Corporate Venturing and Startups [Part 1]
At HeadStart 2009, scheduled for 9th and 10th January 2009 at the NIMHANS Convention Center Bangalore, we are inviting quite a lot of corporate venture capitalists, directors of new businesses and initiatives and corporate development executives. I feel that Indian VCs are still not mature enough to handle businesses that seek to exploit ideas that… Continue reading Corporate Venturing and Startups [Part 1]