Many of us entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs have frequently thought about how we can make a difference to the society we live in while at the same time improving our lifestyle through a profitable business. While admittedly all businesses are social in the sense that they create opportunities for employment, improves stakeholder livelihoods, and engages… Continue reading A Saturday morning totally well-spent – Startup Saturday Bangalore on “Social Entrepreneurship”
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Events
Outlying the world of mediocrity: #ssmum August 2010
We have witnessed various Themes at Startup Saturday. Right from food beverages to the omnipresent IT. Startup Saturday even went ahead to change the track, remove the fuss and highlight the jugadu workshop-wallas or the offline entrepreneurs. The struggle is to present the most effective content for Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs and of Entrepreneurs. The Goal… Continue reading Outlying the world of mediocrity: #ssmum August 2010
Announcing Headstart Open House on Twitter
The Open House has been a great success at Startup Saturdays across the country. Its a session where the entire audience discusses and shares experience on a pre-decided topic. It brings out multiple points of views and the richness of experience across startups. Entrepreneurs have benefited a lot from such exchanges. Now we are taking Open House… Continue reading Announcing Headstart Open House on Twitter
The new face of Women Entrepreneurship (Startup Saturday, June 2010)
In all our previous roundups we have used certain adjectives and words to sum up the Startup Saturday experience that we had that month. But this time I believe the only word that fits the experience that the audience might have had is – Shirshasana (a yogic exercise where you stand completely inverted with your… Continue reading The new face of Women Entrepreneurship (Startup Saturday, June 2010)
Social Entrepreneurship – the next big opportunity in India (Startup Saturday May 2010)
With so many unique business models and success stories getting discussed – Social Entrepreneurship seems to be the new gold mine for startups. It has opportunity for new ventures and a clear and measurable social impact. But until recently if you didn’t knew what Social Entrepreneurship is and what it can be, well there were… Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship – the next big opportunity in India (Startup Saturday May 2010)
A detailed roundup of Feb Startup Saturday, Mumbai Edition
Following the tradition of motivating entrepreneurial zeal across this nation, HeadStart hosted the monthly Startup Saturday this month on 13th Feb. The event was attended by 75 people who came from various domains, regions and backgrounds to brain storm in yet another superb confluence that we had. The event started with a lecture delivered by… Continue reading A detailed roundup of Feb Startup Saturday, Mumbai Edition
HeadStart Network and NEN Partner for Entrepreneurship Week India 2010
Theme “India: Opportunities Within” to focus attention among youth on entrepreneurial opportunities in solving India’s biggest challenges HeadStart Foundation, has partnered with the National Entrepreneurship Network for Entrepreneurship Week India 2010. To be celebrated from February 6 to 13, E Week India is the country’s largest campaign to build awareness and support for entrepreneurship. The… Continue reading HeadStart Network and NEN Partner for Entrepreneurship Week India 2010
To be or not to be an entrepreneur – a sketch of Startup Saturday November
“Chaos and uncertainty – two things you must learn to live with if you want to be an entrepreneur” – started Surya, our presenter for the expert talk this Startup Saturday (Bangalore, November). One of the most awaited sessions, November’s Startup Saturday saw the highest number of participants in the history of SS Bangalore. Over… Continue reading To be or not to be an entrepreneur – a sketch of Startup Saturday November
NASSCOM Product conclave
NASSCOM Product conclave is coming up next week in Bangalore from 27 – 28 October, 2009 at the Hotel Lalit Ashok. Its an event with a Conference track and an Expo. The conference track has several interesting speakers. For example, Guy Kawasaki who needs no introduction would be giving a keynote. Another keynote is by Rajesh Hukku… Continue reading NASSCOM Product conclave
Announcing the winner of Sennheiser earphones
We thank all visitors who tweeted from the HeadStart demo pit and helped us spread the word about the startups who were demoing. It’s time we announce the winner for the Sennheiser earphones that are up for one lucky winner who used the hashtag #hsspit from the demo-pit! The cool earphones have been awarded to… Continue reading Announcing the winner of Sennheiser earphones
HeadStart 2009 [Summer Edition] on 20th June @Mumbai
The HeadStart Foundation’s annual conference has now become bi-annual with the announcement of the Summer edition of HeadStart 2009 in Mumbai on the 20th of June. The Summer edition of HeadStart 2009 further experiments with a new format of the event where the focus is entirely on startups and companies with new products. Instead of… Continue reading HeadStart 2009 [Summer Edition] on 20th June @Mumbai
Analytics : Theme for Startup Saturday Bangalore on 9th May
Analytics is the focus for the May edition of Startup Saturday Bangalore. We have AnalyticsQuotient and Marketelligent their startups. As always, our team visited them at their premises and talked to them to know the fun in the field of analytics. Analytics as a field is comparatively new in India and the way these folks… Continue reading Analytics : Theme for Startup Saturday Bangalore on 9th May