Startup Saturday Pune – August 2010 Today’s Startup saturday was about hiring and retaining talent. It was an interesting group discussion rather than boring lengthy presentation. The discussion was headed by Marcus Hegi of Colayer who spoke about various strategies adopted by Colayer for hiring and retaining talent.
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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)
Startup Saturday Pune in April 2010 on CleanTech
This Startup Saturday was turned out to be very interesting for the theme was the clean tech. So prior to this meet my notion of clean tech was constrained to something like cleaning up Gobar and converting it into clean, odorless and colourless biogas, or harnessing some electricity for street lamps from the scorching heat… Continue reading Startup Saturday Pune in April 2010 on CleanTech
Lights, Camera & Action @ Special Startup Saturday Mumbai (April 2010)
The only thing constant in the life of a startup is change. Every Startup has to change, experiment and adapt to have an edge for itself. So when startups experiment so much why wouldn’t HeadStart? This Saturday, HeadStart presented a new format specially designed for April Startup Saturday. It had pitches in front of panelists,… Continue reading Lights, Camera & Action @ Special Startup Saturday Mumbai (April 2010)
Adventure sports in SS Pune in March ’10
Pune, Mar 13. The theme for today’s meet was adventure sports. The speakers for the meet were Commodore V. G. Praveen from Inland windsurfing and sailing academy. Anita from Templepilots (A paragliding club) Rohan More from Japalouppe (A horse riding academy) One common thing evident about all the speakers was the passion with which all… Continue reading Adventure sports in SS Pune in March ’10
HeadStart March 2010 with ITsAP @ Hyderabad
We recently had our flagship event Headstart 2010, Hyderabad . This was the fourth edition of Headstart and the first one in Hyderabad. The previous editions were held in Bangalore and Mumbai. The event was co-located with ITsAP (HYSEA) at the HICC Hotel in Hi-Tech City. We had a good response from the startups. The complete list… Continue reading HeadStart March 2010 with ITsAP @ Hyderabad
HeadStart Hyderabad – Showcasing India’s finest Startups
If you are an entrepreneur, you have probably heard of Startup Saturdays. The entrepreneurial meetups that happen on the second Saturday of every month across 6 Indian cities. The team behind them, a non-profit called HeadStart Foundation now presents their National Showcase Conference- HeadStart at Hyderabad, organised in partnership with ITsAP (The Information Technology and… Continue reading HeadStart Hyderabad – Showcasing India’s finest Startups
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
The “InMobi” Story
Web startup companies are synonymous with the Silicon Valley due to the trend that has been set over the past decade. This is understandably so, with companies like Google, Cisco, Intel, Sun and a lot other renowned multi-billion dollar companies emerging from the Valley. So, do all successful internet based product companies emerge out of… Continue reading The “InMobi” Story
FlipKart.com
FlipKart , a Bangalore-based online retail bookstore has been repeatedly referred to as “India’s answer to Amazon”. This very comparison was the reason that I chose to start the Headstart ‘Startup Stories’ section with this company. In March 2009, Business Today named Flipkart as one of India’s ten hottest startups. The company is currently growing… Continue reading FlipKart.com