Is your idea worth billions?

We have often heard that ideas are worthless. What sets an idea apart is the way it gets executed.

India has world’s third largest startup ecosystem with many startups coming up everywhere, not just in the metros but also in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, yet in spite of having a great idea, an innovative product and a fantastic team, almost 90% of the startups die within the first 3 years of their operation. Although there are a number of reasons as to why a startup fails, one of the most common reason is customers don’t care enough about the problem the startup is trying to solve.

Headstart Mentor: Basics of Sales and Marketing

Every second startup sees sales as one of the most challenging tasks to accomplish irrespective of which sector they belong to.  We invited Swapnil Vats, Revenue and Category Management, GoIbibo for this edition of “Headstart Mentor” to demystify the world of sales and marketing. Startups which were coached on these topics were Scienceplace, Cleanseat and Mind Solace.

Startup Saturday Bangalore – April 2018

Healthcare, is and remains, one of the most pressing challenges for our nation. We have come a long way but still, this space demands extensive advancement. Research says, “The Indian Healthcare Industry is expected to touch $260 billion in 2020”. With government’s latest intrusion in this sector, startups are identifying real problems in this space by taking a second look on things which made us accustomed in the past by addressing issues like early detection of disease, prevention, accessibility, affordability etc.

Headstart, with its Startup Saturday Bangalore initiative, organized an event for April 2018 edition, by bringing experts to share their perspective regarding the growth and challenges in Healthcare Industry. The session started with a very informative Panel Discussion on topic “Opportunities and Challenges in forming Healthcare Startup”

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Legal Essentials & Compliances for Startups | SS Lucknow

Startup Saturday The antecedent Saturday (12th August, 2017) exhibited a momentous event Startup Saturday, hosted by Headstart Lucknow and Nexus Legal Associates alongside Incuspaze, in order to canvass the legal essentials and compliances for startups. The event commenced with the distinguished speaker Aanchal Bhatia, CA experienced in introducing operational effectiveness and improving performance for MSMEs and… Continue reading Legal Essentials & Compliances for Startups | SS Lucknow

Building Great Products

Startup Saturday April 2017 took off with some of the best product people in Bangalore sharing their thoughts and experiences on building great products. Here are the key pointers from the session: Rahul Goyal VP – Product Development. Turbotax at Intuit For those of you who’ve read the Lean Startup, you’d know that Intuit has… Continue reading Building Great Products

Accelerators and incubators – Quick 101

Starting up can be a very gruelling journey and having a support system in place can greatly increase odds of success. Institutions such as startup accelerators and incubators are environments that are conducive to startup growth. The March edition of Startup Saturday saw a panel with an interesting mix of speakers. Rahul Gupta from India’s leading… Continue reading Accelerators and incubators – Quick 101

Breaking Away From Gender Role Expectations – WE at Headstart Feb 2017

Passion. Energy. Intense dialogue These words defined the the WE session on the 19th of February 2017. The session began with a brief introduction by Preethi Guruswamy and Malavika Datar from Lean In Bangalore. Lean In Bangalore is part of the global Lean In network, an initiative committed to offering women the ongoing inspiration and… Continue reading Breaking Away From Gender Role Expectations – WE at Headstart Feb 2017

Budget 2017 impacting Startups

2016 was an interesting year for the country and its startups. With many states pushing for reforms in their policies to aid and help startups, along with educational institutions encouraging students to take up entrepreneurship via incubators and mentorships. To help us understand the Budget 2017, we invited Alok Patnia, Founder of TaxMantra.com to share… Continue reading Budget 2017 impacting Startups

WE Mentoring Session Hyderabad

WE@Headstart was conceptualized in April 2015 and its vision is to provide support for women entrepreneurs in four ways – inspiration, information, mentoring and funding. The WE Mentoring Session for Women Entrepreneurs marked a glorious start for the WE Hyderabad chapter on 22nd Oct 2016. The volunteers of Headstart Hyderabad Chapter put together a splendid… Continue reading WE Mentoring Session Hyderabad