(The one where this blogger overdosed on coffee and had an honest-to-Merlin round table conference) Blog by Aishwarya Meenakshi i: Group photo! After the high of the Branding Session in August, the Headstart Navi Mumbai Team decided to take on the Titans that are the HealthTech startups. Joining us on the blissfully sunny afternoon of… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai: Health and Fitness
WE Mentoring Session @HSblr on 3rd Sept, 2016
A bright Saturday morning dedicated to WE – super enthusiastic ladies. WE Mentoring Session, organized on 3rd Sep, 2016 by WE at Headstart was a unique opportunity for 14 women led startups to be mentored by the most creative and seasoned experts. The format was simple. 14 startups got shortlisted to talk to the industry… Continue reading WE Mentoring Session @HSblr on 3rd Sept, 2016
All about Startup Funding – Startup Saturday Delhi August 2016 Edition
Come second Saturday and the Headstart Delhi volunteers pack all essentials in anticipation of the exciting day ahead. And why would they not? It is one thing to make a Saturday interesting for yourself; a completely different thing if you’re shouldering the responsibility of making a lazy Saturday afternoon interesting for a diverse bunch of… Continue reading All about Startup Funding – Startup Saturday Delhi August 2016 Edition
Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai August 2016 – Branding
After the smashing success of Headstart Navi Mumbai’s relaunch, the August Edition of Startup Saturday was eagerly anticipated. This time, the event theme was Branding. The speakers were : Saurabh Kanwar, Founder, Flarepath Divesh Mehta, Brand Communications Manager, Wear your Opinion Shubham Dandwate, Marketing Executive, Atomberg Technologies Pvt Ltd And a product demo by Amrut… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai August 2016 – Branding
Startup Saturday August 2016 – All About Product Design
As the multitude trudges along for the commencement of the Startup Saturday Event, the enthusiasm of the early bird attendees is tremendous. As the world elsewhere wakes up groggily to a lazy weekend, the enthusiasts living in the world’s second fastest growing startup ecosystem are already alive and kicking as Startup Saturday is about to start… Continue reading Startup Saturday August 2016 – All About Product Design
Product Teardown Session – Key Takes
The August Edition of Startup Saturday themed “All About Product Design” saw a number of interesting talks. Jasmeet Singh Sethi, CEO and Co-Founder of Tinkerform, a B2B innovation and design consultancy firm, shared his views and experience in designing easy to use products in the product teardown session. Jasmeet began his interactive session by taking the… Continue reading Product Teardown Session – Key Takes
Creativity In Product Design
Do you build what users ask you to or do you not? Pavan Soni, Innovation Evangelist at Wipro and Research Fellow at IIM Bangalore, strongly advocates the latter. The Opening Question What is the one common thing that unites the products below? Do take a minute to think! No one explicitly asked for these products! Yet, these… Continue reading Creativity In Product Design
User Research 101
There isn’t a greater teacher than failure and we often hear Lean practitioners preaching the mantra to fail fast. The idea, however, isn’t to fail beyond a point of recovery, but, rather, to fail quickly, learn and reduce your risk of a complete failure. Veena Sonwalkar, Group Lead of Institute of Customer Experience at Human Factors… Continue reading User Research 101
Headstart Mumbai – A Journey From 0 to 100
The 20th of August 2016 marks a milestone for the Mumbai chapter of Headstart Network Foundation as it hosts its 100th Startup Saturday. It is the greatest moment for a parent to see their child succeed, I feel the same for my child, Headstart Mumbai, for having reached such a key milestone. I joined Headstart as a Volunteer… Continue reading Headstart Mumbai – A Journey From 0 to 100
Relaunch of Headstart Navi Mumbai!
On the rainy afternoon of July 9, ‘Funding 101’ was organized by Headstart Navi Mumbai as a part of Startup Saturday. The panelists were Anil Amesur, Angel investor and Cofounder, Go Delight Foods http://www.godelight.in/ Aditya Mishra, Cofounder, SwitchMe and Headstart Foundation http://switchme.in Randeep Lobana : Cofounder, Zoomot http://coolshare.zoomot.com/ Anupam Singhal : Cofounder, BookMyBai.com http://www.bookmybai.com/ The speakers… Continue reading Relaunch of Headstart Navi Mumbai!
WE@Headstart – Mentoring Session
“I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn’t.” – Dee Dee Myers (former White House Secretary) In this world run on perceptions, the statement made me think and emphasized to me, the fact that women today and all through evolution have held one of the… Continue reading WE@Headstart – Mentoring Session
Hyderabad Celebrates Its Centennial Startup Saturday
On the 9th of July, the 100th edition of an incredible community meetup Startup Saturday Hyderabad was celebrated at IIIT-H. This celebratory edition was packed with multiple panel discussions, startup pitches, live music, startup spoof, Zumba etc. The celebratory seminar had a featured panel on “Next Gen Early Stage Funding -A discussion on how… Continue reading Hyderabad Celebrates Its Centennial Startup Saturday