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Headstart research on startup trends in India

Headstart Network Foundation (www.headstart.in), the organization behind this blog, is a non-profit organization focused on creation of a startup ecosystem in India. We trust that many of you have benefited through our initiatives, the most notable of them being Startup Saturdays, which are monthly meeting places for entrepreneurs in 9 cities and Headstart events, 4 of which have taken place across Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Sensing lack of credible data on the trends of entrepreneurship, we have taken on this ambitious project to research about the trends of entrepreneurship in India. The report which, inter alia, will cover top needs of a startup in India and the region-wise trends on technology startups, will be shared freely with participants of this research. It will also be used to

Clean Tech, an untapped golden opportunity which will change the way the world lives. SSMUM, May 2011

Talking about clean tech we start thinking about recycling waste to make something all commend but no one buys. We think about the climate change speeches, NGOs, corporate social responsibility and all. Is there a Business sense to all this? A remote possibility is all we can say. This was about to be tilted head over heels at SSMUM. The speakers talked about why clean tech is a golden opportunity to be grabbed and how innovative solutions are bashing our futile assumptions.

Round Up of NAVTEQ Developer Days India

All good things come to an end and our partnership with NAVTEQ for organizing their developer days in India too ended on a high note! For those of you who missed learning about the events, here is a round up of the happenings. NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic, location data enabling navigation,… Continue reading Round Up of NAVTEQ Developer Days India

Research intern required for Headstart Network

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Headstart has set the ball rolling for hiring its first employee – an intern to start with. If you wish to apply, please send an email with your resume to arpit with “Internship” in the subject line. Here are more details of the internship: Project: Research into… Continue reading Research intern required for Headstart Network

NAVTEQ Developer Day Bangalore – Live Stream

Here is a live stream of the conference for our viewers! Video chat rooms at Ustream

Startup Saturday Pune – Social Media

The buzz word these days is Social Media. From Marketing gurus to the aam admi (in our case the AAM Entrepreneur) can’t stop speaking about this phenomenon, which most feel is here to stay. So in line with this Startup Saturday Pune organized an event on ‘Social Media’. It was a well attended event with… Continue reading Startup Saturday Pune – Social Media

Everything you ever wanted to know about finding a Cofounder

Whether it is to complement your skills or taking the right step in front of a team of VCs, having a co-founder is not an optional alternative for most businesses today. A co-founder can not only be a helping hand but can be a mental support to your dream startup. But is getting a cofounder… Continue reading Everything you ever wanted to know about finding a Cofounder

Making sure that we don’t fail to learn from failure- Startup Saturday Bangalore April 2011

There’s a saying that goes “Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone”. Many people extend this saying to success and failure, downplaying the valuable and irreplaceable learning that comes from Startup Failures. Startup Saturday, Bangalore on 9th April focused on the lessons learnt from Startup Failures, a topic that always… Continue reading Making sure that we don’t fail to learn from failure- Startup Saturday Bangalore April 2011

Sales and Marketing- Startup Saturday Pune, March 2011

Startup Saturday Pune in March was on Sales and Marketing, an exciting theme that always brings a lot of insight and learning to everyone who attends. This time we had Mr. Bipin Deshpande from Feet On Street, Mr. Mandar Shinde from Versatilecs.com and Mr. Aditya Mishra, founder of HeadStart, who all have extensive experience and… Continue reading Sales and Marketing- Startup Saturday Pune, March 2011

The First Startup Saturday-Open Meet at Kolkata!

An awesome networking place! Kolkata is rocking! And the proof was the Open Meet organized by Startup Saturday. It was a huge success! A win-win situation for everyone who was a part of it. As expected, the open meet meant small groups where people discussed things in their own ways. The flow of ideas,… Continue reading The First Startup Saturday-Open Meet at Kolkata!

HeadStart partners with NAVTEQ to organize LBS centric developer events in Bangalore and Delhi

HeadStart has partnered with NAVTEQ to organize two exciting developer events focused on Location Based Services. Here is their official press release:- Tap into the global apps opportunity and be part of the location-enabled world NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic, and digital location content enabling navigation, is holding its first Developer Day… Continue reading HeadStart partners with NAVTEQ to organize LBS centric developer events in Bangalore and Delhi

Happy Birthday – Startup Saturday Kolkata

There were balloons, there were party hats, there was a yummy cake, there was snacks, there were celebrities to cut the cake and above all, there were some amazingly vibrant minds of the age to celebrate it 🙂 The day could not have been better. Around 50 people turned up to celebrate the event and they… Continue reading Happy Birthday – Startup Saturday Kolkata