(A first person account by Ramesh Loganathan, our champion in Hyderabad) After opening comments, introducing the theme and the program for the day, I invited the first speaker from Hyderabad Angels- Murali, an angel investor with Hyderabad Angels and also Founder of MandavaSuites (and a serial entrepreneur, earlier avatars in tech world). Murali shared an… Continue reading Startup Saturday Hyderabad, March 2011
All About Co-founders, #SSBLR
Start-up Saturday is a wonderful initiative from Headstart to foster and develop the spirit of entrepreneurship on a Saturday morning. The meeting conducted on Feb 12’11 was revolving around the theme of co-founders which was held at GINSERV at 10 AM. Jyoti Ramnath, a senior volunteer with Headstart kick-started the meeting by briefing the audience… Continue reading All About Co-founders, #SSBLR
Education & Technology: Startup Saturday Pune
Startup Saturday Pune for February was our biggest ever in the city. The event saw speakers from IndicThreads, Millenium School/ myEshala, NextLeap, Synthesis Solutions & kPoint.It started with Harshad Oak of IndicThreads (http://www.indicthreads.com). IndicThreads organizes tech conferences such as java, cloud computing, mobile computing, etc. As of now it is only within Pune but in long… Continue reading Education & Technology: Startup Saturday Pune
CorpFest 2011
CorpFest 2011, an Inter Corporate Festival to be held on 12th March, promises to be the ultimate experience for working professionals and is considered as a welcome break from the hectic deadlines and schedules. With competitions like team dance, team-band, painting etc lined up, this event would be a perfect team building experience. You can also catch the… Continue reading CorpFest 2011
Welcoming New Year with the spirit of Starting Up
Celebrating the culmination of a year of amazing work, HeadStarters welcomed 2011, resolving to nurture more startups and inspire more entrepreneurs with the Startup Saturday events. Starting Up @ Startup Saturday Bangalore The January edition of Startup Saturday Bangalore was being telecast by ET Now on its show Starting Up and was based on the… Continue reading Welcoming New Year with the spirit of Starting Up
Tech Startups The Face Of Budding India – SSMUM Jan 2011
The words technology and India are now synonymous to the rest of the world. India has proved its mettle time and again when it comes to technology and its application for a better life hood. While we all know this, we are even aware that India still lags behind in this hot market when it… Continue reading Tech Startups The Face Of Budding India – SSMUM Jan 2011
DARE – MENTORING PROGRAM
Dear All,
DARE has been our long standing partner in spirit.
We are proud to associate with them for the “DARE Mentoring Program” as their knowledge partner.
The first webinar is on “Writing an effective business plan” by Anurag Gupta. The first webinar is free of cost for you to assess the value of the training. The subsequent two webinars are paid. All HeadStarters are entitled to get a whopping 40% off on the registration.
Investing in an Indian startup: FDI or VC – Which is the better route?
Photo by Idea go The growth story of India is attracting foreign capital in increasing amounts. Foreign capital is being routed not only through stock markets, but it is also being infused directly into companies. This write-up is intended for venture capitalists which are looking to invest in India and it explains the routes of… Continue reading Investing in an Indian startup: FDI or VC – Which is the better route?
Starting Up @ Startup Saturday Bangalore
What better way to start off this spectacular New Year, than with a special Startup Saturday on 8th January. Aside from the usual excitement, something different was in the air at the venue this time – a slight frenzy, a lot more participants and that extra whirl of enthusiasm. Not only did we have an… Continue reading Starting Up @ Startup Saturday Bangalore
Building an acquisition alluring startup – Things to keep in mind
Often you know that your plan is not to run the company in the long term, but to build it to the point where it can run itself as a self-sustaining profitable business. After this point, you may want to be acquired and ‘cash out’. The startup entrepreneurs and the venture capitalists refer to this… Continue reading Building an acquisition alluring startup – Things to keep in mind
Signing off 2010 in Style at Startup Saturday Bangalore
The month of December brings both endings and beginnings to the forefront, and what a great way to culminate a year of amazing work by HeadStart, with yet another spectacular Startup Saturday in IIM-Bangalore. The event was based on the theme “Scaling a Services Startup”. This was a particularly engaging and active event, with good… Continue reading Signing off 2010 in Style at Startup Saturday Bangalore
Entrepreneurs enlighten and entertain the audience at November Startup Saturdays
In the month of November, HeadStart achieved yet another milestone, that of reaching out to masses and sharing its knowledge with entrepreneurs from different places across the country, even those living in remote areas where there is lack of proper guidance and dearth of much needed inspiration during the startup phase. With the November Startup… Continue reading Entrepreneurs enlighten and entertain the audience at November Startup Saturdays