Imagine a world where your prescription bottles turn into devices that automatically notify you to take your medication or your fridge orders the food for you? This utopian world is a possibility owing to the technological marvel ‘Internet of Things’. With the wave of technology at its peak, IoT is the most trending phenomenon which… Continue reading Startup Saturday Kolkata shares insights on IoT in September 2015 Edition
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‘Big Data’ @ Startup Saturday Bangalore – 12th October 2013
“The new source of power is not money in the hands of a few, but information in the hands of many.” – John Naisbitt This quote was proven right as over 100 people turned up at the Mu-Sigma Office in Bangalore early on a lazy Saturday morning, the theme of the month being ‘Big Data’. The… Continue reading ‘Big Data’ @ Startup Saturday Bangalore – 12th October 2013
Startup Saturday Bangalore Travel Special Edition – 14th September 2013
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain This was perhaps what inspired all those 90+… Continue reading Startup Saturday Bangalore Travel Special Edition – 14th September 2013
Five reasons why you should demo at Startup Saturday!
Here are the top five reasons why you should consider demoing at Startup Saturday. Let’s count down! 5. Come, be a part of the HeadStart family You demo-ing your startup at SS automatically qualifies you to be a member of our inner circle – the Headstart family. So, what does that mean? That… Continue reading Five reasons why you should demo at Startup Saturday!
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
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
Interview with Mukut Deepak, Founder of Distribution 2.0
What if a common man, earning less than Rs 100 per day could have an easy access to financial services like insurance policies, pension plans and loans? What if all he had to do was shell out a day’s income to enjoy the benefits of these services? If all this seems a little far-fetched, think again. With his startup D20 (Distribution 2.0), Mukut Deepak has now transformed this reverie into a tangible reality. Committed to spreading financial literacy in this world, Distribution 2.0 offers low cost, easy to use financial services through a nationwide distribution network of convenience stores. The Headstart team got in touch with Mukut Deepak and interviewed him about his journey down the entrepreneurial path and the challenges he faced while working on his startup Distribution 2.0.
Startup Saturday sparks the spirit of entrepreneurship
The month of October was a glorious one for Startup Saturday, which spread its entrepreneurial wings over two new cities and sparked the spirit of entrepreneurship in Chennai and Chandigarh. Fueled by the joy of having achieved this significant goal, the Startup Saturday events took off successfully. Startup Saturday is now the only localized entrepreneurial event in… Continue reading Startup Saturday sparks the spirit of entrepreneurship
Outlying the world of mediocrity: #ssmum August 2010
We have witnessed various Themes at Startup Saturday. Right from food beverages to the omnipresent IT. Startup Saturday even went ahead to change the track, remove the fuss and highlight the jugadu workshop-wallas or the offline entrepreneurs. The struggle is to present the most effective content for Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs and of Entrepreneurs. The Goal… Continue reading Outlying the world of mediocrity: #ssmum August 2010