What makes a Video Game successful?

Headstart Hyderabad’s Startup Saturday for June 2020 on ‘Video Games & Pandemic: A Match Made in Heaven?’ was filled with exciting conversations ranging from the effect of violent games on players to the problem of retention of players in the Indian market. The webinar was divided into 3 segments, you can read about Part 1… Continue reading What makes a Video Game successful?

An Escape From Reality during the Pandemic

Headstart Hyderabad’s Startup Saturday for June 2020 on ‘Video Games & Pandemic: A Match Made in Heaven?’ was filled with exciting conversations ranging from target audiences for games to how mobile gaming was the future. The webinar was divided into 3 segments: While the first segment had Mr. Pascal Luban and Mr. Rajat Ojha (you… Continue reading An Escape From Reality during the Pandemic

Game Designing in the Pandemic

Headstart Hyderabad’s Startup Saturday on ‘Video Games & Pandemic: A Match Made in Heaven?’ was filled with exciting conversations ranging from advertisements in games to which console was better- the Xbox One or the PS5? The webinar was divided into 3 segments: the first one having Mr. Rajat Ojha and Mr. Pascal Luban on the… Continue reading Game Designing in the Pandemic

Building the A-Team for Entrepreneurs

Building the A-Team was Headstart Jaipur’s theme for June 2020’s edition of Startup Saturday. This session saw Mr. Chintan Bakshi from Startup Oasis talk about the importance of teams in startups.  Imagine a pot overflowing with ideas, skills, creativity, and zeal. A startup acts as an umbrella for all those virtues and more for every… Continue reading Building the A-Team for Entrepreneurs

Artificial Intelligence: The next step in human evolution

Headstart, keeping its tradition to demystify and present an unbiased view on the latest technologies that are making their way into Indian Startup ecosystem, organized the Startup Saturday event to bring together the best minds in AI space and start the dialogue on “Artificial Intelligence and its impact on Indian economy”.

FinTech – Emerging Investment Themes Globally

[6 min read] With $5.3B+ poured into 360+ deals, FinTech seems to be a favourite among investors. Here are a few quick bits on the FinTech funding scene. This piece is based on Neha Singh’s talk at the August Edition of Startup Saturday, Neha is the co-founder of research and analytics firm Tracxn[More on them below] Investment… Continue reading FinTech – Emerging Investment Themes Globally

Advice From A Startup Veteran: Building The ‘A’ Team

Serial entrepreneur, science fiction enthusiast and startup veteran. Sandipan Chattopadhyay, CEO of xelpmoc (Turning complex around!) had some interesting pointers for the rookies and aspiring entrepreneurs at Startup Saturday Bangalore February 2017. Based on Sandipan’s extensive experience in his previous ventures (JustDial, moneycontrol.com and some more), he stressed that he lives by the maxim ‘The… Continue reading Advice From A Startup Veteran: Building The ‘A’ Team

A Guide To Getting Funded By Stellaris Venture Partners

February 2017 saw the announcement of Stellaris Venture Partners‘ $100 million maiden fund. Founded by ex-Helion partners Ritesh Banglani, Alok Goyal, Rahul Chowdhri. The fund is aimed at India specific solutions and global SaaS startups. Rahul Chowdhri, one of the founding partners addressed the audience at the February 2017 edition of Startup Saturday. Rahul did… Continue reading A Guide To Getting Funded By Stellaris Venture Partners

Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai: Building the ‘A’ team

(a.k.a. the one where this blogger got away with a few hundred Ocean’s 11 jokes) Blog by Aishwarya Meenakshi So, you have validated your idea, and are finally ready to build your dream team. Now what? To answer this question, and more, we were joined on 11th February by: Nikhil Pandey: Serial entrepreneur, Product Manager,… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai: Building the ‘A’ team

Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai: Idea Validation

What better way to start the New Year? Blog by Aishwarya Meenakshi The January edition marks the first in a series of 6 months of synchronized nationwide themes. The upcoming 6 months shall be based on ‘How to start-up‘ series. The coming themes shall be based around team building, product development, legal essentials, fundraising and… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai: Idea Validation

Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai : Legal compliance and accounting

Remember, remember the Eight of November…. Blog by Aishwarya Meenakshi Riding on the echoes of the demonetization wave, the theme for our December edition was a no-brainer. Joining us on December 10 on our very own edition of Law and Order were: Abhinay Singh Mitesh Katira We also had product demos by: Startupchoice.com CSN 15H… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai : Legal compliance and accounting

Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai : Growth Hacking

(aka the one where this blogger turns into a Timekeeper and is baffled by Steve Jobs.) Blog by Aishwarya Meenakshi Heya! “Dearly beloved, we be gathered here today, to celebrate and exclaim growth this Startup Saturday!” I wish I had opened with that – alas, I am trapped in an endless cycle of embarrassing myself… Continue reading Startup Saturday Navi Mumbai : Growth Hacking