Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Killer Workshops for Indian Start-ups at NASSCOM Product Conclave 2009
The NASSCOM Product Conclave on October 27-28,2009 at Bangalore has
the most exciting line-up of speakers like Guy Kawasaki, Rajesh
Hukku,Orna Berry etc. You can find event details at
http://www.nasscom.in/productconclave2009.
The experience at the event goes beyond the star packed Keynotes and
Panels to bring you 4 Hands-on Workshops! and an opportunity for
product startups to showcase to the CIO community at the NASSCOM
Product Conclave 2009 . These workshops are designed to enable you to
succeed in your software product business. Each workshop is led
by a world class practitioner who will use real-life case studies to
bring key ideas to life and help you bring in your experience to the
discussion.
Quick details of workshops:
1. “Evangelizing and Selling the Dream” -by the legendary Guy
Kawasaki. Guy is a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, a
columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine, a former Apple Fellow and an
author of nine books including The Art of the Start and How to Drive
Your Competition Crazy.
2. “The art of writing a business plan” - by veteran Naeem Zafar.
Naeem - who teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haas
Business School at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been
at startups and has extensive experience with mentoring and coaching
founders and CEOs.
3. “Marketing and branding strategies for product companies” - by
Peter Yorke. Peter was till recently the Vice President - Marketing
and Communications at Oracle Financial Services and built the I-flex
brand.
4. “Go-To-Market strategies for product companies” - by Subinder
Khurana, Co-founder marketRx , who grew it to one of the largest
third-party analytics solutions providers in India, before it was
acquired by Cognizant in a $135mill transaction.
You can find the complete details of workshops at http://bit.ly/2iVanh
and product showcase opportunity for startups to CIO panel at
http://bit.ly/wCrRe. Also we would love to hear your comments,
feedback and suggestions on “What needs to be discussed at the
Product Conclave to address the pain points of Indian product
startups?” – Please share your inputs at http://bit.ly/jfpsR .
There are special discounted passes to startups - you can register for the event at http://bit.ly/wYQcm, get in touch with me (vijay@gizapage.com) if you have any queries or need help.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Proto.in,The Startup Event for India - Nominate Your Startup Now
The next proto.in event is planned for 25th,July-2009 at Devang Mehta Auditorium, Persistent Systems, Pune.
Nominations for startups will be open till 15th,June-2009 and you can find further details from proto.in blog. Also you can follow proto.in updates on Twitter at @protodotin and join our community groups on facebook and linkedin.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Before you start a company
Awesome post - must read for all wannabe entrepreneurs. Key learning is that ‘Starting off is easy but sustaining is very hard unless you are very clear about what you are doing”.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Q & A (http://mosambe.com)
Q. What is the idea behind mosambe.com?
We give folks the tools they need to build a network, find opportunities and share their profile online. We give organizations the tools to find the right talent and share their profile online.
Q. Is it free?
Yes it is.
Q. Should i create a profile, what do i get?
You get a personal URL: yourname.mosambe.com. You get a cool professional web identity. Your mosambe profile becomes your online resume. You can stick your URL on your business card. You get to network and recommend. You get to discover new people, jobs and opportunities. You get to be happy with your profile (we promise to listen to you for any concerns, suggestions or feedback)
Q. Will you guarantee me a job?
No, we can’t. But you can always download a PDF format of your profile for your resume. You can check out jobs and companies. You can also follow companies to get the latest jobs in your dashboard.
Q. I am already on LinkedIn, I would however like to give this a try- do you help me get my LinkedIn profile on mosambe.com?
If you are willing to create a profile on mosambe.com, we will go out on a limb to help you out. Yes we do have a LinkedIn importer that helps you import your public profile. You can try it out when you sign up.
Q. I am a rock star, I am cool, I have my own homepage, Professional networking sucks!?!
Cool. Put that in your title on mosambe.com. You can still list your homepage link on mosambe.com. We surely hope not to disappoint you on the ‘cool’ quotient.
Q. So what is the deal with ‘mosambe’?
It is pronounced {mo-sum-bee}. Local hindi vernacular for sweet lime. Just implies a fresh new take on networking,finding jobs and discovering new opportunities.
Q. Do you believe in 6 degrees of separation?
Hmmm. Do you? Let us know. Beyond a degree or two it tends to get a little blurry.
Q. What is your take on networking?
Build a diverse network. Stay invested in your network. Make connections that last. Mosambe.com is only a tool, the real value comes from the time you invest in your network.
Q. Can i get all my questions answered on mosambe.com? Are you working on that? Do you have a forum? Do you do groups?
You should be on mosambe.com. Please register, give us that feedback. We will work hard to get things done for our supporters on mosambe.com
Q. Why should i bother? I don’t want a professional profile. I already have one or I don’t care. I hope you rot and die.
Amen.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Make Something People Will Buy
Y Combinator is famous for its well known motto “Make Something People Want.” This very simple statement serves as a guiding principle for a startup, helping to focus it on this core goal early on: to ensure that its product provides compelling value to its target audience.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
How I become Twitter C.E.O?
For Twitter C.E.O. - His life is well-orchestrated accidents
