A detailed roundup of Feb Startup Saturday, Mumbai Edition

Following the tradition of motivating entrepreneurial zeal across this nation, HeadStart hosted the monthly Startup Saturday this month on 13th Feb. The event was attended by 75 people who came from various domains, regions and backgrounds to brain storm in yet another superb confluence that we had.
The event started with a lecture delivered by Mr. [...]

HeadStart Network and NEN Partner for Entrepreneurship Week India 2010

Theme “India: Opportunities Within” to focus attention among youth on entrepreneurial opportunities in solving India’s biggest challenges

HeadStart Foundation, has partnered with the National Entrepreneurship Network for Entrepreneurship Week India 2010. To be celebrated from February 6 to 13, E Week India is the country’s largest campaign to build awareness and support for entrepreneurship. The campaign [...]

The “InMobi” Story

Web startup companies are synonymous with the Silicon Valley due to the trend that has been set over the past decade. This is understandably so, with companies like Google, Cisco, Intel, Sun and a lot other renowned multi-billion dollar companies emerging from the Valley. So, do all successful internet based product companies emerge out [...]

Ecommerce talk at Startup Saturday November (Mumbai)

The topic for Startup Saturday November was Ecommerce / Online Retail in India. We saw a good combination of startups showing their wares, and stalwarts sharing their experiences. We began with a demo of an energy saving app ‘ENPOWER’ by Creative Riot Software. The Creative Riot team has won multiple awards from Microsoft, IIT Bombay, [...]

To be or not to be an entrepreneur – a sketch of Startup Saturday November

“Chaos and uncertainty - two things you must learn to live with if you want to be an entrepreneur” - started Surya, our presenter for the expert talk this Startup Saturday (Bangalore, November). One of the most awaited sessions, November’s Startup Saturday saw the highest number of participants in the history of SS Bangalore. Over [...]

FlipKart.com

FlipKart , a Bangalore-based online retail bookstore  has been repeatedly referred to as “India’s answer to Amazon”.  This very comparison was the reason that I chose to start the Headstart ‘Startup Stories’ section with this company. In March 2009, Business Today named Flipkart as one of India’s ten hottest startups. The company is currently growing [...]

NASSCOM Product conclave

NASSCOM Product conclave is coming up next week in Bangalore from 27 - 28 October, 2009 at the Hotel Lalit Ashok. Its an event with a Conference track and an Expo. The conference track has several interesting speakers. For example, Guy Kawasaki who needs no introduction would be giving a keynote. Another keynote is by Rajesh Hukku [...]

Survey to build a report on entrepreneurialism in India

I invite you to fill this survey which will serve as a research base to build a report on entrepreneurialism in India with the idea of a continuing tracker index.
The report is being built by YouGov (London based Research and Consulting Organization) and the Legatum Institute (a policy think tank run by the Legatum Group).
This [...]

Clean Tech Opportunities in India

Startup Saturday Bangalore, August edition witnessed some fantastic product demos and insights in the area of Clean Tech. You can find a detailed post here.
This article is to highlight the opportunities available in the Clean Tech space, as pointed out by Shashidhar Kumaraswamy, Founder of Blueray Solar who was also one of the panelists.
So, what [...]

Clean Tech @ Startup Saturday Bangalore Aug 09

The August edition of Startup Saturday showcased two of the finest efforts in the domain of clean tech. While the term clean tech is in a lot of discussion, these days, there are a number of concepts that need clarifications, and when it comes to start-ups in clean tech, SSB is always at the forefront [...]