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Category: The Knowledge Foundation

Proto.in Chat: Democratizing Entrepreneurship

Its not a rarity these days to hear talks about turning entrepreneurship into a lifestyle. As a matter of fact, we – everyone of us who are involved in shaping the startup space in India – are quite glad that thats happening, because it just shows that things are changing, very much for the better. [...]

Mulling Over a New Kinda Barcamp.

Update: This post was made on April 7th, much before the recently concluded Barcamp Bangalore 6. Keep that in mind. Barcamps, they are happening everywhere now. There are debates and raging discussions on as to whether we “interpreted” the format right, but whether or not, its still going on. Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kerala, [...]

Proto.in: Poised to Be the Signature Startup Event

The Mint, of Hindustan times has an article on Proto.in – quite a nice piece with a good coverage of where Proto has come from and where it is aiming to grow to. The Excerpt reads: Proto.in, the start-up showcase event that debuted this January, is going national. Chennai, the city that seeded the event, [...]

Proto.in January Edition: Nominations Open

Ladies and Gentlemen, The finally awaited moment is here – well, atleast the first of it. The nominations are open for companies that do want to submit their products for evaluation, out of which 20 companies will present before an esteemed audience – the creme de la crop, the movers and the shakers of the [...]

Unconference Wisdom: Handling Sponsorships

As part of the Knowledge Foundation, I’ve been involved in the organization of the team behind a fair bit of events – all the way from Barcamp, Blogcamp, Podworks, etc etc. One of the commonality – and some might say toughest part – is the sponsorship support that you need to raise for such initiatives. [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Go after Venture Capital

There are about 33 VC firms in India and more than 70 Angels who are focused on technology and technology-based companies here in India. From the way things are heading, I can almost count about ten new funds that will possibly start here in India. The average fund size of a VC firm is somewhere [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Go after Venture Capital

There are about 33 VC firms in India and more than 70 Angels who are focused on technology and technology-based companies here in India. From the way things are heading, I can almost count about ten new funds that will possibly start here in India. The average fund size of a VC firm is somewhere [...]

Podworks: A date set to begin your podcasting journey

June 9th and 10th, set in Tidel park Chennai, Podworks is set to roll. If you are interested in a workshop that can teach you everything from the basics to the advanced, of how to podcast, then this is a workshop that you shouldn’t miss. For more details, visit www.podworks.in