Events

 India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Intel have partnered on building technology entrepreneurship programs in India. The objectives of the program are to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in India, boost entrepreneurial spirit in Indian academia and scientific enterprises through business plan competitions, and to build a curriculum on technology entrepreneurship for Indian academia.

India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009 is an innovative technology business plan competition that provides an unparalleled avenue of opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs to explore and share ideas and gain insight for commercializing their venture through the mentoring and networking support that are integral to the competition.

India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009 has taken the definition of a “Business Plan Competition” to a level higher than ever before as it offers an unlimited opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to plan for commercialization of their venture.

It provides young innovators with:

INVITATION TO FREE ONLINE STRATEGY ROUNDTABLES FOR ENTREPRENEURS:

To help early stage entrepreneurs solve problems on product strategy, channel options, positioning, financing, etc., serial entrepreneur and strategy consultant Sramana Mitra will be hosting some free online Strategy Roundtables with Dimdim–the open source web conferencing platform. Please join us and help spread the word to those who would benefit the most from these events on:

Wed., Mar. 11, 9-10am PST
Wed., Mar. 25, 10-11am PST

During each 60-minute session, entrepreneurs are invited to pitch Sramana their ideas in a 3-minute presentation. She will review the material in real-time and provide feedback on each pitch, as well as address specific strategy questions from the entrepreneur. Afterwards, she will take questions about strategy from other participants. The session is open to 1,000 people, but only the first five to sign up for each session will have the opportunity to pitch Sramana and discuss their business. The rest of the attendees can listen, and learn from the interaction. More often than not, the same questions are on many minds, so listening to the roundtable discussions is always a good learning experience. For more information and to register, click here.

About Sramana Mitra

Sramana Mitra is the author of Entrepreneur Journeys, now available on Amazon. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has founded three companies and provided strategy consulting to over 80 organizations, large and small. She is a weekly columnist for Forbes and writes a widely syndicated business blog, “Sramana Mitra on Strategy” (http://sramanamitra.com). Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.