The D-Day is closing in on us and we are wrapping the final set of details with our sponsors. We’d like to make some proud annoucements about the partners who have decided to stand by us and support this initiative.
First off, following Dolphin Advisory, we have a company that is pretty much known to be the de-facto for creativity and web design platforms. The company behind the likes of Photoshop, Flash, and the upcoming Flex and Apollo Platforms.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce Adobe Systems as one of the proud sponsors of Proto. Adobe has come forward to support the startup community here in India and are very keen to work with the grassroot level companies. Their questions have always been “How can we get in touch with these companies to listen, understand and serve their needs”. We salute their dedication and determination, and to the team that is lead by Rajiv is showing. We do wish them success, as we walk this journey together in helping startups with whatever support that is required.
We once again thank Adobe systems for partnering with us. Adobe will be hosting a session on building Rich Internet Applications on July 21st (Saturday) during the technology track. So those who are interested in anything related to the web, we do ask you to brace yourselves to a whole new world of user experience that can be created on the web.
Next we have a company that is very much our own; A company that was born and bred to cater to the Indian market segment with absolute conviction and even cross the borders to compete globally. Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome TVS Electronics to the stage of partners. The strength and support that Gopal and his team have been showing Proto, simply cannot be thanked for in words. We do give our sincere thanks to the company for their dedication and support for such a platform in India.
While we are at the topic of partners, there are plenty of good news about the event. For one, we are maxed out in Capacity. We do have a few seats that are opening up, as we finalize on the participant confirmation – depending on the payments, but we are doing this on a case to case basis. If you could answer the question, “How do you contribute or derive value out of the startup ecosystem?” with a convincing answer, you are sure to find a seat somehow within the limits of availability. In other words, we are very keen on making sure that those who can surely help these companies are not left out, at the sametime, we would like to have an entry barrier to spectators.
We have also been given a lot of support lately by the team at the India Brand Equity Foundation. We will be working out the details with them and following it up, but it is quite encouraging at the recognition that this platform is attaining.
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch for us, when we say that the next edition of Proto is planned in a venue with atleast a capacity of about 800 people. Infact, that is the point that has been driven across as we are struggling to accommodate all the requests that we have been receiving. We will also be announcing the venue at which the next edition of Proto (during the third week of January 2008 – 19th and 20th) will be held before the end of the event this time.
If you have not heard it already, do make sure that you are at the venue on Saturday Morn at 9am. There are some very fantastic sessions that are lined up by some very well known speakers and entrepreneurs who will be sharing out of their experience, with some of the most crucial and valuable lessons that a startup would require. Do make sure you are there for those sessions, and also can be present for the sunday event where all the companies will be presenting. The lot this time looks extremely promising of the future that we are racing to create.
Without announcing too much, that’s as much as I could share for now. Will keep you posted as the days roll by. I do look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
