What’s triggering Startups in india?

Hello All!

This Saturday(today!) between 10 AM and 12 PM we will to do a collective
brainstorming on the key factors that are triggering start-ups in
India. Are these triggers sustainable? Are they the right reasons why
one should start up? Join the conversation on http://chat.proto.in

Also you can chip in with your initial thoughts on the topic here:
http://is.gd/1er8O (Will be a very useful dataset to analyse during
the discussion.)

Look forward to seeing you at the chat.

Regards,

Ravi Shankar

Team Proto.in

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admin, June 26th 2009 | Posted in proto.in

Attend Proto.in Pune Edition. 400 seats only!

Its been a dream journey so far. From the point, three years back, when there was very limited interest on building scalable business ventures amongst the younger generation to  now when starting up  seem to be the most sensible thing to do , its perhaps not an exaggeration to say proto.in has been at the fulcrum of this fundamental shift.

We also understand that we, as a community of technology entrepreneurs, have a long way to go in proving that we can generate significant value to our economy and the sixth edition of proto.in will most definitely be a landmark event in this direction.

To attend proto.in pune edition, you will have to register yourself online or purchase a ticket through our ticket sales partners across multiple cities. Please go here for the details.

Quick Facts:

Event Date: July 25th, 2009

Venue: Dewang Mehta Auditorium

Address: Persistant Systems, Senapati Bapat Road (Near ICC Towers), Pune

Expected Audience: 400

Ticket Cost: Rs. 750/- (Early Bird till June 20th – Rs.650/-)

See you at the venue!

Team Proto.in

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admin, June 14th 2009 | Posted in proto.in

Nasscom Emerge50

We at proto.in are often feilded the question “what happens to the startups who validate their businesss model and proto type through our initiatives?”. The answer is, they attempt to scale and emerge out as role model companies and many get stuck in the process. This is where bodies such as Nasscom, especially in the IT Sector, play a crucial role in guiding the companies.

We have a very vibrant partnership with the Nasscom emerge forum who work towards this very problem and they have come out with a great initiative – The Nasscom Emerge50 that is focussed on companies with less than 50 crores turnover. If you are running an IT services or product company and looking to scale, do nominate your company before June 15th.

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admin, June 5th 2009 | Posted in proto.in

Proto.in Pune Organizer’s Meet @ Mint Cafe

We are about 6 weeks away from the event and proto.in pune seems to be rolling ahead in full steam. If you are not yet in the know, the venue is the Persistant Systems Auditorium and the event date is 25th July. Mark your calendars now!

We will be holding a crucial organizer’s meet on June 6th, Saturday @ 5 PM, Mint Cafe. (Directions here: http://is.gd/Oj76 – Thanks to the Pune tweetup team!)

So, if you are in Pune and itching to contribute towards holding a amazing startup event in your city, we will see you at 5 PM this saturday :-)

Regards,

The Proto.in Team

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admin, June 4th 2009 | Posted in proto.in

Beyond Showcases and Moving Forward

Hello Everyone,

Its a bright Monday morning and Good morning.

I believe it has been more than three years since we as a group started thinking of startups, and wanting to help them, and at that point in time, showcasing some of the best startups India has produced – even amidst some of the adverse conditions for startup entrepeneurs – has been the way we have been doing our deed. Proto.in has build a fabulous reputation over the years, a 2000+ active and vibrant community, our presence felt in more than 13 cities across the country – and all of this built at a (monetary) cost that is extremely hard to agree. The passion and commitment of the team and YOUR suport is what has made it all happen.

We have a 120+ active volunteer group, and an extremely strong core team, and I do realize that none of them are really going to step up to the place unless, I give them the option and the chance to. Proto.in has to live on, and with the way the community adores it, I believe it will.

But here will be the true test of it. I will be stepping back into the background starting in the next few days, leaving the things in the hands of the core team, and you. Ravi Shankar, and Sudhir Syal will be the key champions who will be leading this forward. And they are set on stone that Proto.in Pune is going to rock. And I believe them.

I would request all of you personally to extend your support to them to make this happen.

As for me, I am starting to think, with the outburst of showcase events (TiE Summits, E-Summits, NASSCOM’s Emerge 50, NEN’s Hottest Startups, HeadStart etc), that we are all probably looking at one directon while there is a larger gap to fill. I am not anymore convinced that a showcase event alone is what will build the ecosystem, we have to go beyond that and support, nurture, and built a backbone first. The initiatives we’ve been playing with – Startup Lunch, The Chat etc, are giving us proof for that. I will be taking the time to perhaps visit a few places, and some of the other ecosystems, to understand, and get a slightly different perspective towards this mission that we started off with, a thousand days ago.

Thanks again for all your support, and I once again request that you contribute to making the startups win in India.

Regards,
Vijay Anand
Advisor, Proto.in

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admin, June 1st 2009 | Posted in Proto.in Update, proto, proto.in