(Live) Blog. Tweet. Click. Win an Ipod Shuffle this Proto.in

If you are one who can write in words. Tweet away on your mobile, or just carry a fancy for clicking pictures, this is a chance for you.

We are giving away three Ipod Shuffles at the event this time, courtesy of Infibeam (http://www.infibeam.com/). This is the same company that acquired Picsquare (One of the Proto.in companies), a few months back.

Got your fancy? Here’s what you need to do:

If you are a blogger, you will be following the same concept as last time and liveblogging the event. The best Liveblogger, gets an iPod Shuffle, selected by the audience and best vote right there at the venue. The rules are simple:

1. Have a link to the site www.proto.in. Should have a logo of Proto.in on the post
2. Use the tag protodotin and proto5 – we wont be able to find your post otherwise
3. If you want to be extra nice and gain some brownie points from our sponsor, you can mention Infibeam and write a little about what you think about their site and their offering.
4. Leave a link to your blog as a comment to this post.

If you are a addictive Twitterer, the rules are:

1. Follow @protodotin
2. Retweet the message “I will be tweeting from Proto.in (www.proto.in) for the contest”
3. use the hash tag #protodotin for all the tweets
4. Have one opening tweet with the link to the site
5. The tweets have to be live.

If you are a creative snap photographer, the rules are:

1. Click
2. Upload them on flickr
3. tag them with the tags protodotin and proto5
4. Leave the link to your pool as a comment to this Blog post.

And let the games begin! Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Regards,
The Proto.in Team

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admin, January 21st 2009 | Posted in Proto.in Talks, Proto.in Update, pitchcamp, proto, proto.in

PitchCamp! Coming this January @ Proto.in

Have you ever wondered how to impress an inscrutable Venture Capitalist, convince a doubting journalist or perfect the guaranteed door opener for a partner?

Then this workshop is for you. Learn the inside scoop on how VC’s, corporate partners and journalists think. Hear tips on how you can compellingly explain your business to each audience—whether it’s raising money, trying to close partnerships, or getting attention from the media. Watch as fellow entrepreneurs develop concise, and unique value propositions that generate fever and excitement in their markets. And personally participate with industry experts to find the best ways to position and pitch YOUR company.

This Proto.in, we are having a workshop for startup companies to hone their skills in the art of Pitching. And it will be something to look forward to. This is how it works (Follows the same model as Pitchcamp in Oreilly Conference):

This is a highly interactive hands-on workshop where you will have the opportunity to refine your own company’s message, learn more about how to pitch the people you need to impress, and have fun at the same time – the expert panel will help coach you to success and be judges at the end of the workshop, awarding prizes to some lucky participants.

8-12 Companies will be selected to officially participate. The selected companies will be assigned a pitch coach from a list of highly experienced marketing team. After a general overview of the do’s and don’ts of pitching, the individual companies will go into a break out session with their assigned pitch coach to refine their pitch. Other attendees of the workshop will be invited to participate in the breakout sessions as well. The final hour of the workshop will be the companies presenting their revised pitch to the entire panel of experts who will critique and evaluate the new pitches.

The companies with the top two scores will receive prizes that might include Marketing and PR Services, VC Pitch Consulting or Premium memberships to various networks.

While the team here at Proto.in is busy putting together an elite team of marketing and experienced entrepreneurs to drive this workshop, spanning all the way from the world of advertisement, film industry, technology and pure business, do let us know if there is someone who’d make the perfect fit for this activity.

We look forward to more of your feedback. Do leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Regards,
Vijay Anand
Curator, Proto.in

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admin, December 3rd 2008 | Posted in Protofe09, india, pitchcamp, proto, proto.in, proto5, startups, upcoming events