I attended Mr.Bill Gates’ talk– heard some very interesting ideas from Mr.Gates about opening wallets for research on the world’s pressing problems. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is practically “giving away” US $100,000 grants to researchers based on 2-page summaries of innovative ideas. I didnt post the longer article/snaps in venturewoods- because I felt […]
Call for Nominations – NASSCOM Innovation Awards & the 100 IT Innovato
Set off in 2004, the NASSCOM Innovation Awards 2008 will mark the fifth edition of the Awards. With several organizations realizing the value of Innovation and actively nurturing it, we are sure that the past year has been one where the Indian IT Industry has broken established precepts with path breaking ideas that have brought value to […]
Entrepreneurs/Startups Event at Bangalore IT.biz on November 7
Government of Karnataka is organizing an International Conference on IT called Bangalore IT.biz on 6th.7th and 8th Nov in Palace Grounds, Bangalore. This year, we a new segment called YESSS-(Young Entrepreneurs’ Start ups in Soaring Spirits) is introduced, aiming at bringing together young entrepreneurs, successful entrepreneurs and VCs on a common platform to discuss the various aspects of […]
TiECon 2008 Delhi
TiEcon Delhi 2008 scheduled from October 22nd – 24th, 2008 at Hotel Maurya Sheraton would be one of the largest conventions for entrepreneurs and is the eighth consecutive TiEcon hosted by TiE Delhi. The theme of this year’s conference is “Entrepreneurship Comes of Age” TiEcon’s in India have attracted people who are CEO’s, successful entrepreneurs, […]
A learning event for entrepreneurs
Jumpstart your Enterprise is going to be held on November 5, 2008 at the ISB Campus as a part of the TIE ISB Connect 08. This is a serious day long learning session for “experienced professionals, starting entrepreneursâ€. It is a day to step back and learn…an investment in your entrepreneurial career. Click on this […]
Start-up Fair at IIM Kozhikode on October 4 and 5, 2008
Greetings from Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Kozhikode! ECell at IIM Kozhikode fosters entrepreneurship and encourages students to build on their original ideas and business-plans. In the same spirit, IIMK Ecell organizes its first ever ‘Startup Fair’ scheduled to be held at the picturesque IIM Kozhikode campus on October 4 and 5, 2008. The basic premise […]
Call for nominations – Under the Radar Conference
Under the Radar is inviting mobile startups from across the globe for their conference on November 12, 2008 at Microsoft Campus, Mountain View, CA. Apply here before August 15th. Under the Radar: Mobility is a one-day conference in the Silicon Valley that will uncover 32 bleeding edge mobile startups from across the globe that have […]
Indian SMBs to spend $1.26 billion for Internet services in ’08
A report by market research firm Access Markets International Partners estimates that Indian SMBs will spend $1.26 billion on Internet-related products and services in 2008, an amazing 35% increase from the last year. Considering the fact that data security and compliance is generally the third or fourth factor in the priority-list of SMBs (after things […]
Two new web security (SaaS) startups
I was just waiting for something like this to happen. Purewire and ZScaler will be upping the ante in the lucrative managed services market. The companies are backed by security superstars like Jay Chaudhary and veterans from CipherTrust and ISS. Prices range roughly from $1-$5 (per user per month) and $30 (per user per year) […]
TiE Retail Summit 2008, Aug 1st New Delhi
I had the opportunity to check out the TiE India Retail Summit 2008- not all of it—but a few hours towards the end and I’m using this platform to put down a brief account of the same—all comments, questions, suggestions and queries are welcome, either here or by mailing me on nsnsns(at)gmail(dot)com- also, incase you’d […]
Voice your opinion on the Killer App for Mobile Phones
We at Mobisy always strive to build concepts & applications that would put a smile on your face. As a part of understanding user preferences for mobile applications, we’d like to hear from you about what excites you as a user. We would really appreciate if you take the on-line survey here. We heartily welcome […]
iYogi raises $9.5M Series B from SAP, Canaan, SVB
Glad to announce that iYogi has raised their Series B investment of $9.5M led by SAP ventures, with follow-on investments from Canaan Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. You might remember the $3.1M Series A investment last April – the company has progressed very well since then. What is really encouraging is that iYogi, along with […]