From Innovation to IPO - TiE Pune Mentoring Program January 10, 2009

TiE is pleased to invite you for a brief workshop capsule designed especially for young entrepreneurs. Titled "From Innovation to IPO", i2i, this program is scheduled for the 11th of January, at the Dewang Mehta Auditorium, at Persistent Systems, off Senapati Bapat Road. The program will begin with Registration between 9am and 9.30am. Lunch will be served after the workshop, around 1.30pm. TiE has limited free seats for the i2i Event, strictly on first come first served basis. To avail of the offer, please contact Namita Shibad on +919822495752. You can also register with her at [email protected].
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Silicon Valley headquartered, is an organisation that was founded to nurture young companies and help them grow. There are now "x' Chapters across the globe. We are part of the TiE, Pune Chapter, locally. Namita please fill in this blank.
When one asks any entrepreneur what he needs to get going, the answer we get is "MONEY". This is true for almost all young companies looking to start out. But, what most do not recognize is that besides Money, there is so much more to getting going that, when the shots hit, they knock you over. There are issues on Marketing, making of a Business Plan, options for funding – remember that a Balance Sheet must look different if you are going for either Debt or Equity, and so many more unthought-of obstacles.
With this high-impact capsule, we at TiE would like to launch our Mentorship Program for all young organisations wanting to make it big with their ideas. We will offer guidance in both management and technology for the entire spectrum of businesses across verticals.
The schedule for this event is:
9.30am to 9.45am – a brief introduction to the world of TiE, followed by a Suzuki Violin presentation by very little children.
9.45am to 10.45am – a Financial Workshop by Mr. Nikhil Khattau a Private Equity Investor, who also is on the boards of Marico,
Midday, Nagpur Power & Industries, Paymate, Geodesic Techniques, and with Mayfield Services. Mr. Khatau will take us through
the making of a Business Plan. He will also take financials of 'X' company as submitted to an Investor, and project them against
the same financials, reworked so as to appeal to that Investor.
10.45am to 11.45am – an important session on Marketing by the Guru. R. Sriram co-founder Next Practice Retail, and the man who
started Crossword, will share his experiences and insights on Customer Based Innovation – for a decisive competitive edge. He will also talk about the 'all-important' Branding aspect of Marketing.
11.45am to 12.15pm – Tea
12.15pm to 1.30pm - The Chief Guest of the Mentoring program, Baba Kalyani will share his experiences and insights into `Building a Modern, Global and Sustainable Enterprise.
There will be a small Question and Answer session at the end of each session.
1.30pm to 2.30 pm - Lunch will be served.
This is a compact, power packed capsule, delivered by experts in the field, put together especially for you, the entrepreneur, by TiE, Pune Chapter.
The event is free, however as there is limited seating capacity, do send in your registration at the earliest. Kindly register by mailing me at: [email protected]

Official Website: http://www.tiepune.org/html/innovation_09.htm