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More Than 25 Indian Start-ups to Visit Silicon Valley Courtesy of NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups
Starting 12 May, more than 25 Indian start-ups will embark on a journey to Silicon Valley (SF, USA ), under the program - InnoTrek 2014. NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups Program has organized a visit to Silicon Valley, just outside of San Francisco, CA , USA, with the aim to provide a global platform for innovative young businesses to ' . It will be a weeklong immersive experience in which these start-ups will have the opportunity to participate in meetings, workshops, networking sessions, investor panels, expert roundtables and corporate briefings with subject matter experts and peers.
: conferences, site visits, networking dinners
NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups will be mentoring and guiding Indian start-ups in attending important events such as NASSCOM Product Conclave (Silicon Valley), Collision Conf ( Las Vegas ), TiECon event that are spread across the week. In order to familiarise the much appreciated work culture of world's renowned companies. NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups program has also scheduled site visits to Google Inc., Facebook, LinkedIn, WalMart Labs, Intuit, eBay and many more. The visits and other networking activities will help these start-ups to global work culture and interact and exchange ideas on building a constructive work environment.
: Accelerator visits, Investor Connect, Workshops
The start-ups will also get an opportunity to interact with some of the global business leaders, entrepreneurs, academicians and will get a chance to showcase their work and exchange thoughts/ideas for the future. Some of the prominent names will be
, Founder, Khosla Ventures; , Norwest Venture Partners;
Faculty - Stanford GSB; , Founder - Exodus, NetScaler, 3Leaf;
, Founder/CEO, SlideShare; , Business Development Head, WhatsApp;
and , Founders - Cambrian Ventures, Junglee & Kosmix, among others. This will help them to connect with relevant resources that will help them pursue their growth trajectory.
: via learning and sharing
The spirit of entrepreneurship is on a rapid rise in India . Much has been discussed about various initiatives, policies, resources and environment of nations that are home to most number of start-ups in the world. With InnoTrek, NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups will open gates of learning for these start-ups and also share resources that can work positively for Indian start-ups to achieve the growth it deserves. This will offer a platform for these start-ups to understand the scenarios in a better way, tap unexplored opportunities and create a solution of global stature that expands the horizon for using technology.
For more information regarding the visit and activities scheduled please visit http://innotrek2014.nasscom.in/
http://innotrek2014.nasscom.in/
NASSCOM is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industry in India . NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1400 members, which include both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India . NASSCOM's member and associate member companies are broadly in the business of software development, software services, software products, consulting services, BPM, e-commerce and web services, engineering services and animation and gaming. NASSCOM's membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs about 3 million professionals.
Kavita Doshi
NASSCOM
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kavita@nasscom.in
NASSCOM India Press Office - Genesis Burson-Marsteller
Rudra Bose
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rudra.bose@bm.com
Nitin Shukla
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nitin.shukla@bm.com
Archaa Chopra
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archaa.chopra@bm.com