The Entrepreneur Forum Summer 09 organized by YourStory.in
Beat the Odds – an interactive discussion forum for young entrepreneurs
May 30th, 2009: YourStory.in, the largest online media platform for first generation Indian entrepreneurs, organized the Entrepreneur Forum Summer 09 at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai on 29th May 2009 in association with MICA EDC. The Forum provided an excellent interactive opportunity for entrepreneurs as they met with VC experts and other members of the entrepreneur fraternity to exchange ideas on how to grow their businesses during recessionary times. The Entrepreneur Forum panelists included Sarbvir Singh, MD Capital 18, Cyrus Driver, MD Helix Investments, Rahul Patwardhan, MD IndiaCo Ventures, Nikhil Khatau, MD Mayfield Fund, Ashish Goenka, Country Manager UKIBC and Sanjay Chakrabarti, Partner E&Y besides featuring entrepreneurs Nitin Shah, Founder Allied Digital and Mahesh Choudhary, Founder Microqual.
“With the slowdown in the economy, it has become imperative to collaborate and look at various options to grow” said Ashish Goenka sharing his experiences as an entrepreneur and a professional, adding that “the forum provides and ideal platform for Indian entrepreneurs to connect with businesses in the UK to explore trade avenues.”
Sarbvir Singh commented that “recessionary periods are infact a great time to start businesses as the cost of doing business and building competencies can be kept to a bare minimum.”
Encouraging the younger entrepreneurs present in the forum Mr. Nitin Shah said “that a forum such as this is an excellent learning opportunity for the entrepreneurial community”, lamenting the fact that these interactive opportunities were missing when he has started out as an entrepreneur.
Nikhil Khatau advised the audience to “continue promoting their brands while right-sizing teams”, adding that “most companies fail not during downturns but during economic revivals as they tend to excessively cut back on resources during downcycles as a result that they stumble when demand revives.”
Sujoy Gupta, MD of Samraat Group and an entrepreneur based out of Nasik said, “this is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs like me who are based in Nasik and other smaller cities to come to the forum and get a chance to meet venture capitalists, industry experts and other entrepreneurs.”
Shradha Sharma, Founder, YourStory said, “If we are able to provide entrepreneurs and start ups with good networking ground then we would say that the effort has been a success. YourStory will continue to organize such forums from now onwards and with this event we kick-start the process.”
About YourStory.in:
Launched in Oct 2008, YourStory.in aims at providing SME and Startup entrepreneurs a platform to collaborate and exchange ideas though their online media platform. YourStory aims to foster the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' amongst readers by sharing with them the various journeys of people who have dared to walk the different path.
For media contact:
YourStory.in
Shradha Sharma
Founder
[email protected]
9867155121
Beat the Odds – an interactive discussion forum for young entrepreneurs
May 30th, 2009: YourStory.in, the largest online media platform for first generation Indian entrepreneurs, organized the Entrepreneur Forum Summer 09 at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai on 29th May 2009 in association with MICA EDC. The Forum provided an excellent interactive opportunity for entrepreneurs as they met with VC experts and other members of the entrepreneur fraternity to exchange ideas on how to grow their businesses during recessionary times. The Entrepreneur Forum panelists included Sarbvir Singh, MD Capital 18, Cyrus Driver, MD Helix Investments, Rahul Patwardhan, MD IndiaCo Ventures, Nikhil Khatau, MD Mayfield Fund, Ashish Goenka, Country Manager UKIBC and Sanjay Chakrabarti, Partner E&Y besides featuring entrepreneurs Nitin Shah, Founder Allied Digital and Mahesh Choudhary, Founder Microqual.
“With the slowdown in the economy, it has become imperative to collaborate and look at various options to grow” said Ashish Goenka sharing his experiences as an entrepreneur and a professional, adding that “the forum provides and ideal platform for Indian entrepreneurs to connect with businesses in the UK to explore trade avenues.”
Sarbvir Singh commented that “recessionary periods are infact a great time to start businesses as the cost of doing business and building competencies can be kept to a bare minimum.”
Encouraging the younger entrepreneurs present in the forum Mr. Nitin Shah said “that a forum such as this is an excellent learning opportunity for the entrepreneurial community”, lamenting the fact that these interactive opportunities were missing when he has started out as an entrepreneur.
Nikhil Khatau advised the audience to “continue promoting their brands while right-sizing teams”, adding that “most companies fail not during downturns but during economic revivals as they tend to excessively cut back on resources during downcycles as a result that they stumble when demand revives.”
Sujoy Gupta, MD of Samraat Group and an entrepreneur based out of Nasik said, “this is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs like me who are based in Nasik and other smaller cities to come to the forum and get a chance to meet venture capitalists, industry experts and other entrepreneurs.”
Shradha Sharma, Founder, YourStory said, “If we are able to provide entrepreneurs and start ups with good networking ground then we would say that the effort has been a success. YourStory will continue to organize such forums from now onwards and with this event we kick-start the process.”
About YourStory.in:
Launched in Oct 2008, YourStory.in aims at providing SME and Startup entrepreneurs a platform to collaborate and exchange ideas though their online media platform. YourStory aims to foster the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' amongst readers by sharing with them the various journeys of people who have dared to walk the different path.
For media contact:
YourStory.in
Shradha Sharma
Founder
[email protected]
9867155121