Pune OpenCoffee Club, an Introduction (2014)

punestartups.org, a brief guide, Feb 2014.

Who we are?

•  A 100% community-‐driven and community-‐owned network.

•  Since 2008! •  LocaGons: – hIp://punestartups.org, – [email protected], – LinkedIn (hIp://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=73451), – TwiIer (@punestartups).

Represent, strengthen the Startup eco-‐system in Pune through community

and real-‐world events.

•  Startup + Industry Connects. •  Startup + Investor, Accelerator Connects. •  Events for, – Startups to show case their invenGons. – Share technology, business-‐centric innovaGon. – Learn the basics of creaGng a company. – Networking online and offline. – Hackathons. – Movies, Football, Fun!

AcGviGes

Where do we Stand (Jan 2014)?

•  12+ events through 2013. •  45 to 100 aIendees at our events. •  Adding 100+ new free registraGons across online forums every week.

•  Punestartups.org –  Crossed 10,000 registered members in 2013. –  17,000+ visits per month, Jan 2014 ...

•  4,250 members on [email protected].

How we work?

NONE OF US IS AS STRONG AS ALL OF US.

A few highlights from our year …

Upgrading first-‐Gme entrepreneurs

•  December 2013 “The Startup Plunge” – when and how? A talk by Mitesh Bohra, founder saveGme.com.

•  December 2012 “Be Agile”, the role of Agile in product development and innovaGon.

•  “Office Hours” – directly talk to specialists from across the eco-‐system to get help on design, finance, incorporaGon, product development, hiring and several more topics.

Behind Successful Products is Compelling MarkeGng

•  January 2013 “Making Social Media MarkeGng EffecGve.”

•  February 2013 A 3-‐session MarkeGng Workshop by Nilesh Bhojani and Unmana DaIa, BeIer MarkeGng.

•  For internet entrepreneurs: –  July 2013 “In-‐Product Email MarkeGng” 35 RSVP’s. –  October 2013 “Gemng your Products Ready for Search” 68 RSVP’s;.

– AIending experts included Shashikant Kore, founder Bandhan.com, India’s largest matrimonial search site.

Eco-‐system Partnerships

•  September 2013 Startup Visa Canada – Held in partnership with Bhau InsGtute for Entrepreneurship, COEP Pune.

– Canadian Counsel Nicholas LePage shared details of Canada’s “Startup Visa”.

•  March 2013 TiECon Pune 2013 – PromoGon partners.

“Canadian Startup Visa for Entrepreneurs” – talk at COEP by Nicholas Lepage Canadian Counsel.

Investor Meets

•  April 2013 Dev Khare, Venture Investor and Principal at Lightspeed Venture Partners addressed startup founders on trends to watch.

•  October 2013 Nikhil R. Jain, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor addressed startup founders in Healthcare and Enterprise segments.

•  Helion Ventures, Blackstone Valley Group and more.

“Trends to watch for.” -‐ Talk for startup -‐ entrepreneurs by Dev Khare, Lightspeed Venture Partners, April 2013.

Highlights: Internship Mela 2014

•  An annual event by a volunteer team jointly with CSI Pune.

•  Enables startups to hire interns from BE, MCA, MCM, BCA … from across Pune colleges. – 2013 Mela – 700 parGcipaGng students – 2014 Mela – 1,500 parGcipaGng students from all over Maharashtra

– 2014 Mela -‐ students chose from 50+ aIending startups.

“Internship Mela”, 2014.

Our impact is thanks to your efforts

Get Involved, Be Recognized.

We work best as a self-‐service plasorm. In all our acGviGes online & offline we value -‐ IniGators, Leaders, Sponsors and Volunteers above all. Tell us about the ideas you want to support: [email protected].

Let’s talk

•  We can always do beIer, make your opinion heard, email us: – [email protected] is where you can directly reach community leaders with your feedback.

– [email protected] represents a cross-‐secGon of our community’s thinkers and doers and can also be reached directly.

Contribute

•  We are community-‐funded annually. •  By contribuGng Rs. 1,000 you make possible: – Event venue and catering costs. – Our website hIp://www.punestartups.org.

•  To RSVP for the fundraiser, click here.

Thank you!

Pune OpenCoffee Club, an Introduction (2014)

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