Startup Events To Attend This Week: Co-founder Meet By Indian Startups And More

On November 16, Inc42 hosted its flagship event, The Ecosystem Summit, where Suresh Prabhu, the minister of commerce and industry and civil aviation released the flagship report ‘The State Of Indian Startup Ecosystem 2018’.

30 speakers and 250 delegates, came together at the event to discuss and share insights on the startup ecosystem.

During the event, many sessions were organised to discuss the present and future of the startup ecosystem. Further, there was a fireside chat about the ecosystem between Inc42 CEO Vaibhav Vardhan and MakeMyTrip CEO Deep Kalra, where they had a candid chat about what it means to be an entrepreneur before and after the term “startup” was coined.

Panel discussions on the rise of unicorns in India and venture capital investing in the country were also held during the event.

To further grow its niche on understanding a state’s startup ecosystem, Kerala Startup Ecosystem report was launched in a joint initiative by TiE Kerala, the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), and Inc42 Datalabs, the data and research wing of Inc42. It was launched by well-known Indian businessman SD Shibulal, cofounder, former CEO, and MD of Infosys Ltd and co-founder of Axilor Ventures Ltd.

After an eventful week, we are here to help you book your calendars again with Inc42’s latest edition of startup events coming up this week.

Co-Founder Meet – November Bengaluru Edition

Indian Startups is organising the November 2018 edition of its ‘Co-founder Meet’ to help startup founders find their cofounders. The event is aimed at helping aspiring entrepreneurs build their own team and find cofounders with complementary skills to help build a strong company.

The event will also be attended by all the community members, who will share their expertise and team up with others to create startups or join existing startups.

Co-founder meet is being organised across many cities and is scheduled to be hosted in Delhi on November 21, in Hyderabad on November 22 and Chennai on November 23.

Who Should Attend: Startup entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts

Date: November 20, 2018 | 5PM–7PM

Venue: WeWork Koramangala

Fees: INR 400

NASSCOM Product Connect

NASSCOM is organising a webinar, ‘NASSCOM Product Connect: Customer Acquisition or Retention,’ to discuss some of the fundamentals of acquiring customers and what should be done to retain the existing customers.

While building great products and services is part of building a sustainable business, companies also have to invest a lot of time in acquiring and retaining customers. This webinar will aim to discuss some of effective ways to reach out to potential buyers.

Key Speaker: Aditya Trivedi, Senior Director, SAP

Date: November 21, 2018 | 3.30 PM

The ASCENT Conclave 2018

Non-profit initiative ASCENT India Foundation, will be hosting ‘The ASCENT Conclave,’ where India’s thought leaders and innovators will share and celebrate their entrepreneurial journey.

Participants will get an opportunity to learn from the failures and successes of  industry veterans. They will also get a platform to interact with their peers.

Nearly 500 entrepreneurs are expected to attend this event. Some of the well known experts including Harsh Mariwala (Marico Ltd. and ASCENT Foundation), Rajiv Bajaj (Bajaj Auto), Ananth Narayanan (Myntra), Kishore Biyani (Future Group), Shradha Sharma (YourStory), and Nicholas Dumoulin (Michael Page) among many others. .

Who Should Attend: Startups, entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts

Date: November 22, 2018 | 6 PM

Venue: The St. Regis Mumbai

UnPluggd 2018

The 16th edition of Indian tech and startup conference, UnPluggd, is being organised this week. The event is aimed at helping entrepreneurs and business leaders grow their businesses.

The event will provide a platform to participants to understand different perspectives and learn from other success stories.

This year, the event will focus at decoding different sectors including building a great product, marketing, branding, sales, customer centricity, and global expansion.

Who Should Attend: Startups, entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts

Date: November 23, 2018 | 9 AM-6 PM

Venue: Radisson Blu Bengaluru Outer Ring Road

Stay tuned for the next edition of Events to Attend!

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