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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

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I will be traveling in India in April, and doing live roundtables in three cities: Chennai (April 9) , Mumbai (April 16) , and Pune (April 17). Next Jigar Doshi, also from Chennai, India, pitched 3gSimplified , in effect, a comparative shopping solution for mobile plans, which are apparently quite complex in the Indian market.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight On IIT Kharagpur, India

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For the uninitiated, IIT KGP is considered one of the top technology schools in India, and it is located in the Eastern part of the country, not far from the city of Kolkata. Today, at IIT KGP, we caught a glimpse of some of the budding heroes of 21 st century India. Univect Education Solutions.

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Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

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Today, the telecom industry charges customers based on fixed price business models for data services. Rajeev wants to build a BPO firm in a place called Bolpur in West Bengal, India. Bolpur is home to the Viswabharati university, as well as several other small engineering and professional colleges. Photo by thesaint.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

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Additional work in figuring out the precise go-to-market consumer, academic institution, or enterprise - each is a different business), and consequent business model and pricing model will help enhance the company's valuation. This pretty much rules out SEO, PPC, affiliate marketing, etc.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

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First up today was Yogesh Sharma presenting Rangrut.com , a business that connects employers with learning institutions and on-campus students to fill job openings. The crux of the discussion revolved around segmentation and business models. Photo by tatlin.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Guerrilla P.R. & SEO Most Profitable Customer Acquisition Strategies

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and SEO as two of the most effective and affordable customer acquisition strategies. First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. Magne Consulting.

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

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And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. Unless you are an experienced entrepreneur with a track record, the chances of your getting a VC behind a concept are very small. Next comes the topic of angels.

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