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		<title>Naming a name!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juliet:
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art myself…
What&#8217;s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call&#8217;d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Juliet:</strong></p>
<p>‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;<br />
Thou art myself…<br />
<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What&#8217;s in a name? that which we call a rose<br />
By any other name would smell as sweet;<br />
</span></em>So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call&#8217;d,<br />
Retain that dear perfection which he owes<br />
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,<br />
And for that name which is no part of thee<br />
Take all myself.</p>
<p><strong>Romeo:</strong></p>
<p>I take thee at thy word:<br />
Call me but love, and I&#8217;ll be new baptized;<br />
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.</p>
<p>Shakespeare in his classic love tragedy Romeo &#038; Juliet gives out a message that names of things do not really matter, but what things are is what matters. In the context of the play and in many other contexts of life it makes complete sense.<br />
<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-288" title="name" src="http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/name-300x193.jpg" alt="name" width="300" height="193" /></p>
<p>But, when it comes to naming your venture or your product it needs prudence, relevance &#038; wit!</p>
<p><strong>Why a good name?</strong></p>
<p>From the brand perspective, a good name is vital for a venture. It’s like that sexily clad, most attractive hooker by the window that invites customers into that particular brothel. It’s the one thing your customers will identify you and your venture with for time immemorial. It is that name which reflects you and your company’s attitude &#038; what you stand for.</p>
<p>Think – Pepsi, Coke, Google, Adidas, Amazon, Apple – all these names not just remind you of the company &#038; its products, but the also evoke a particular emotion which we relate with each of these brands. That emotion is what makes us recall / remember these brands. And that is the importance of a “name”.</p>
<p><strong>Why this post?</strong></p>
<p>Recently, I’ve been in half a dozen discussions where we have been brainstorming a good name for a venture or a product being rolled by a startup. That inspired me to writing this post. This has a direction in which we thought while thinking up a name, a few personal experiences – my philosophy to deriving names – if you please <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Empty Names?</strong></p>
<p>Look around and think of popular brands that you can recall &#8211; all of them usually will have &#8220;empty&#8221; names that will relate to something the product stands for or the brand means. There are far few names which mean &#8220;literal things&#8221;. For example, Pepsi – in reality means nothing, except that it may be a derivative from “pepsin” the digestive enzyme used in that drink. But we associate it with “a refreshing fizzy drink” now, coz that’s our association.</p>
<p><strong>Safe? Boring? Interesting? Innovative?</strong></p>
<p>When thinking up names, you can either choose to be safe and boring. In other words, think up literal names for your venture or product. If you are selling books, you can call yourselves “The Book Sellers”; if your product is a pill that helps you maintain your weight and diet, it can be called “The Diet Pill”. Thanks to the bombardment during IPL, I remember Max mobile &#038; fo a long time thought that Micro Max and Max were but the same, till I was proven wrong by a friend. This is the danger of a bad name – you will never make an identity for your brand / product / venture. Frankly, in today’s world where there is a million messages bombarded to the users; recall &#038; recognition are huge challenges. These names don’t stand a chance.</p>
<p>So, you have no choice but to be a bit brave. Go all out and get innovative!</p>
<p>Pepsi, Coke, Google, Adidas &#8211; these are famous names now, but how easy was it to remember when they started out? They had a zing to it and the entire brand experience made the name stick for a long time! Pepsi was sold as “Brad’s Drink” first – imagine!!!</p>
<p>When you think up a name it’s a brand you are building based on the name. You do not want it restricting your growth after a while when you diversify and realize that your brand name doesn’t relate to what you do.</p>
<p><strong>When I think up names I consider these, in no particular order though:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Who is the initial audience I will cater to?</li>
<li>Does my name sound &#8220;exciting&#8221; enough for them to try me out</li>
<li>Does the name invoke interest for people to &#8220;know more&#8221; &#8211; frankly, does a name like &#8220;GoCarry&#8221; invoke interest in wanting to know more for an online shopping protal? For me, NO! It sounds like something I have heard of before, something stale.</li>
<li>Does the name tease your audience? Google / Cisco &#8211; these names have a zing to it. It sounds unique and has freshness to it till date. Some company names I like which does bring a kind of newness on reading their names are  &#8211; Lifemojo / Redbus / Xobni / Reditt / DeskAway / Twitter</li>
<li>Will my name stand relevant 2 years from now and beyond?</li>
<li>Does my name have an unique association that people can recall easily (of course, this also has to do with brand association, but some parts can be achieved in the name)
<ol>
<li>For Example: Madhouse &#8211; we chose madhouse as we had read about this house of great fervor -where a lot of innovation, etc happen in <em><a title="One Hundred Years of Solitude" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/en.wikipedia.org');" target="_blank">One Hundred Years of Solitude</a> by Grabiel Gracia Marquez</em> and when were looking for a name &#8211; it came naturally to us. Also we thought the name is disruptive and will be remembered by people for its uniqueness as it’s a uncommon name.</li>
<li>For Morpheus &#8211; we went to the top level of &#8220;What we were going to do&#8221; and somehow it was aligning ourselves with entrepreneurs’ dreams to achieve and make it a successful business. And so, we said okay we are dealing with dreams here. And since Madhouse was M and we did quite well as a business, we said lets look up names in M. Then we got an idea and said lets look up Greek God Names and we found Morpheus.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Look at something you can relate to. Something the entire team believes in. There is this now popular, then – a college rock band, I know of called &#8211; &#8220;Thermal and a Quarter&#8221; its called so coz 3 of them were pure Malayali’s and one was a quarter malayali. So Three Malayali’s and a Quarter Malayali – Thermal &#038; a Quarter <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>You can also consider something that’s common among the founders, something that is near and dear to the founding team. Something that the team can associate with or are passionate about!</p>
<p>You may want to be a little conscious about “What is it that you are naming”. You do not want to call a doctor management system “Cookie”. But you also do not want to call it “EasyDr.”</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be safe in choosing a name, experiment. If it does not work &#8211; you can always change it in the initial days of your company. But then, if you have a safe / neutral name &#8211; okay, its safe, but you will miss out on the excitement of experimenting. And most importantly, miss out on “Customer Recall and Recognition”. I mean, how many of us consume “Bhag Bakri Chai” – Really?! It may be the best chai in this world, but!</p>
<p><strong>Where all to look: </strong></p>
<p>Experiment with words, look for palindromes, seek “sounds-like” words, look up mythology, history of various cultures and countries. Look into science, math – google, red quanta are a couple of examples. Look at founder names – adidas, konika. Look at nature, wildlife, etc. The options are plenty, it only needs some innovative thought &#038; a good sense of humor to arrive at a good name!</p>
<p>These are some of my personal experiences and tried tested methodology of arriving at a good name. Somehow, many a times its super instinctive too. So do not suppress your instinct. Happy Naming!</p>
<p>Interesting link to company names and how they originated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/en.wikipedia.org');">here</a>. So, what’s the story behind your company / product name?</p>
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		<title>What does it take to get started today?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, if you have an idea that you have been ruminating for a while now, then it just takes making up your mind to get started! That is the most important thing to get things rolling. As they say, the first step is the toughest but the largest.

Image Courtesy: Hurdles Start. by Robert Voors
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, if you have an idea that you have been ruminating for a while now, then it just takes making up your mind to get started! That is the most important thing to get things rolling. As they say, the first step is the toughest but the largest.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-284" title="HurdlesStart" src="http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HurdlesStart.jpg" alt="HurdlesStart" width="500" height="250" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image Courtesy: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_voors/774926895/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.flickr.com');" target="_blank">Hurdles Start</a>. by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_voors/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.flickr.com');" target="_blank">Robert Voors</a></em></p>
<p>In a day and age like today, there are far too many things that favor the prepared mind to get started and at low costs. Consider a few things:</p>
<ul>
<li>If yours’ is an internet venture, then your initial setup costs are almost zero
<ul>
<li>You can work from your bedroom (or anyplace you choose!)</li>
<li>You will incur basic internet costs</li>
<li>There is the cloud to host your website and park your data</li>
<li>There are very many productive tools online which offer you free + pay as you go options!</li>
<li>You can code as much as you want and achieve quite a bit &amp; rope in like-minded friends to help you by offering pizza and some equity</li>
<li>You put your product out onto the relevant social media channels and get those early adaptors to use your product and spread it via word of mouth, thus reducing your marketing budgets to almost Zero!</li>
<li>There is a buzz about entrepreneurship in India today and so there are quite a few bright youngsters exploring to get started or join a startup, so that’s an opportunity to chance upon</li>
<li>If your venture requires offline presence too, then:
<ul>
<li>Lookup how much of money you can afford to invest yourself in the venture (it is important to have your skin in the game)</li>
<li>You can ask the Friends, Family, Fools pool also for some investments to get started!</li>
<li>Do a backward calculation of what all can you achieve with the money you have and how you can optimize it</li>
<li>All of us have a “Grand” plan, but that needs to Start someplace, so think of a minimal viable product (MVP) to start with or if yours is a multi-location idea, think of starting at one location that you can achieve with the initial money you have</li>
<li>Today there are multiple variations of shared workplaces to get you started on your physical presence, some that offer just space, some that offer an end-to-end space, connectivity, housekeeping, et al.</li>
<li>In all cases think “BootStrap”</li>
<li>Think “Innovative ways of making your money work hard for you”</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>In the end, this post may list things that sound easy. But, you will know what it takes only if you stop thinking about doing and ‘get started’! Nothing is as easy as it sounds, but luck favors the prepared mind. So, what are you waiting for? Get Started Now!</p>
<p>This is the Blog Post i wrote for <a href="http://lpad.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/lpad.in');" target="_blank">L-Pad</a>, as a Guest Writer, see original <a href="http://lpad.in/entrepreneurship2010" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/lpad.in');" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>That “Good” Logo for my startup!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of us want that “best” Logo designed for our startup. That Logo, which will differentiate our brand from the clutter, something that will uniquely represent our USPs &#38; one that will aesthetically appeal to all sensibilities!

So, what is that Good Logo or what all should it have?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All of us want that “best” Logo designed for our startup. That Logo, which will differentiate our brand from the clutter, something that will uniquely represent our USPs &amp; one that will aesthetically appeal to all sensibilities!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-278 aligncenter" title="Logodesign" src="http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Logodesign.gif" alt="Logodesign" width="242" height="144" /></p>
<p><strong>So, what is that Good Logo or what all should it have?</strong></p>
<p><em>I’m not a researched authority on Logo Designs, but practical experience coupled with some practical design sense has me listing the following:</em></p>
<ul>
<li>A good logo should look memorable and describe something. This is very important as Logo is an integral part of any business / brand. It is important to get the philosophy of what the company stands for represented in the logo unit.</li>
<li>It should be memorable and be remembered even after the logo is out of one&#8217;s sight &#8211; what&#8217;s the point of not recognizing or recalling a brand after? (its a failed effort, if so)</li>
<li>For a new brand, logos should favor – Simplicity &amp; Directness Over Style &amp; Subtlety You know the KISS rule, right?</li>
<li>A logo should be effective without color (I mean black &amp; white). The true test of a good logo is that it conveys what it does even without color.</li>
<li>A logo that’s designed around a particular color is seldom a huge failure. Reminds me of the Nike &#8220;Swoosh&#8221; &#8211; I remember the thick strong swoosh &#8211; without Nike written anywhere around it and surprisingly without any color association.</li>
<li>Though, you can definitely use color to your advantage, but only over and above the main logo element (the main parts of the logo) &#8211; say, the Mcdonald Golden arch. Good designers usually design in black or grey and then add the color element to it</li>
<li>A logo should be scalable (ironically, the scalable term applys to logos too LOL). A logo should be such that it can be used in any shape, size, form, texture, context and it should convey the same meaning, should retain its effect and should have the capacity to replicate itself well.</li>
<li> In short, the details in the logo should as clear while its 10feet as it will when it’s an inch in size. Think various use cases of the logo in its lifetime from website to button buddies</li>
<li>A logo should be appropriate for the business it identifies. It should have a stand out effect over its competitors.</li>
<li>Using an element for a logo just because it needs to be there is a bad design &#8211; the element should make sense and should be in context.</li>
<li>Always use a simple, readable font for your logo – No fancy or remotely fancy font! A quick check on Logo’s of the most popular / big brands reveals that their font type is Solid &amp; Simple</li>
<li>Design of the logo should surround around “Readablity” of the brand / logo</li>
<li>We want to load our first logo with all possible decorations – emboss effect / drop shadow / gradient / etc – Keep Away from all that temptation! KISS rule, remember?</li>
<li>The most important aspect of any logo designing effort is that the end result should clearly break away from clutter and stand out screaming its identity.</li>
<li>It is NOT always necessary for you logo to have a tagline. Read my post on taglines <a href="http://nandini.madhouse.in/taglines-dead-redundant-or-relevant/"  target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>It is important for you to take ownership of the logo design. Outsourcing it to a designer is the thing to do, but it is important that you know what you want and convey the same to the designer. You can try and draft a short design specification document which will list out mainly, but not inclusive:</p>
<ul>
<li> Brief description of the product / service / business for which the logo is being generated</li>
<li>Purpose of the Logo</li>
<li>Mission / Philosophy of the design / company</li>
<li>Logo design concept &#8211; If you want to follow a particular style, if there is a story that the logo should convey, etc.</li>
<li>Colors</li>
<li>Any other important detail you may want the designer to remember</li>
</ul>
<p>The above will not only let you convey your thoughts to the designer, but will help the designer understand what is required and estimate efforts.</p>
<p>Once the initial version of the logo design is out, its is important that you quickly go around and take customer / general user feedback by way some random sampling.  This you can do by asking directed questions to your friends &amp; family, your team / employees, &amp;  some select customers of yours. You can even get feedback from some perfect strangers by walking into a cafe and asking people for their feedback. You can always thank them for their time by buying them coffee! <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Logo design is an iterative process and it changes with time. What is important to achieve is a clean design, easy to read and remember font &amp; a simple representation of the same &#8211; such a design can be everlastingly relevant.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a site that has listed logo design trends and some interesting tips:<br />
<a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&amp;ArticleID=680" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.logolounge.com');">http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?Archive=True&amp;ArticleID=680</a></p>
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		<title>Hiring for Startups: A few tips to note</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a recent discussion on MVP gang about a particular &#8220;wrong-hire&#8221; which prompted me to write this longish experience-based note. For more on the discussion Robin of ReachTax has a blog post off it here.


Do not sell or glorify your start-up to the candidate. Be matter of fact, undersell the growth opportunity to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There was a recent discussion on MVP gang about a particular &#8220;wrong-hire&#8221; which prompted me to write this longish experience-based note. For more on the discussion Robin of ReachTax has a blog post off it <a href="http://reachaccountant.com/blog/index.php?p=85" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/reachaccountant.com');" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<ol>
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<li>Do not sell or glorify your start-up to the candidate. Be matter of fact, undersell the growth opportunity to the candidate. It may sound a little crazy for a tip, but in my experience, initial employees for a start-up should join the team for the work the start-up does and believe in the concept and the founding team. Joining a start-up for its &#8220;The Thing To Do&#8221;; For a great salary package, to help their resumes&#8217; or to make their application to MBA look better are all not the right reasons from the start-up&#8217;s perspective.</li>
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<li>Be Candid and Straight Forward in explaining the Job Description. List out the various things that the person will have to do when hired. Be explicit in listing out obvious things. When I hired for Madhouse in the initial days &#8211; we had a small 600 Sq Ft Basement Office &#8211; and we insisted that we interview candidates at our little basement office and explained to them what they had to do. &#8220;The What&#8221; had everything from &#8211; Major Responsibilities, Back-up functions and other things one would do as being a part of the team. If i were hiring a customer care person, for example &#8211; his/ her core responsibility was to answer request calls, make intelligent movie recommendations, confirm order and send it out for processing. Their back-up functions were &#8211; Doing sales calls, packing DVDs. The other things expected were &#8211; opening of the office if they were the first ones to come, closing the office if they were the last to leave (We had a solid iron shutter at the entrance), helping in promotions &#8211; if necessary &#8211; which meant participating in roadshows and interacting with potential customers at Malls and Promo stalls. We explained most of these and gave them real life examples of things to display we mean what we say. If you have to multi-task and do anything that&#8217;s required for the start-up or for the benefit of the customer, we all do it &#8211; that message was conveyed strongly.</li>
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<li>We&#8217;d have written Job Descriptions. These JDs not only helped us get clarity on what was expected from the position we were hiring but most importantly, &#8220;set expectations right&#8221; at the candidates end. The JD would have main responsibilities and secondary responsibilities &#8211; listed as one line items. It would also have the main purpose of the position which were usually linked to key items like &#8211; customer acquisition and customer service.</li>
<li> Do a trial. In a start-up scenario, one wrong hire would cost us dearly. I&#8217;ve made a few wrong hiring decisions &#8211; this was not just a bad thing for my start-up, but was a bad  thing for the candidate too. There is no point trying to make the hire work to make it a good hire or convince yourself that its a good hire. Similarly, the candidate will be trying hard to ensure to himself and you that he&#8217;s a worthy candidate. This is a pain for the person as well as a loss for the start-up as each day does count and no point investing too much time in damage control or maintenance. As well invest that time in increasing value for customers and productively. And so, a trail period has always helped us. We infact follow it to this day @ MVP and &#8220;live-in&#8221; with companies before we official induct them as part of our portfolio. This trail period will help set expectations at both ends, get to know the candidate and him/her, the start-up culture better. So, at the end of the trial even if we have to let go of the candidate or the candidate chooses not to continue &#8211; it&#8217;s fair and not ugly. Only, ensure that the trial period test the candidates in various situations to find out how he performs. This helps evaluate not just his domain expertise and capability; but also his attitude, capacity to stretch &amp; passion toward the start-up.</li>
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<li>Another key aspect is to identify a wrong hire quickly and made a fast decision to let go! The longer you postpone a firing decision, the more painful it will get. Be logical and make a fast decision &#8211; all of us are humans and we learn out of our mistakes &#8211; so acknowledge it and rectify it. By making a fast firing decision -you not only do you and your start-up a favor, you will also be doing the candidate a favor! And ya, the first firing act will be the most painful <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>Once the person is in the team, treat them well, make them a part of the group and shower them with care, training and feedback helping him perform!</li>
<li>Finally, lead by example! If you expect someone to do an odd job that is typically not expected from that position outside of this startup &#8211; then, to make them comfortable and get on to doing it &#8211; the best motivation is to exhibit acts that display the founding team, CXOs doing similar things with ease. At Madhouse, Sameer and I sat on the worst possible seats giving the new ones to new hires. Soon we found that, team mates were happily sitting on a not so good chair, if they had to and do work without complaining! Their funda was, if Nandini and Sameer can we will too.</li>
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<p>Longish thoughts, but hope it helps. Of course, these are based on my startup experiences in India, where i have seen unprofessional behavior exhibited by some experienced, top management guys; as well as experienced amazing professional behavior displayed by entry-level candidates!</p>
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		<title>Breaking News: 1 year and MVP is still growing (&amp; strong!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little over a year ago, when Sameer &#38; I quit our jobs (again!) &#38; set out on our journey called Morpheus Venture Partners, I could hear whispers in the sidelines&#8230;. Some shouted out loud on our face (I love the sorts who are upfront!) Many of them supported us of this decision and thought [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A little over a year ago, when <a href="http://sameer.madhouse.in"  target="_blank">Sameer </a>&amp; I quit our jobs (again!) &amp; set out on our journey called <a href="http://www.morpheusventure.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Morpheus Venture Partners</a>, I could hear whispers in the sidelines&#8230;. Some shouted out loud on our face (I love the sorts who are upfront!) Many of them supported us of this decision and thought early stage eco-system in India badly needed something like this.  A few thought we were fraud &amp; just trying to take advantage of innocent entrepreneurs; some thought that there was not much value in what we were doing, a lot of them thought entrepreneurs need money not advice&#8230; and so on&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always done what i have strongly believed in &amp; so was the case with MVP. Not that we had the entire thing  planned out in our heads. We started with a loose model; something that could be of value to start-up entrepreneurs, we were open to learning, tweaking as we learned and executed. But our focus was and will continue to be to give the best and excel in what we do!</p>
<p>And now, one year later, we&#8217;ve just announced 10 start-ups as part of our Third Batch and expanded our team. <a href="http://morpheusventure.com/2009/08/press-release-announcing-our-new-batch-of-10-startups-a-new-partner/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Read Release Here</a> What does it mean to me, as a Partner and one of the founding members of MVP? A whole freakin&#8217;  lot!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.khaitan.org/blog/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.khaitan.org');" target="_blank">Indus </a>is a super cool dude, who has entrepreneurship in his blood. The match in attitude, wave length between the team is superb! <em>[Picture this - Indus lives in Bangalore, travels in the local bus, walks  some distances to get to a meeting and yet he has all the energy to deliver!]</em></p>
<p>Thanks to Ankit of Instablogs via whom met Indus &amp; engaged him as a pro-bono Subject Matter Expert for MVP companies. At MVP we had no plans or thoughts of expanding the team in any which way, partly because we ourselves operate like a frugal start-up &amp; partly also because we were unsure about the role of a new team member. But, the guy he is Indus &#8211; we just could not, not have him on board! <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Superb human being, great attitude, exceptional humility! With him on board MVP has grown stronger by bounds and leaps! Indus, Thank you! <img src='http://nandini.madhouse.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>We were 10 companies strong till June 2009 and the learning with them was immense. Each one of them &#8211; Ankit, Nandini, Sumit, Lalit, Sahil, Siva, Rajnish, Varun, Namit, Himanshu, Rakesh, Waqar, Riz, Jay, Sarab, Vaneet &amp; Ishu &#8211; are rockstars in their own right. Thinking big, executing fast, fearing not to fail, fighting and fighting through! Thanks guys for giving me an opportunity to associate with you. <em>(okay this does not mean you&#8217;ll not see anymore of me!)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://sp2hari.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/collage5.jpg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/sp2hari.com');"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://sp2hari.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/collage5.jpg" alt="" width="383" height="270" /></a>Collage Courtesy: <a href="http://sp2hari.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/sp2hari.com');" target="_blank">S P Hari </a></p>
<p>The Current Batch now has 10 companies and I personally believe each one of the founders is exceptional. They have a passion, they&#8217;ve dared to dream, they are focused.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adscoot.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.adscoot.com');" target="_blank">Adscoot</a>&#8217;s Suyash, stands for hours in the major junctions at mumbai to learn traffic patterns and measure footfalls!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.easysquarefeet.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.easysquarefeet.com');" target="_blank">EasySquareFeet</a>&#8217;s Ashu &amp; Snehesh are the most positive people i&#8217;ve seen! I can see their smiles through the phone when i talk to them (serious!)</p>
<p>Viv &amp; Hari of <a href="http://www.interviewstreet.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.interviewstreet.com');" target="_blank">InterviewStreet</a> are two rockstar techies who are consciously &amp; fast learning other skills to take their product to market. They have the passion &amp; drive to make things work!</p>
<p>Shashank &amp; Abhinav started on <a href="http://naabo.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/naabo.com');" target="_blank">Naabo </a>right out of college &#8211; the freshness in approach &amp; the passion they bring with them is infectious.</p>
<p>Arjun of Picsean is an engineer, but his passion towards photography is amazing! He&#8217;s a good friend &amp; i&#8217;ve seen his focus and smart work in his past ventures. His attitude to learn is commendable!</p>
<p>Robin of <a href="http://reachtax.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/reachtax.com');" target="_blank">ReachTax</a> is a star CA, but i love his humility and the motivational skill he has to make his entire team perform month after month!</p>
<p>Pankaj &amp; Gaurav quit their fancy paying jobs to work on <a href="http://retailvector.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/retailvector.com');" target="_blank">Retail Vector</a>. Focus, quick work and frugality of life is what they are committed towards as they scale this venture!</p>
<p>The first thing that stood out when i met Abheek first was such an young guy and such maturity &amp; humility. (Often age and humility dont go too well). This guy was 7 years old when he started putting Lego pieces into perfect ensemble &amp; several years later, he&#8217;s using them at <a href="http://www.robots-alive.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.robots-alive.com');" target="_blank">RobotsAlive</a>!</p>
<p>I loved their designs and the quality of tees &#8211; Rahul &amp; Mohit of <a href="http://www.scopial.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.scopial.com');" target="_blank">Scopial </a>have their focus completely on &#8220;Quality&#8221; &#8220;Design&#8221; &#8220;Niche&#8221;! They sell tees one could die for! Check a sample out <a href="http://www.scopial.com/fullcatalogview.php?designId=192&amp;gen=men" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.scopial.com');" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>I read about these guys in a print article &amp; the next time we were in Mumbai, we met Jayesh &amp; Karthik of <a href="http://www.vericar.in" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.vericar.in');" target="_blank">VeriCAR</a>. Two guys crazily passionate about automobiles &amp; trying to solve a problem i was once a victim of! I love their attitude and their approach to things. They love getting down to basics and doing things themselves.</p>
<p>I am already having a lot of fun interacting with the current batch and looking forward to more fun, chaos, fights, fails, wins &amp; whole lot of late nights!</p>
<p>Now, with all this happening &#8211; a whole lot of learning, association with the best of the lot, new challenges, lots of sense of humor &amp; innovation. I don&#8217;t really have the time to think if MVP is a success or failure. But what i do know and will continue to focus on is &#8220;work harder&#8221;, &#8220;create more value&#8221;, &#8220;excel and achieve mastery&#8221;. And for evaluations of where we stand &#8211; let that be for the skeptics to comment on, while i play on&#8230;.  &amp; spread the madness!</p>
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		<title>Xtreme Startups startup evening &#8212; Chandigarh edition &#8212; 11th July, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xtremestartups team is excited to invite you to another edition of Startup Evening in Chandigarh on 11th July, 2009
Please Note: Xtremestartups event happens on the Second Saturday of every month between 3pm and 6pm, block your calendars to meet fellow entrepreneurs and exchange notes of best practices of building businesses!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Xtremestartups team is excited to invite you to another edition of Startup Evening in Chandigarh on 11th July, 2009</p>
<p><em><strong>Please Note: Xtremestartups event happens on the Second Saturday of every month between 3pm and 6pm, block your calendars to meet fellow entrepreneurs and exchange notes of best practices of building businesses!</strong></em></p>
<p>&#8220;Start-up Morning/Evening&#8221; is organized under the Xtreme Startups banner. It is a non-profit initiative to support &amp; promote entrepreneurship.The events are organized with the support and help from a lot of friends in the startup community. Previous editions of the event have been held Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Pune. Read coverage <a href="http://sameer.madhouse.in/"  target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>This edition of Xtreme Startups is supported by <a href="http://www.chitkara.edu.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.chitkara.edu.in');" target="_blank">Chitkara University</a>, <a href="http://www.morpheusventure.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Morpheus Venture Partners</a> (MVP) and <a href="http://startupnews.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/startupnews.in');" target="_blank">Startupnews.in</a> <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Date / Time</span></strong><br />
11 July, 2009 (Saturday)<br />
15:00 &#8211; 18:00 hrs</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Speakers</strong></span> Start-up founders will share their experiences of starting a venture, sustaining it and taking it to the next level.   * S P  Rangi, Founder, Clarity Medicals<br />
* To be confirmed    <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">To get an invite Contact</span></strong> Nandini: +91 9779140169 / nandiniATmorpheusventureDOTcom, Shahnaz: +91 9779450735 / shahnaz.jerathATchitkara.edu.in</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Format</strong></span> * Event will be attended by 20+ start-up founders / entrepreneurs<br />
* The event brings together Startup Founders to share experiences and interact with other start-ups in an informal manner.  * Guests, like you, will typically be experienced entrepreneur / investor / a person from the start-up ecosystem.  * Participation is &#8220;invite only&#8221;, concentrated group of Startup Founders and others in the startup ecosystem. There is no fee for attending the event.<br />
* Refreshments will be provided at the event<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br />
What will you gain from the event?<br />
</strong></span>* Opportunity to interact with others in the startup ecosystem<br />
* Share and learn from each others experiences in running businesses<br />
* Potential to meet a business partner, investor, employee, etc.<br />
* Opportunity to build a strong startup community</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nominations:</strong></span></p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to NOMINATE a speaker or topic for the event, please do so by sending us a mail: nandiniATmorpheusventure.com OR shahnaz.jerathATchitkara.edu.in</p>
<p>See you on Saturday!</p>
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		<title>Xtreme Startups Bangalore June Event Announed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the success of its first Startup event in Bangalore, Xtreme Startups team is excited to invite you to the 2nd edition of  Startup Morning on 27th June, 2009 at IIMB  Campus. The videos of the previous edition can be viewed at Part I, Part II.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the success of its first <a href="http://www.startupnews.in/2009/05/xtreme-startups-event-success/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.startupnews.in');" target="_blank">Startup event</a> in Bangalore, Xtreme Startups team is excited to invite you to the 2nd edition of  <em>Startup Morning</em> on <em>27th June, 2009 at IIMB  Campus</em>. The videos of the previous edition can be viewed at <a href="http://blip.tv/file/2191355" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/blip.tv');" target="_blank">Part I</a>, <a href="http://blip.tv/file/2222658" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/blip.tv');" target="_blank">Part II.</a></p>
<p>&#8220;Start-up Morning/Evening&#8221; is organized under the Xtreme Startups banner. It is a non-profit initiative to support &amp; promote entrepreneurship. The events are organized with the support and help from a lot of friends in the startup community. Previous editions of the event have been held at Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Pune. Read coverage <a href="http://sameer.madhouse.in/"  target="_blank">here</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.startupnews.in/2009/06/2009/05/xtreme-startups-event-success/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.startupnews.in');">here.</a></p>
<p>This edition of Xtreme Startups is supported by <a href="http://www.nsrcel.org/home/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.nsrcel.org');" target="_blank">NSRCEL &#8211; IIMB</a>, <a href="http://morpheusventure.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Morpheus Venture Partners</a> (MVP) and <a href="http://startupnews.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/startupnews.in');" target="_blank">Startupnews.in</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Date &amp; Time</span></strong><br />
27 June, 2009 (Saturday)<br />
10:00 am &#8211; 01:00 pm</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Speakers</strong></span><br />
Three start-up founders will share their experiences of starting a venture, sustaining it and taking it to the next level. This edition&#8217;s speakers are:<br />
<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>1.  Jaya Jha, Founder, <a href="http://pothi.com/pothi/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/pothi.com');" target="_blank">Pothi.com</a></strong><br />
Jaya Jha along with Abhaya Agarwal started Pothi.com, a print-on-demand publishing solution for India for self-publishers catering to companies, individuals, NGOs, etc.</p>
<p><strong>2. Sitashwa Srivastava, Co-Founder, <a href="http://www.creadivity.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.creadivity.com');" target="_blank">Creadivity</a>.</strong><br />
Creadivity is an online marketplace for advertising &amp; marketing solutions in India. They have been part of the TIE-EAP program and were nominated for TATA-NEN&#8217;s hottest startup awards.</p>
<p>3. To be confirmed</p>
<p><strong>Audience:</strong> Start-up founders / entrepreneurs</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Format</span></strong></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Event will      be attended by 30-40 start-up founders / entrepreneurs</li>
<li>The event brings together Startup Founders to share experiences and interact with other start-ups in an informal manner</li>
<li>The other guests, like you, will typically be experienced entrepreneur / investor / a person from the start-up ecosystem</li>
<li>Participation      is &#8220;invite only&#8221;, concentrated group of Startup Founders and others in the      startup ecosystem</li>
<li>There      is no fee for attending the event</li>
<li>Refreshments      will be provided at the event</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What will you gain from the event?</strong></p>
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<li>Opportunity      to interact with others in the startup ecosystem</li>
<li>Share      and learn from each others experiences in running businesses</li>
<li>Potential      to meet a business partner, investor, employee, etc.</li>
<li>Opportunity      to build a strong startup community</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Invite Only: </strong>It&#8217;s an invite only event. In case you would like to attend write to <strong>indus AT morpheusventure</strong> DOT com OR <strong>info AT startupnews DOT in</strong>, with your full name and a brief introduction of your startup / venture.</p>
<p><strong>Speaker Nomination:</strong> In case you would like to nominate yourself or another startup as a speaker for the forthcoming events, do drop us a mail. We are also open to your ideas and suggestions.</p>
<p>See you on Saturday!</p>
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		<title>XtremeStartups Chandigarh: Startup evening on 20 June</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nandini</dc:creator>
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Xtreme Startups &#8211; a Non-Profit initiative to support / promote entrepreneurship is back again in Chandigarh with this months edition of Startup Evening.
Xtreme Startups is supported by Chitkara University, Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP) &#38; Startupnews.in
This month Xtreme Startups will be on: June 20, 2009 Saturday
Between: 15:00 &#8211; 18:00hrs
Audience: Startup founders and select students
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<p>Xtreme Startups &#8211; a Non-Profit initiative to support / promote entrepreneurship is back again in Chandigarh with this months edition of <strong>Startup Evening</strong>.</p>
<p>Xtreme Startups is supported by <strong><a href="http://www.chitkara.edu.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.chitkara.edu.in');" target="_blank">Chitkara University</a>, <a href="http://www.morpheusventure.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Morpheus Venture Partners </a>(MVP) &amp; <a href="http://www.startupnews.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.startupnews.in');" target="_blank">Startupnews.in</a></strong></p>
<p>This month Xtreme Startups will be on: <strong>June 20, 2009 Saturday</strong></p>
<p>Between: <strong>15:00 &#8211; 18:00hrs</strong></p>
<p>Audience: <strong>Startup founders and select students</strong></p>
<p>Discussion topic: <strong><em>Crossing the Chasm &#8211; how to scale the business once you have a few paid customers and initial traction. Everything from expanding the team, building products to raising funds and the challenges post that.</em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;<a href="http://blog.morpheusventure.com/2009/01/launching-start-up-evenings/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/blog.morpheusventure.com');" target="_blank">Start-up Morning/Evening</a>&#8221; events are organized with the support and help from a lot of friends in the startup community. Previous editions of the event have been held Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune.</p>
<p><em>If you want to bring XtremeStartups to your city / campus, do get in touch with us!</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Format</span></strong></p>
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<li>Event      will be attended by 20-25 founders of start-ups from Chandigarh-tricity      area and around 20-30 students</li>
<li>The      event brings together Startup Founders from the region to share      experiences and interact with other start-ups in an informal manner</li>
<li>The      other guests, like you, will typically be experienced entrepreneur /      investor / a person from the start-up ecosystem</li>
<li>Participation      is &#8220;invite only&#8221;, concentrated group of Startup Founders and      others in the startup ecosystem</li>
<li>There      is no fee for attending the event</li>
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<p><strong>What will you gain from the event?</strong></p>
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<li>Opportunity      to interact with others in the startup ecosystem</li>
<li>Share      and learn from each others experiences in running businesses</li>
<li>Potential      to meet a business partner, investor, employee, etc.</li>
<li>Opportunity      to build a strong startup community in the Chandigarh Tri-City region</li>
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<p><strong>Want to be a part of this event? </strong></p>
<p>Send a mail to nandiniATmorpheusventureDOTcom with a brief introduction about you and your venture.</p>
<p>Feel free to invite / bring along other entrepreneurs / startup founders you know.  Spread the word!</p>
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		<title>Startup Fair&#8217;09: Hire talent</title>
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The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC), IIT Roorkee is organising a Startup Fair&#8217;09, in association with CSI, NSIT Delhi, to facilitate Startups to recruit.
 Date:      Saturday, 25th April&#8217;09
Venue: Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi

The  Startup Fair will be a platform for established startups, looking  to expand their team, to hire interested talent from [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC), IIT Roorkee is organising a Startup Fair&#8217;09, in association with CSI, NSIT Delhi, to facilitate Startups to recruit.</p>
<p><strong> Date:      Saturday, 25th April&#8217;09<br />
Venue: Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi<br />
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The  Startup Fair will be a platform for established startups, looking  to expand their team, to hire interested talent from IIT Roorkee and NSIT Delhi as fresh recruits (final yr students) and internees (pre-final yr students).</p>
<p>An excellent opportunity for Startups to reach out to the active student community. 15 startups and 150 student candidates are expected to participate in the event.</p>
<p>Spread the word!</p>
<p>RSVP:<br />
Sudhir Manchanda<br />
Entrepreneurship Development Cell,<br />
IIT Roorkee<br />
startupfair@edciitr.com<br />
+91-9719451595</p>
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		<title>Interaction @ Chandigarh OCC : 17th April, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Chitkara University, one of the most popular educational institutes in the Punjab/ Chandigarh region, are initiating the First Open Cofee Club in Chandigarh.
The inauguration and and first OCC Chandigarh meetup is backed by Chitkara E-Cell (Entrepreneurial Development Cell).

Details below:
Date:       17 April, 2009
Time:      3pm to 5pm
Venue: Chitkara Corp Office, Plot No-11-12, Dainak Bhaskar Building, Sector-25D, Chandigarh

Sameer [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.chitkara.edu.in/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.chitkara.edu.in');" target="_blank">Chitkara University</a>, one of the most popular educational institutes in the Punjab/ Chandigarh region, are initiating the First <a href="http://opencoffee.ning.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/opencoffee.ning.com');" target="_blank">Open Cofee Club</a> in Chandigarh.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">The inauguration and and first OCC Chandigarh meetup is backed by Chitkara E-Cell (Entrepreneurial Development Cell).</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Details below:</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Date:       17 April, 2009</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Time:      3pm to 5pm</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Venue:<span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Chitkara Corp Office, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Plot No-11-12, Dainak</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Bhaskar Building</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">, Sector-25D, Chandigarh</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="http://sameer.madhouse.in"  target="_blank">Sameer</a> and I have been invited to interact with the OCC Chandigarh members.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">If you are around, come by. Lets meetup and share our experiences as startup entrepreneurs!</p>
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