Boom, boom, boom! We’re back people!!! Crazier than ever!
For those of you who missed the awesomeness last time in Mumbai in Dec – pls go through Shwaytaj’s incredible post which he blogged live – it will give you a fair idea what happens when 200 rodinhooders rock the house!!
So….. The Mumbai Open House is on March 28, 2015 (Saturday). Pls check out the venue details and RSVP HERE!!
(This is us in Mumbai in Dec 2014)
Thank you NSE for your continued support – you are the most generous Venue Partner!
Over the past 3-4 years, our Open Houses have evolved. Each Open House brings in new learnings and inspires us to keep tweaking the format! Our themes revolve around pillars such as,
#learning
#inspiring
#sharing
#networking
Our endeavor is that you take back something meaningful with you…
The Plan:
2:00 – 2:15 pm: Welcome by Alok + Intro of agenda by Shwaytaj
2:15 – 3:05pm: ‘Authorpreneurship’ with Ashwin Sanghi
3:05 – 4:00pm: ‘Inside the Mind of a VC’…. Panel Discussion with Arihant Patni, Rajan Mehra & Alok.
4:00 – 4:20pm: The Story of Storypick
4:20 – 5:10pm: Panel Discussion – ‘Entrepreneurship and New Media’ with Suresh Venkat & Arun Prabhudesai; moderated by Alok.
5:10 – 5:30 pm: Crowdfunding in India – Does it work?
5:30 – 6pm: Group Photo & AOY
6pm – 6:30pm: Networking over Tea & Snacks in the foyer
The Proposed Agenda (pls note: the timings are suggestive – so throw things at us if we don’t stick to it!!!)
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Welcome address by Alok (Founder) and presentation of Agenda by our anchor Shwaytaj
2:15 – 3:05 pm
Authorpreneurship: Decoding the Craft of Writing and Art of Marketing your Book with
Ashwin Sanghi
Acclaimed author Ashwin Sanghi needs no introduction at all. He is a New York Times bestselling author who is included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100. He will be taking us through some tips on How to Write & Engage; How to find a Publisher and Market your Book.
This is a presentation cum interactive session with the audience. So if you’re an Ashwin fan or ever thought of writing a book – YOU MUST ATTEND THIS SESSION!
3:05 – 4:00 pm
Inside the Mind of a VC: Panel Discussion with Arihant Patni, Rajan Mehra & Alok.
Managing Director at Hive Technologies
Arihant is an entrepreneur, financial advisor and venture capitalist with extensive experience in diverse areas such as IT services/infrastructure, business development/marketing and wealth management.
Co-founder & MD, Nirvana Venture Advisors
Rajan is Co-founder and Managing Director at Nirvana Venture Advisors. An MBA from the Darden Business School, USA, Rajan over 15 years of experience in the consumer internet. Before co-founding Nirvana, he was a venture partner at Clearstone Venture Advisors, the India Advisory of Clearstone Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, Ca. Prior to Clearstone, Rajan was Country Head for eBay in India and a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Team of eBay.
4:00 – 4:20 pm
The Story of Storypick – the go-to destination for viral shortform Indian content
Tonmoy Goswami the co-founder of Storypick – , will share the journey of how in less than 1.5 years Storypick has scaled and changed the way we consume content.
Tonmoy is an artist turned engineer turned digital storyletter who believes in brevity. He has been a Rodinhooder for a long time, but will be sharing how Storypick happened for the first time!
4:20 – 5:10 pm
Panel Discussion – ‘Entrepreneurship and New Media’ with Suresh Venkat & Arun Prabhudesai and moderated by Alok.
Independent Media Consultant & Anchor
Previously, Suresh was Technology Editor with CNBC TV18, India’s preeminent business news network. Suresh’s editorial expertise lies in the domains of Technology, Innovation, Green Businesses and Social Enterprise.
With over 15 years of media experience, Suresh was with CNBC TV18 for eight years. Prior to this, he was programme director and radio jockey at RadioCity 91.1 FM, Bangalore and a producer with Channel [V]
Founder Trak.in, My Open Courses
Worked in IT Industry with top MNCs for over 10 years in US and UK and returned back to India to fulfill his desire to startup on his own.
After mixed success with his 2 startups, he is now looking at making Trak.in one of the most visited Tech news and opinion sites in India.
Topics will include:
Content creation and consumption
The ability to influence and bring about change through new media
How to make money when everything is free?!
How can startups leverage this new media?
5:10 – 5:30 pm
Crowdfunding in India – Does it work?
Two Rodinhooders share their experience with Crowdfunding. The Hits, misses & learnings; The Do’s & Don’ts.
Hemanshu Jain of Diabeto: Diabeto is a hardware device which wirelessly transmits blood glucose readings from a glucometer into a smartphone. Hemanshu & his team achieved their crowdfunding goal in the first week itself!!
Rishi Kartik of Bombay Cab Sessions: Hear it from the dude who has revolutionized the way musicians showcase their talent by playing in the backseat of a CAB!
5:30 – 6:00 pm
The Customary Group Photo & AOY!
Mingle, mingle, mingle! Click, click, click!!
Distribution of 100 free copies of the Autobiography of Yogi by Alok. This is a world record attempt!
6pm – 6:30pm
Networking over Tea & Snacks in the foyer!
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Pls carry any photo ID for security purposes at the NSE entrance.
If you are a tee winner – PLS WEAR YOUR RODINHOOD TEE!!
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Special thanks to our Venue Partner: The National Stock Exchange!!
NSE has launched innovative platforms for SMEs. – “EMERGE”, where SME company can raise capital and list themselves and “EMERGE-ITP”, where Start-Ups and young companies can get listed without IPO. These platforms play an important role in converging the start-up ecosystem and channelizing risk capital to growing companies.
To know more about the platform, visit www.nseindia.com/emerge or write to emerge@nse.co.in“
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A big shout out to Dhinkchak Mumbai – our Digital Partner!
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