Bengaluru, August 7, 2016
IIM Bangalore’s 9th Edition of the National Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius, continued in full steam as the festival continued to unravel events of the highest caliber, with eminent personalities coming over and sharing their business experiences that left an indelible impact on the startup community and overall business ecosystem in India and beyond.
As the sun set on Day 1, the renowned theatre veteran, lyricist, singer and movie actor Piyush Mishra had the audience saying, "encore". The key speaker for the day was Padma Shri Awardee Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, one of the founding members of the hugely successful Aravind Eye Care System. He is currently its Chairman Emeritus. He spoke in detail about the Aravind Eye Care model and its operations while emphasizing that every entrepreneur should look at his/her idea from a social angle as well. He declared that any idea could be suitably tailored to serve the base of the pyramid if only entrepreneurs believed in themselves and made it work.
Bzzwings witnessed more than 120 budding ventures from a variety of domains including medical research to platform-based mentorship pitching their B-plans at NSRCEL, IIMB’s open incubation center. Veena Avadhanam, NextGen; Saumil Majumdar, Edusports; Denny Kurien, Keiretsu Bengaluru and Radha Kizhanattam, Unitus Seed Fund were part of the jury. The top 6 teams will be given workshops and training sessions for over a month to fine-tune their idea before they face each other again to win the coveted Bzzwings title.
‘The Other Incentive’, the event based on social entrepreneurship, saw a full house. The jury included well known mentor Nagaraja Prakasam from NSRCEL, Vijay Ivaturi from Crayon Data, Varun Bhalla from Khosla Impact and Ullas Marar from Villgro They sifted through business models that not only made ambitious promises but also demonstrated adequate ability to deliver. Demitasse Energy, with Vijay Prateik and Disha Sharat, clinched the enviable title of winners of the event. Their idea was based on an engine that works on the Rankine cycle, aimed at providing clean water.
B Founders, a panel discussion consisting of entrepreneurs and investors from a wide range of functional areas. discussed on what it takes to conceive, nurture and pitch ideas. The panel comprised several IIMB alumni in the startup space including Parag Dhol, MD, Inventus Capital Partners; Abhishek Humbad, Co-Founder, NextGen and Musthafa PC, CEO, iD Fresh Food.
Game of clicks, a digital marketing event witnessed the six finalists battling for the ultimate marketer title. Teams were to develop and implement a digital marketing strategy for an assigned startup and report live results. The event was judged by Sejal Poladia who comes with more than 12 years of experience in Digital and Traditional Marketing. Team SLR from IIMB came first, and Team ASK US, also from IIMB. stood second.
As Eximius draws to a close, it leaves behind a successful and deep imprint on the entire student community, on the need for blending business knowledge with entrepreneurship to create massive social impact for the nation and beyond.
Click here for report on Day 1 Eximius
Bengaluru, August 7, 2016
IIM Bangalore’s 9th Edition of the National Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius, continued in full steam as the festival continued to unravel events of the highest caliber, with eminent personalities coming over and sharing their business experiences that left an indelible impact on the startup community and overall business ecosystem in India and beyond.
As the sun set on Day 1, the renowned theatre veteran, lyricist, singer and movie actor Piyush Mishra had the audience saying, "encore". The key speaker for the day was Padma Shri Awardee Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, one of the founding members of the hugely successful Aravind Eye Care System. He is currently its Chairman Emeritus. He spoke in detail about the Aravind Eye Care model and its operations while emphasizing that every entrepreneur should look at his/her idea from a social angle as well. He declared that any idea could be suitably tailored to serve the base of the pyramid if only entrepreneurs believed in themselves and made it work.
Bzzwings witnessed more than 120 budding ventures from a variety of domains including medical research to platform-based mentorship pitching their B-plans at NSRCEL, IIMB’s open incubation center. Veena Avadhanam, NextGen; Saumil Majumdar, Edusports; Denny Kurien, Keiretsu Bengaluru and Radha Kizhanattam, Unitus Seed Fund were part of the jury. The top 6 teams will be given workshops and training sessions for over a month to fine-tune their idea before they face each other again to win the coveted Bzzwings title.
‘The Other Incentive’, the event based on social entrepreneurship, saw a full house. The jury included well known mentor Nagaraja Prakasam from NSRCEL, Vijay Ivaturi from Crayon Data, Varun Bhalla from Khosla Impact and Ullas Marar from Villgro They sifted through business models that not only made ambitious promises but also demonstrated adequate ability to deliver. Demitasse Energy, with Vijay Prateik and Disha Sharat, clinched the enviable title of winners of the event. Their idea was based on an engine that works on the Rankine cycle, aimed at providing clean water.
B Founders, a panel discussion consisting of entrepreneurs and investors from a wide range of functional areas. discussed on what it takes to conceive, nurture and pitch ideas. The panel comprised several IIMB alumni in the startup space including Parag Dhol, MD, Inventus Capital Partners; Abhishek Humbad, Co-Founder, NextGen and Musthafa PC, CEO, iD Fresh Food.
Game of clicks, a digital marketing event witnessed the six finalists battling for the ultimate marketer title. Teams were to develop and implement a digital marketing strategy for an assigned startup and report live results. The event was judged by Sejal Poladia who comes with more than 12 years of experience in Digital and Traditional Marketing. Team SLR from IIMB came first, and Team ASK US, also from IIMB. stood second.
As Eximius draws to a close, it leaves behind a successful and deep imprint on the entire student community, on the need for blending business knowledge with entrepreneurship to create massive social impact for the nation and beyond.
Click here for report on Day 1 Eximius