The “Psychic Benefits” of Nonprofit Work Are Overrated
(www.blogs.harvardbusiness.org)
People often say that those who work for nonprofits should work for less because of the psychic benefits of being able to make a difference, work with the poor, and so on. The notion is a red herring. And that’s putting it kindly.
Do these people really believe that no one makes a difference in the [...]
First meeting of The Entrepreneurship Garage
Garage Forum 1 , 3rd September
Introduction:
Twishmay Shankar, Web Manager, The Entrepreneurship Cell
- E Garage is a joint initiative by E Cell, SOM and SINE
- E Garage to be carried out through two platforms: meetings (fortnightly) and the online activities: Google group and the blog.
- Goals of E Garage: to offer mentoring, networking opportunities to members. Also guidance [...]
The Entrepreneurship Garage
The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay launched the initiative The Entrepreneurship Garage in collaboration with SJMSOM and SINE. The vision behind the initiative is to bring those people who are motivated and enthusiastic about starting up, from all over IIT Bombay on a common platform. This will promote quality discussions among like minded people who have an inclination [...]
Full StoryEureka! Launch 2009
www.eureka.ecell.in
Eureka! - Asia’s largest Business Plan Competition, was launched on 1st September, 2009 at the F.C.Kohli auditorium in the Kresit building.
The session was started off by giving a brief description of what Eureka! is. Eureka! is a journey comprising of 3 major milestones: Idea validation, Consolidation of ideas (comprising of mentoring sessions and all [...]
Where Do Venture Capitalists Find Their Companies?
via VCCircle feeds
To-be-entrepreneurs often wonder how to get noticed by venture capitalists and where exactly do VCs look for their investment companies. So here’s an attempt to answer some of those doubts…
VCs get their deal flow from the following sources (in no particular order):
1. Personal Networks;
2. Repeat Entrepreneurs;
3. Other VCs;
4. Email / Blog / [...]
Entrepreneurship… Really?
Many individuals at some point of time, have definitely coveted the riches, comforts and respect being enjoyed by entrepreneurs. They want each of those things and more for themselves. Tell them to go down the path of entrepreneurship and the one question that they have is “Is it my cup of tea?”. The word itself [...]
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What is Eureka! ?
Eureka! is the biggest Business Plan Competition in India and one of the Top Five in the Asia-Oceanic region in terms of participation, prizes and resources. It is intended as a platform to encourage youth from across the globe to flesh out their ideas in business terms and form global enterprises [...]
Evaluating Your Business Ideas
via chrisbrogan.com by chrisbrogan on 8/26/09
I hear from people often who want to go into business for themselves. Sometimes, they are launching a startup around software. Other times, they seek to consult. Many times, I am asked how someone makes money “doing” social media. If you want, I’ll share a simple way to evaluate your [...]
Stand Out, Get Noticed!
Inevitably, entrepreneurs compete for business alongside others offering the same or similar services. Some sectors of business are very crowded making it difficult to make inroads, particularly for those establishing a new business.
So, what can one do to create some stand-out? How does one get noticed when surrounded by competitors?
Let’s start by looking a little [...]
Entrepreneurs Can Change The World
Check out this video. We used it in our freshmen orientation. It is one of the most inspirational flash videos I have ever seen!
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