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This September, Headstart Kochi is completing 4 years in Kochi as an ecosystem facilitator. In lieu of this, we are planning to conduct a special annual event titled Startup Saturday Kochi - Annual Conclave 2016 on 3rd September, 2016. This special event is curated with featured talks, panel discussions, a workshop & Annual startup awards.

 

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The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
- Steve Jobs

Are you an emerging Startup with an amazing idea? Are you an established startup that has been growing year or year? Or maybe you’re a serial entrepreneur creating ventures out of thin air?

If you think your Startup idea is crazy enough to make an impact, then the Headstart Startup Awards 2016 are for you. We’re here to recognize your achievements, provide a platform to showcase your innovation and offer you support from our network.

 

We will be selecting the Top 5 Most Promising Startups from Kerala as the winners.

What are we looking for in the Top 5 Startups:

1. How is your idea influencing the society or making an impact in your target segment.

2. The financial viability of your startup being a success

3. The growth you have achieved within your operational time and space.

 

Rules, Regulations & More

1. Applying startups/entrepreneurs must have a registered/operational entity based out of Kerala

2. Startups must have been in operation for at least one year and should not have exceeded five years.

3. Nominations start on 17th August and end on 28th August. All nominations are to be submitted within that time frame.

4. The winners will be informed on the 30th of August, 2016 to be present at the event day to collect their awards.

Apply for the Headstart Startup Awards 2016.

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The only source of knowledge is experience. 

- Albert Einstein 

The best way to learn is to learn from the experiences of the best. We have amazing speakers from within and outside Kerala who will share their perspective on founding and running a startup, the challenges they have overcomed and the keys to success in an unpredictable envrionment. 

Inaugural Address: K Muhammed Y Safirulla IAS, District Collector, Ernakulam

The new collector of Ernakulam, K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla, a 2010 batch IAS officer from Tamil Nadu, was director of Kerala State IT Mission, Deputy Secretary of IT Department and Project Director of E- Health Kerala. He will set the tone of the Conclave with his inaugural address and his thoughts on establishing Kochi as a more prominent Startup Hub. 

 

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Speaker Session: "From Nearly Closing to a $3 million turnover Company" 

                             Varun Chandran, Founder Corporate 360.

Varun Chandran is a home-brewed success story. Starting from scratch, and without the help of any external funding, he was able to create a business worth millions, In his keynote address, Varun will share secrets on how entrpreneurs need to build teams, the values you need to focus on for business grwoth and the importance of worklife balance.

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Fire-side Chat: "When Tinder met Shaadi.com" hosted by Sijo Kuruvila George

                         with Able Joseph, CoFounder - Aisle.co.

A Kochi-Bred-Entrepreneur, who now runs his startup at Bangalore will share with us his experiences and thoughts of starting up, finding solutions for the Modern India and most importantly about dating. 

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Small minds discuss people; average minds discuss events; great minds discuss ideas.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Panel Discussions are like prisms of knowledge; they reflect ideas from differnt points of view. We have a ensemble of entreprenuers, acadmeics, industry veterans, and professionals to provide their valuable inputs on the various aspects of the startup industry.

Panel Discussion 01: Importance of Ecosystem for Startups

The Startups in todays world do not become a successful one just by an idea or product. Its always the ecosystem that helps the startup to become a cash rich business through proper guidance, mentoring, connections and more. This panel we try to explore the importance of the ecosystem player such as media, government agencies, entreprenurship groups and peer support. 

Moderator: TBA
Panelist 1: Rajesh Nair, President - TiE Kerala & Head of E&Y Kochi
Panelist 2: Jofin Joseph, COO - Profoundis
Panelist 3: Robin Alex Panicker, MD - Antzcamp
Panelist 4: TBA

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Panel Discussion 02: Starting and Running a Startup

Moderator: Amit Singh, Co-Founder - Headstart Network Foundation
Panelist 1: TBA
Panelist 2: TBA
Panelist 3: Antony Thomas, CIO - GE
Panelist 4: Anoop Thomas Mathew, CTO - Profoundis

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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. 

- Benjamin Franklin

If you're having difficulty in the taking the first steps towards becoming an entrpreneur than, the Lean Startup Machine and their hand-on, intensive workshops might just be the answer.

Workshop: Lean Startup 101
Rohit Veerajappa, Co-Founder - WowLabz; Facilitator - Lean Startup Machine (LSM)

Lean Startup 101 will equip you with the basics of creating prodcuts that customers want in the most cost effective manner.