Camp # 6 / @ IIIT or Microsoft (TBD), Hyderabad. Mar 8th
Announcing: Hyderabad BarCamp6- a PRODUCTS BARCAMP
In conjunction with Hysea, TiE and IIIT-H. March 8, 2008.
Watch this space for details.
The fifth BarCamp at Hyderabad ended up tremendous! IN keeping with the products and startups spirit, we had asked Hysea (Hyderabad Software companies' association) to talk about their push for IP and products. Suheim Sheikh, Founder of SDG (now part of 3i-infotech), who now heads the Products Initiative at Hysea, came and spoke briefly on Hysea and the Products' push. This was followed by a talk from Prasad Y (Co-founder of Teleonto), also active in startup circles in hyderabad, to share his ecperiences starting up Teleonto.
Carried by the momentum, in a sidebar discussion, right there the next barcamp took shape! We decided to conduct a "Products Barcamp"! In conjunction with Hysea & TiE. In the BarCamps most of the active participation is among technology enthusiasts or startups/aspiring-startups. There is a clear emphasis on technology startup ideas. Given this, Suheim suggested if we can build on this and have a barcamp focused just on Products and Startups- a ‘Product Barcamp’. The idea is to continue on from the Product Awards’ nominations.
- Have two parts in the event- Demos and a Seminar.
- Get all the 32 nominations to demo their products. Publicize the event and enlist get some more demos.
- Have a specific showcase of successful products from Hyderabad.
- CEO Speak- where we have successful Product entrepreneurs/leaders from Hyderabad sharing their experiences and views on specific facets of startups.
- End with eco-system presentations- VCs, Hysea, TiE, IIIT/ISB, hardware vendors and others that have some support system/offerings for startups.
On the whole a comprehensive event that will both highlight the products and successes from Hyderabad (important for someone deciding to venture in) and also talk about the eco-system available. I got informal intimation from Microsoft that Srini can also come and share some views. We can have few more talks from other MNC product dev orgs and established local product companies (Pramati, SDG, Zustek, FourSoft, Yasu).
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Theme: Product Barcamp- Hyderabad Software Products Showcase
Showcase producs from Hyderabad, demo recent new products/startups, established products from Hyderabad, successful entrepreneurs sharing perspective, discuss the eco-system and support network available
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On March 15th, 2008 tentatively.
Target: Product companies, Startups, Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Objective: To highlight the strong product traction, successes, opportunities and eco-system available. Publicize this and encourage active Product Entrepreneurship among students and professionals.
Venue
TBD
Most probably either in IIIT Hyderabad / Microsoft.
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| 10:00am | Kickoff | | | 10:05pm | Hysea awards/ demos | | | 11:40pm | Showcase (successes from Hyderabad) Demos | | | 12:40pm | Entrepreneurs speak | | | 2:00pm | The startup Eco-system in Hyderabad | | | 2:05PM | lunch | |
The specific talks in each session will be finalised over the next few weeks. If you are interested in demoingor sharing a perspective, please contact the planning team or Hysea.
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Key outcomes we are hoping for
- Showcase products and successes from Hyderabad- to communicate unambiguously that there is a lot of product development and innovation work happening here. Both in startup modes as well as independent product work at offshore centers for MNC product companies.
- Create and publish a Hyderabad-Product-registry- a list of product companies and products they build.
- Specifically promote student startups (attached PPT has ideas)
- Create an Innovation lab- for student startups and research centric products
- Highlight that there is a clear eco-system and support network available. Publicize very clearly. (Any new startup should get the confidence from proven past successes, and also be well aware of the support system and contacts).
Tentative program:
In two parts. First one for startups/technologists, and second a seminar with invited speakers and guests.
Part 1: Demos
In two tracks…
Tech products
Portals/Services
2:00pm
Hysea awards- nominated/ shortlisted products
Hysea awards- portals
Research successes from IIIT
2. Product Showcase
5:00pm
Showcase/ Demos by Hysea awardees (5)
Winners from past 5 years. Brief intro & demo.
5:30pm
Showcase/ Demo of Successful products (5)
SDG, Zustek, Pramati, Cordys, 4S, Progress, Msft, Infor, Yasu, ...
6:00pm
Four CEOs/Country Heads sharing views on building products/startups
Explore: Srini (MS)- setting up product dev; Pramati- on bootstrap funding; SDG-Product mix; Zustek- sales infra Cordys/Progress- offshore challenges;;..
7:00pm
2 VCs, Sun, IIIT
VCs- discuss options, TiE- support provided, IIIT-encouraging students, Sun- h/w support,…
7:40
Keynote
On the serious opportunity that products offer.
8:00
Concluding remarks/Hysea
Bringing it all together
8:10
Announce Hysea Product Registry
Compile the initial set. Simplify getting new cos
8:10
Dinner
Press interactions
Press must be invited. And highlight the product opportunities, present traction and Hysea’s plans
