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Aadhaar Laying foundations for Budding Entrepreneurs

2nd April 2009 i.e Thursday An exclusive opportunity to interact with young serial Entrepreneurs who have a portfolio of more than 10 successful companies.   In  our  continuous  effort  to  work  towards  our  vision  at  Nirmaan  ‐  Center  of  Excellence  for  Entrepreneurship  Development  (COE‐ED)  to  foster  &  nurture  Entrepreneurship  among  our  students,  we  have  invited  two  Serial  Entrepreneurs  from  Morpheus Venture Partners to do a talk show on Entrepreneurship and to conduct a workshop on writing Business plan  (B‐Plan).   The experts will also have an Informal one‐to‐one interaction with passionate future entrepreneurs whose ventures are in  idea stage (not started, but want to really start) or 1‐12 months into the operation. The goal of the exercise will be to discuss  your idea together and suggest the ways and means to launch it. They would also introduce you to relevant people in their  network who can add value ‐ potential partners, experienced people in similar domain, potential investors etc. 

  Highlights of the Programme:     • Guiding students on preparing Business Plans (B‐Plan).   • Detailed one to one discussion on students’ Entrepreneurial Ideas which have the potential of an early  launch.   • Introducing shortlisted students to potential partners and investors   About TiE: TiE’s mission is to nurture and facilitate entrepreneurship. While TiE started with the IndUS community in mind, it is an inclusive entity that welcomes persons from all walks of life. Today, TiE has become a powerful network of word wide influence and is growing at a breathtaking pace. TiE Members are entrepreneurs and professionals numbering over 12000 members in 53 chapters worldwide. While TiE Chandigarh is part of an international network of entrepreneurs and support services, it has a distinct character resulting from the business culture of the region. This culture focuses on innovation, as well as inclusiveness, and characterizes the Chandigarh economic development scene  About MVP:  

Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP)  runs a business advisory and mentoring programme for startups. MVP currently has  portfolio  of  more  than  10  companies.  Some  of  the  companies  are:  Instablogs,  Commonfloor,  Lifemojo,  Fachak,  Crederity,  Deskaway, Sutra etc.  Sameer Guglani and Nandini Hirianniah are the founding partners at MVP (Morpheus Venture Partners). Both of them  started  their  first  venture  Madhouse  Media  in  2004.  Madhouse  was  one  of  the  first  organized  movie  rentals  players.  They  successfully exited the venture with the acquisition by Seventymm in July 2007. 

  About Nirmaan:  Nirmaan  ‐  Center  of  Excellence  for  Entrepreneurship  Development  (COE‐ED)  was  founded  by  a  group  of  “students  turned  successful  entrepreneurs”,  corporate  executives  and  faculty  members  with  roots  in  the  Lovely  Professional  University.  Nirmaan's  mission  is  to  foster  entrepreneurship  among  its  students  through  mentoring,  networking,  and  education;  dedicated  to  the  virtuous  cycle  of  wealth  creation  and  giving  back  to  the  community.  Nirmaan's  focus  is  on  generating,  developing and transforming entrepreneurial dreams into reality.   .

Event Details: Date/Day

2nd April 2009/ Thursday

Time

9:00 AM onwards

Venue

Sh. Baldev Raj Auditorium, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.

The registration is On the Spot and there is no Registration Fee. For detailed programme, please read the attached programme details or visit http://nirmaan.wetpaint.com In case you have any query or concern, you may contact the volunteers on the under mentioned numbers.

We look forward to active participation from all the wannabe Entrepreneurs. Regards Volunteers – Nirmaan M: +91.97809.50154 T: +91.1824.501230 E: [email protected] W: www.Lpu.in

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Aadhaar Laying foundations for Budding Entrepreneurs

2nd April 2009 i.e Thursday Brief Agenda Time

Agenda

Duration

9:00 AM

Registrations

1 hour

9:30 AM

Orientation Session

30-45 minutes

10:15 AM

Welcome Of Mentors

15 Minutes

10:30 AM

Talk show on Entrepreneurship

60-70 Minutes

11:45 AM

How to Write/Present a Business Plan

50-60 minutes

12:45 PM

Q&A

30 minutes

01:15 PM

Lunch

45 Minutes

02:00 PM

Startup roadies (One to one discussion on 2 hours or more individual Business Plans of students) Detailed Agenda

Part 1: Talk on Entrepreneurship Topic: How to start a venture? •

Format: Interactive Session o 30 Minutes talk with a simple PowerPoint presentation o 30-45 minutes of interactive Q&A

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Objective: Help the students get started on their entrepreneurial journeys and answer some common questions o Why should I become an entrepreneur o Do I have the right qualities of a startup founder o Is my idea good o How do I get the right team o How do I raise money o How do I get customers

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and many more questions, that a startup founder faces •

Share examples of other Successful Entrepreneurs.

Part 2: Workshop on writing Business Plan Creating Business Presentations and pitching your venture to people is an essential part of a startup founder’s job. The audience can be angel investors, VCs, potential partners, potential employees, potential acquirers, bar-campers, OCC guys etc. The speakers has worked through quite a lot of presentations, has worked on a number of presentation / pitches with start-up founders and of course did more than 30 versions of the business presentation and 80+ pitches for madhouse. Their experience would be your advantage. Part 3: Startup Roadies Programme They absolutely love to meet passionate future entrepreneurs whose ventures are in idea stage (not started, but want to really start) or 1-12 months into the operation. The interaction will be completely informal. Formal dresses are not a must; we want to see you as your natural self, no need to bring any presentations or any financial projections. Just come have a chat with us. Get a demo if possible; get all members of your founding team. Just ensure that you arrive on time The goal of the exercise is to together discuss your idea, figure the best way to launch it in a small way, so that you can get started. Let’s explore solutions to some of the “tough issues” you are dealing with. We could do that by offering advice and potential solutions based on our experience. They would also love to introduce you to relevant folks in their network who can add value - potential partners, experienced people in similar domain, potential investors etc. At their end they are just excited to get an opportunity to meet you and learn from your experience and ideas. Each session will be conducted in the below mentioned structure • • • • • •

Where are we? (Get on the same page; understand the current status of the venture / idea) Team introduction Understanding your idea, market size, the problem you are solving, how is your product/service different from current available solutions Figure out the current status of the venture - in development, alpha, beta, launched How much money is available to the team Where do we want to go? (what are we looking to accomplish in the coming future)

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Discuss, debate and get clarity on the goals & milestones for ¾ Short term: 3 months ¾ Medium term: 1 year ¾ Long term: 3-5 years

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How do we get there? (the most critical part where we together come up with the clear and measurable steps which will be taken to achieve the goals/milestones) Given the current status and various goals, what is the best strategy to get there How to proceed with execution Best way to raise funding Who are the folks to partner with Make a list of action items out of the interaction

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For further details on the above agenda and other resources pertaining to Entrepreneurship, please visit: • http://nirmaan.wetpaint.com • http://sameer.madhouse.in • http://nandini.madhouse.in • www.morpheusventure.com Regards Volunteers – Nirmaan M: +91.97809.50154 T: +91.1824.501230 E: [email protected] W: www.Lpu.in

Event Supported by:

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