Hello Guys:
By the way, I have been talking to some folks about putting together an event,
somewhat similar to DEMO [www.demo.com], where we can get some fascinating
ideas together on stage with working prototypes and pre-releases, bring the
public there, and invite the VC circles there. The demo of the technology ,
depending on how well it resonates with the audience will give the VC a good
perspective on how relevant the product is, and how well the team is capable of
conveying their story - which might drive the VCs to invest int hem -, and it
will help the small companies which are struggling to get some exposure.
With a lot of VCs here in India, and news about over-investments all over the
place, and sadly all the good companies getting too few notice, it might be
something worthwhile.
Chennai could use an event like this, since the whole technology space really
does need a boost. If it does pick up, it has potential to spawn, just like
barcamp or whatever. It cant be an unconference, as there has to be a set of
entrepreneurs and VCs (I am sure TIE will be happy to be part of it) to screen
the technologies, and make sure that the pitches are compelling enough and help
them brush up, but it could be fun neverthless.
Your thoughts?
Vijay
PS: Both the unconferences, Blogcamp and Barcamp have been organized by the
same team, and there is a fair bit of initial interest with this as well. If
you know of any companies based in Chennai, in and around India, keep them
posted.
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