Events
E Sparks 2011 Through Images
It was interesting live tweeting the ESparks 2011, India’s first E-Commerce showcase at Bangalore. Here are some interesting images from E Sparks 2011
The Venue, Participants and Startups showcased
Now some interesting scenes: If Steve Jobs was alive!! TwoMangoes.com
E Sparks 2011 : Partners
Here is the list of Partners of E Sparks 2011
Sequoia Capital in India has invested in more than fifty companies during the past decade catering to the founders, families and management who have selected us as their business partners. With offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi, Sequoia Capital has a mixture of local experience and global ties. Sequoia Capital invests between $10M-$50M in companies addressing the consumer services, energy, financial services, healthcare services, internet, mobile, outsourcing services and technology markets. http://www.sequoiacap.com/india
The Windows Azure Platform is a Microsoft cloud platform used to build, host and scale web applications through Microsoft data centers. Windows Azure Platform is classified as platform as a service and forms part of Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy, along with their software as a service offering and Microsoft Online Services.
One97 Communication is a pioneer in mobile internet services for consumers in India. It has the widest and largest deployment of telecom application cloud platform. Thriving on innovation, One97 delivers mobile content, advertising and commerce services to millions of mobile consumers. One97 also invests in early stage mobile companies out of its initiative One97 Mobility Fund (OMF). The vision of One97 Mobility Fund (OMF) is to provide meaningful access for mobile-eco-system entrepreneurs capital, mentorship, industry relationships besides significant industry experience and wisdom.http://www.one97.com
Reasoning Global eApplications Ltd. is the unparalleled player in the space of Digital commerce in India. We focus on developing software solutions that enable retailers to leverage the immense capabilities of Internet and Mobile platforms as powerful customer acquisition, connection and marketing channels. Our matchless, easy-to-mange, multi-channel digital commerce platformMartJack empowers renowned Indian retailers. We do not believe in one-size-fits-all solutions, and understand that each business is unique and hence we made MartJack suitable for different scales of retail operations. Furthermore, we take pleasure in making retailers’ businesses strong through MartJack Exchange, a revolutionary key that gives access to a large customer base beyond their reach. The Statistics that stand by us: 200+ years of aggregated retail experience across the team, 3000+ online stores on MartJack, and 50+ partners. http://www.martjack.com/
txtWeb is a global platform empowering anyone with a mobile phone to discover and consume content/services through SMS applications that are free and available to all. While it is getting increasingly popular with users for being free, fast and without download hassles, it also provides a unique platform and opportunity to businesses and developers to make content and services available to billions through an SMS application. Additionally, it offers amazing value-proposition to startups and small entrepreneurs to mobile enable their business – they can take advantage of this platform which requires no infrastructure investment, is open and easy to build/deploy apps on, has no coding-integration requirement, and has no language dependency. http://www.txtweb.com
Print Bindaas delivers high-quality printed products in low volume for a great price. Their products range from business cards, stationary, brochures and flyers to invitations, calendars and many more. Graphic design and custom printing have historically been a hands-on, laborious process, for both the supplier and the customer. Through a revolutionary business model supported by patented and proprietary technologies, Print Bindaas fully automates the manufacturing of printing, as well as the way orders are created and submitted. http://www.printbindaas.com/
PUMA is one of the world’s leading Sportlifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It is committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting Creativity, SAFE Sustainability and Peace, and by staying true to the principles of being Fair, Honest, Positive and Creative in decisions made and actions taken. PUMA starts in Sport and ends in Fashion. Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Football, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing. Sport Fashion features collaborations with renowned designer labels such as Alexander McQueen, Mihara Yasuhiro and Sergio Rossi. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and Tretorn. The company, which was founded in 1948, distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 9,000 people worldwide and has headquarters in Herzogenaurach/Germany, Boston, London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com
LetsBuy.com is an online retailer of consumer electronics, communications and computer goods from the leading brands in the categories. Owned by New Delhi based Digitail Management Services Pvt Ltd, LetsBuy.com was started in July 2009. It has seen exponential growth in a short time period and is now a popular online store in Indian Metros, tier 2 and 3 cities. The portal’s business model and partnerships with leading consumer electronics brands enables it to offer a wide range of products, and better deals and discounts. The online catalogue lists over 300 brands and more than 12,000 products. The e-commerce website is endorsed by leading brands as their preferred e-commerce partner. LetsBuy.com maintains complete control of the product-delivery logistics, ensuring shorter delivery time, thereby adding to the overall customer experience. In January 2011, LetsBuy.com’s parent company – Digitail Management Services Pvt Ltd – received $6 million VC funding from Helion Venture Partners, Accel Partners & Tiger Global. http://www.letsbuy.com/
To know more about E Sparks 2011 and to register, visit http://esparks.yourstory.in/
E Sparks 2011: Exhibitors
One of the highlights of E Sparks 2011 will be the interesting mix of exhibitors showcasing their products and services, here is the list of exhibitors
So if you want to know about the latest trends and developments happening in India’s E commerce space, don’t miss E Sparks 2011
To know more about E Sparks 2011 and to register, visit http://esparks.yourstory.in/
TEDxYouth Reporter Certificate
I have been associated with TED since 2009. I have also covered various TEDx events but receiving TEDxYouth Reporter certificate from TED was something special. This was in recognition with the coverage I made for TEDxYouth@Chennai 2011.
Here is my coverage on TEDxYouth@Chennai
1. Announcing TEDxYouth@Chennai
Live Tweets about the event
Some of the Facebook live updates
I thank TED for the opportunity and for the recognition.
E Sparks 2011
Here is the agenda of much awaited E commerce showcase,
Saturday, 17th December 2011 at Bangalore
09:30 – 17:30
09:30 – 10:00 Registration and Networking
10:00 – 10:10 Inaugural Note by Shradha Sharma, Founder, YourStory.in
10:10 – 10:30 Inaugural Address on “Investments in E-commerce” by Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India
10:30 – 10:50 Keynote Address on “Leveraging Technology Partnerships for Market Growth” by Vikram Bhatia, Head, Windows Azure Cloud Platform, Microsoft India
10:50 – 12:20 Panel Discussion on “How to grow and scale your E-commerce Venture” with
Shailesh Lakhani, Vice President, Sequoia Capital India, Sachin Singhal, Head Paytm, One97 Communications, Jeetendra Joshi, Vice President, Marketing, MartJack, Sanjay Anandaram, Venture Partner, Seedfund, Manish Maheshwari, GM & Global business head, txtWeb, Vijay Subramanian, co-founder & CIO, InfiBeam, Rajesh Nahar, CEO & Co-founder Cbazaar.in and K Rajinish Menon, Director, ISV & Cloud Strategy, Microsoft India
12:20 – 12:35 Session on “Customer & Revenue Growth through Web Analytics for E-commerce” by Sudhir R Patavardhan, Founder, SiteAnalytix
12:35 – 01:00 Tour the E-Marketplace; An array of E-commerce Solution Providers from all across India
01:00 – 02:15 Networking over Lunch
02:15 – 03:00 “E-commerce Workshop to achieve Scale” by Mekin Maheshwari, President, Engineering, Flipkart.com
03:00 – 03:10 “How to ensure technology success for your E-commerce startup” by Nitin Padmawar, CTO, MartJack
03:15 – 04:40 India’s first Top 15 “E-Sparks Startup Showcase”
04:40 – 05:00 Tea Break
05:00 – 05:30 Award Ceremony
To be part of this massive celebration of Indian e-commerce, you can buy tickets here.
Venue:
Hotel Aloft, Whitefield, Bangalore
Contact:
Varsha Adusumilli (+91 8861 445 879, varsha@yourstory.in)
Chandan Raj (+91 99861 98806, chandan@yourstory.in)
ESparks Twitter Contest
The organisers of ESparks has come up with an interesting contest; ESparks Twitter Contest : Just Tweet #ESparks to Win Gift Vouchers
Just tweet with the hashtag #esparks and the link http://www.esparks.in and win gift vouchers from Oxford Book Store worth INR 5,000 !! 1 randomly chosen tweet will win a gift voucher from Oxford Book Store worth INR 1,000 each which can be redeemed to buy Books, Music, Movies, Games, Gifts from Oxford Bookstores Main Branches or on their website. One winner will be chosen each on 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th and 16th December at 9PM IST. We will follow the hashtag #esparks and all the eligible tweets in the contest period will be assigned numbers in the order of the timing of the tweets out of which one random number will be selected for the gift voucher.
YourStory.in in association with Sequoia Capital is proud to present E-SparksTM 2011, an attempt to create a definitive platform for early stage entrepreneurs in the e-commerce space, in India.
People in any city can take part. The more often you tweet, more are your chances of winning.
NOTE: To be eligible the tweet must have the link http://www.esparks.in and the hashtag #esparks
Click on the below tweet links to take part:
The search for the hottest ecommerce startups in India : #esparks http://www.esparks.in
How does ecommerce in India stack up : Check out #esparks to find out http://www.esparks.in
Terms and Conditions
- Nobody working with Yourstory and its partners shall be eligible to participate
- Organiser reserves all rights to make change(s) and/ or amendment(s) to the existing Rules, at its sole discretion, without any prior notice.
- The outcome of the selection and/or the decision made by Yourstory regarding selection shall be final and binding on the Nominee(s) and in no event shall the Nominee(s) dispute the decision made by Your story and/or its employees in connection to the awards and/or otherwise.
- The Nominee(s) of the awards agree that he/she shall indemnify and keep indemnified and hold harmless Yourstory, its employees, officers, contractors or any other person in relation to any injury/damage/harm/loss suffered by him/her, in any manner whatsoever in connection with the awards and shall also not file in person and/or through any family member and/or any third party applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India against Yourstory to claim any damages and/ or reliefs and/ or otherwise.
- The terms of these Rules shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India and in case of any dispute or any other matter arising in reference to the awards and/ or otherwise shall be referred to a sole arbitrator to be appointed by Yourstory and shall be governed by the provisions of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, amended from time to time. The venue for arbitration shall be Mumbai and the same shall be conducted in English language. The costs, charges and expenses in connection to arbitration shall be solely borne by the Nominee(s) disputing the same.
- ESparks is the the flagship brand of YourStory and in no way shall it be represented other then what is available on this website
E-Sparks™ 2011: Bringing the best of Indian e-commerce to Bangalore
YourStory.in, India’s leading online platform for startups and entrepreneurs, is organizing E-Sparks™ 2011, a definitive visibility forum for early stage Indian entrepreneurs operating in the bustling e-commerce space, on 17th December 2011 in Bangalore.
E-Sparks™ 2011 is the debut edition of an initiative that seeks to evolve into the premier showcase destination for e-commerce startups in India. E-Sparks, a YourStory.in outreach platform, is being presented this year by leading VC firm Sequoia Capital India, digital commerce platform MartJack and mobile internet services provider One97 Communications.
E-Sparks™ 2011 will play host to a series of pitches by the 15 most promising e-commerce startups in India, followed by a grand felicitation ceremony honouring the emerging e-commerce players across categories like fashion & apparel, music, books, gadgets, food & beverages, footwear, hospitality, lifestyle, etc. The event will also feature talks and workshops by industry veterans like Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India and Mekin Maheshwari, President (Engineering), Flipkart.com among others.
Delegates at E-Sparks™ 2011 will also get the opportunity to interact with the speakers on the best practices for the e-commerce industry and the key components for the success of e-commerce startup during the panel discussions. In addition, the event will also see the presence of an ‘E-Marketplace’, an unique aggregation platform for e-commerce solution providers.
Designed to serve as a go-to-market enabler for e-commerce startups and entrepreneurs, E-Sparks™ 2011 packs together knowledge sharing, networking and visibility in a tone and manner that is reflective of the market buzz surrounding the e-commerce industry.
To be part of this massive celebration of Indian e-commerce, you can buy tickets here.
Date:
Saturday, 17th December 2011
Time:
10 AM to 6 PM
Venue:
Hotel Aloft, Whitefield, Bangalore
Contact:
Varsha Adusumilli (+91 8861 445 879, varsha@yourstory.in)
Chandan Raj (+91 99861 98806, chandan@yourstory.in)
Click Asia Summit 2012
With India’s internet users crossing 100 million, digital marketing in India is going to witness unprecedented growth. As Social Media playing a major role in digital marketing there is a huge rush of youngsters taking up Social Media as career. So in the coming years there will be a huge demand for well qualified digital marketing professionals. Come Jan 2012 and India will host Asia’s largest digital and mobile marketing conference, Click Asia Summit 2012.
Click Asia Summit 2012
Click Asia Summit 2012 will feature the best of speakers from Digital and Mobile marketing industries. The event will also have expo, and workshop. The first edition of Click Asia Summit was held in 2011. The 3-day summit held at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai had its entire focus on ‘The Power of Digital and Mobile Marketing in Asia’. The event saw such industry stalwarts like Gurbaksh Chahal(RadiumOne),Mahesh Narayanan (Google India), Neil Burton (Web Spiders–UK), Dirk van Quaquebeke (Brandmile Ptd.Ltd.), Kunal Bahl(Snapdeal India), Anol Bhattacharya(GetIT), Naveen Tewari(InMobi) and Rajiv Hiranandani(Altruist-Mobile2Win) , Gillian Muessig (SEOmoz), Eric Bozinny (Microsoft), Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (Web Spiders) and others providing valuable insights on digital and mobile marketing.
Speakers
Click Asia Summit 2012 is designed to create a forum for some of the top marketing professionals to congregate and create a marketplace for ideas and services that will help Asian companies get the marketing edge. The speaker list includes Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament India, Gillian Muessig (SEOmoz), Eric Bozinny (Microsoft), Lucy McCabe (OgilvyOne Worldwide),Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (Web Spiders), Ankit Fadia (eSecure Solutions), Benjamin Grubbs (Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.), Lalit Bhagia (Star India),Sandeep Amar(Times Internet Limited), Namrita Sehgal(Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces), Aditya Anupkumar(Saatchi & Saatchi), Cyriel Kortleven (new shoes today), Uwe Hook (BatesHook), Mahesh Murthy (Pinstorm)
Who should attend?
Click Asia Summit 2012 will be a perfect opportunity for mobile and online marketers, entrepreneurs, brand owners, content developers, agency executives, SEO architects, and digital-media experts to come together and explore the possibilities of mobile and digital marketing in Asia.
So if you are interested to know more about Click Asia Summit 2012 and to register, visit http://www.clickasiasummit.com/
TEDxYouth@Chennai 2011
TEDxYouth@Chennai was an interesting experience. live tweeting the event was more enjoyable. Here are some of the highlights that I have picked up from various talks,
Be MAD,Make A Difference!Chetan Korada
Thanks to Hari Menon for those fantastic images of Theyyam from Malabar
“There is god in everyone. We just have to bring it out”
Thanks for Blaaze’s wonderful 20 min Rap talk
..Let’s march together to the power of words cos, I rhyme for peace… I wish is for my music to mean really more…..
Thanks Kausatv for the Social sizing of India,
“Bharatiyas(in tier 2 cities), Indians (Tier 1), In’glo’dians (the super rich)
Thanks Devika for bringing traditional rural arts to urban schools, for children to discover the wisdom in our traditions
“Music and dance are an integral part of our life. But our education system has marginalized them!”
Madhavan- most youth in village don’t even want to accept that their father is a farmer, but we all want to eat Tools and new technology are for enhancing the man power, not to cut short them
The Band Duality for playing all those songs!!
Thank you Jayashree Raveendran for making us remember about various underprivileged people
“When people are thoughtful, everybody wins” , what have you done to be included?
So one more great day with full of great ideas and great people!!!!!!
Mullaperiyar On Social Media
At last Mullaperiyar Dam issue has become viral on Social Media. Stars started tweeting about it, #Mullaperiyaar is trending in Twitter. People are creating Facebook pages and events! Lots of videos are being shared on Google Plus.
Social Media is becoming the biggest tool for the common man to fight!
