Entrepreneurial Workshop "D'apprendre" Held at NITIE-Mumbai

Entrepreneurial Workshop "D'apprendre" Held at NITIE-Mumbai

NITIE conducted its first student led initiative in its campus this year with "D'apprendre - Learn from the Leaders", an entrepreneurial workshop held under the banner of Empresario.

D'apprendre is a year round activity, where well-known entrepreneurs from the industry share their ideas, thoughts and knowledge about entrepreneurship with the students of B-school community.

The event began with the welcoming of the guests by Prof. Ashok K. Pundir, Convener, Empresario, and an inaugural address.

First speaker, Mr. Ravindra Tulsyan, Chairman & Chief Mentor, KnoWerx Education, shared his ideas on the topic "Is there an Entrepreneur in You?" Through his session, Mr. Tulsyan tried to guide the aspirants to introspect, to see if they have something different, something special, that makes them unique and pursue entrepreneurship.

Then, Mr. Anand Lunia, ED & CFO, Seedfund Advisors, enlightened the audience with his thoughts on Funding and Venture Capital for start-ups. He shared what actually a VC looks for in a start-up before deciding to fund it. He explained the aspirants that one cannot create an enterprise overnight. One has to start small, gradually grow, break-even within 2 years time for a normal sized start-up and then expand.

The third speaker for the afternoon, Mr. Ashutosh Bijoor, Director, Reach 1-to-1 Technologies, shared his thoughts and knowledge on how to go about doing effective marketing for different kind of start-ups. Mr. Bijoor listed out several types of marketing for start-ups in different types of industries.

Empresario 2008, alongside Lakshya, the Annual Corporate Event here, will be held from 17th October 2008 to 19th October 2008 in the scenic campus of NITIE, Mumbai. Other events held under Empresario are the B-Plan Contest, the Elevator Pitch Contest, and Spardha.

Empresario also felicitates entrepreneurs with NITIE Empresario Entrepreneurship Awards. Some previous awardees include Mr. Tulsi Tanti of Suzlon, Capt. G. R. Gopinath, and Mr. Kishore Biyani.

The next round of D'apprendre will be held during Empresario 2008. This round, called, "My Story Sessions" will see entrepreneurs telling about their interesting and inspiring entrepreneurial journeys to the audience.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Rashmi Panwar,
PGDIE Class of 2009,
Media Team,
NITIE Mumbai.