Since 2008, the Pune OpenCoffee Club has been bringing startup founders together through events and community. Here's a short introduction to our activities and an invitation to get involved.
4. AcGviGes
• Startup
+
Industry
Connects.
• Startup
+
Investor,
Accelerator
Connects.
• Events
for,
– Startups
to
show
case
their
invenGons.
– Share
technology,
business-‐centric
innovaGon.
– Learn
the
basics
of
creaGng
a
company.
– Networking
online
and
offline.
– Hackathons.
– Movies,
Football,
Fun!
5. Where
do
we
Stand
(Jan
2014)?
• 12+
events
through
2013.
• 45
to
100
aIendees
at
our
events.
• Adding
100+
new
free
registraGons
across
online
forums
every
week.
• Punestartups.org
– Crossed
10,000
registered
members
in
2013.
– 17,000+
visits
per
month,
Jan
2014
...
• 4,250
members
on
punestartups@googlegroups.com.
6. How
we
work?
NONE
OF
US
IS
AS
STRONG
AS
ALL
OF
US.
A
few
highlights
from
our
year
…
7. Upgrading
first-‐Gme
entrepreneurs
“The
Startup
Plunge”
–
when
and
how?
A
talk
by
Mitesh
Bohra,
founder
saveGme.com.
• December
2012
“Be
Agile”,
the
role
of
Agile
in
product
development
and
innovaGon.
• “Office
Hours”
–
directly
talk
to
specialists
from
across
the
eco-‐system
to
get
help
on
design,
finance,
incorporaGon,
product
development,
hiring
and
several
more
topics.
•
December
2013
8. Behind
Successful
Products
is
Compelling
MarkeGng
“Making
Social
Media
MarkeGng
EffecGve.”
• February
2013
A
3-‐session
MarkeGng
Workshop
by
Nilesh
Bhojani
and
Unmana
DaIa,
BeIer
MarkeGng.
• For
internet
entrepreneurs:
•
January
2013
– July
2013
“In-‐Product
Email
MarkeGng”
35
RSVP’s.
– October
2013
“Gemng
your
Products
Ready
for
Search”
68
RSVP’s;.
– AIending
experts
included
Shashikant
Kore,
founder
Bandhan.com,
India’s
largest
matrimonial
search
site.
9. Eco-‐system
Partnerships
•
Startup
Visa
Canada
September
2013
– Held
in
partnership
with
Bhau
InsGtute
for
Entrepreneurship,
COEP
Pune.
– Canadian
Counsel
Nicholas
LePage
shared
details
of
Canada’s
“Startup
Visa”.
•
TiECon
Pune
2013
March
2013
– PromoGon
partners.
10. “Canadian
Startup
Visa
for
Entrepreneurs”
–
talk
at
COEP
by
Nicholas
Lepage
Canadian
Counsel.
11. Investor
Meets
Dev
Khare,
Venture
Investor
and
Principal
at
Lightspeed
Venture
Partners
addressed
startup
founders
on
trends
to
watch.
• October
2013
Nikhil
R.
Jain,
Entrepreneur,
Angel
Investor
addressed
startup
founders
in
Healthcare
and
Enterprise
segments.
• Helion
Ventures,
Blackstone
Valley
Group
and
more.
•
April
2013
12. “Trends
to
watch
for.”
-‐
Talk
for
startup
-‐
entrepreneurs
by
Dev
Khare,
Lightspeed
Venture
Partners,
April
2013.
13. “Trends
to
watch
for.”
-‐
Talk
for
startup
-‐
entrepreneurs
by
Dev
Khare,
Lightspeed
Venture
Partners,
April
2013.
14. Highlights:
Internship
Mela
2014
• An
annual
event
by
a
volunteer
team
jointly
with
CSI
Pune.
• Enables
startups
to
hire
interns
from
BE,
MCA,
MCM,
BCA
…
from
across
Pune
colleges.
– 2013
Mela
–
700
parGcipaGng
students
– 2014
Mela
–
1,500
parGcipaGng
students
from
all
over
Maharashtra
– 2014
Mela
-‐
students
chose
from
50+
aIending
startups.
17. Our
impact
is
thanks
to
your
efforts
Get
Involved,
Be
Recognized.
We
work
best
as
a
self-‐service
plasorm.
In
all
our
acGviGes
online
&
offline
we
value
-‐
IniGators,
Leaders,
Sponsors
and
Volunteers
above
all.
Tell
us
about
the
ideas
you
want
to
support:
core@punestartups.org.
18. Let’s
talk
• We
can
always
do
beIer,
make
your
opinion
heard,
email
us:
– contact@punestartups.org
is
where
you
can
directly
reach
community
leaders
with
your
feedback.
– core@punestartups.org
represents
a
cross-‐secGon
of
our
community’s
thinkers
and
doers
and
can
also
be
reached
directly.
19. Contribute
• We
are
community-‐funded
annually.
• By
contribuGng
Rs.
1,000
you
make
possible:
– Event
venue
and
catering
costs.
– Our
website
hIp://www.punestartups.org.
• To
RSVP
for
the
fundraiser,
click
here.