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Last saturday we have been to Mayajaal to watch Vinnai Thandi Varuvaiyaa. We were there in the theatre by 8 o clock and we got tickets for 1.30 show in the midnight. We didn’t know how to while away our time till midnight.

We thought we can take one thing at a time and we went to Mahabalipuram to have dinner. Only on reaching the spot we came to know the day was Thiruvizha (Fair).

It was a pleasant surprise and we enjoyed every bit of it. We went there by nine o clock and were there till one o clock. We shot balloons, went for a ride on the swing, made some crazy purchase like;

• Captain Imaged Watch
• Yellow colored sun googles
• Beads chains
• Rings
• Boll key chains
• Beads bangles

I’m to a fair after a long time and it was a nice and surprise day out.

This is a post which i must have made a week back. But because of hectic schedule i had to wait for long to make many posts.

One important post which i must share is that of my Birthday party. It all started on 24th a day before my birthday which is on February 25th. I know my sister would have planned a surprise and i wanted to prank her. So i asked Balaji to book tickets for some movie.

Then the evening as a coincidence my sister came home the same time i reached with a cover and there were lots of covers with cakes in kitchen i realized there is something special going to happen.

Then i told my mother and sister that i already planned for a movie with Balaji and immediately i got a call from Balaji telling his fiance has lost the ring he has got him. Initially i thought it was a prank made by Balaji. But when i came to know really the ring was lost i felt sorry for her.

Then my mom asked me to bring a bucket from terrace and when i went it was a surprise. To see Cake, my uncle, aunty, cousin brothers and sisters & Balaji handling the camera as usual. Then it was fun and time to shoot some snaps.

Then on coming down to home was surprised to see my college buddies Mr & Mrs. Vignesh, Sathish & Sudhir and it was all surprise and it is all planned by my sister. The came with Cake and gift and they took me back to my birthday we celebrated on 2000. I feel guilty that i never did anything special for her.

Then came a surprise gift from my mother, Balaji & sister. It was a Blackberry and today it is of big use as I’m not wasting time. Even when I’m in my rest room I’m making the time productive . Thanks a lot guys.

Finally it was my sister who has won the day as she made it more memorable and she broke all my tricks to make prank of her.

Find below the official brochure for our March 6 Trek Polamaa event created by Hari.

We request to forward this to your friends, family and office colleagues. We have attached a JPGs below for easy distribution through email, blogs, forums, facebook, orkut and other online communities.

We want to attract as many interested people as possible to attend this mega event/member meetup/photo exhibition/workshops/trekking gear display/presentations. Preparation is in full swing at this moment, 60+ members responded to our call for volunteers (we are contacting you one by one), 50+ members have contributed financially amounting to 20.000 rupees so far. We still require much more to realize this huge undertaking so please do support us.

I’ve been invited by the organizers of CEO LifeStyle’09 which happened at Chennai Trade Center. It was a fair for High Net Individuals. It was filled with products / services which come at a premium. 

Some of the products that attracted me were; 

• Rolls Royce Car
• Voles Wagen Car
• Yachts
• Cycles
• Spa’s
• Cigars
• Golf Kits
• Swimming Pools
• Leather Items 

And there were more things but I was not inclined to them. Also I was happier that I was able to network with few individuals which made worth attending the event. 

Over all I came across to know things that were enjoyed by some Elite Clubs and has added a couple of things to the list of things I must achieve in my life. 

Over all it is a thumbs up for the event. And I thank the organizers for organizing such a great event.

VC Showcase is the first of its kind event in India where Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors showcase about their firms, explaining about their expectations from entrepreneurs. Each VC/Investor will have their own table setup only for meeting great companies and entrepreneurs

In short: 

• 20 VC / Investors will showcase their firms.
• 200 Startup CEOs & Aspiring CEOs meet and discuss with VC/Investors.
• Wide range of sessions.
• Social Lunch to network among the participants

 Date: 31st Oct 2009
Time: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Venue: The Capitol Hotel,Rajbhavan Road, Bangalore.

Speakers: 

• Start-up founders will share their experiences of starting a venture, sustaining it and taking it to the next level.
• VC’s will share their focus areas and funding strategies.

 Audience: Start-up founders / entrepreneurs.

 Format:

• Event will be attended by VC/Investor, and Start-up founders / entrepreneurs.
• The event brings together Startup Founders to share experiences and interact with other start-ups in an informal manner.
• The other guests, like you, will typically be experienced entrepreneur / investor / a person from the start-up ecosystem

 What will you gain from the event? 

• Opportunity to interact with no. of investor/VC   Meet in Single Point.
• Opportunity to interact with others in the startup ecosystem.
• Share and learn from each others experiences in running businesses.
• Potential to meet a business partner, investor, employee, etc.
• Opportunity to build a strong startup community

Registration Fee: Startup/Entrepreneur => Rs.650/- (Per delegate)

Confirmed VCs : Accel, Ojas, Cleantech, Intel Capital, Sidbi, Mumbai Angel, TVS Capital, Acme Housing and Still continue..

For Sponsorships or Event Support, please contact Mr. Ohmprakash @ +91.9739721611.

Event focusing on operational challenges for running a startup. The upcoming event (August 22, 2009) deals with hiring challenges in startups.

Here are the details

Hiring in a startup is a challenge – right from finding the right match, figuring out salary structure to keeping the employees motivated (especially in tight situation). While there aren’t any ‘right ways’ to do so, the best way out is to share experiences.

pluGGd.in is conducting a ‘Hiring strategy for startups’ event (half-day) where we are inviting entrepreneurs to share their experiences; and a HR consulting firm to show the ‘other’ side of the world.

Topic: How to combat Hiring Blues in Startups

Date: August 22nd, 2009, Saturday [10AM - 1 PM]

Agenda

• How do I structure employee salary? ESOP vs. Salary Distribution?
• Employee Agreement – what are the points one need
• I am not a funded startup and don’t have a lot of money to give away. How do I recruit smart people?
• How do I judge the commitment of candidates when they are applying? [Share/learn from experiences...]

And related topics on hiring @ startups visit http://www.pluggd.in/unpluggd/august.html…

Money is one of the most important and powerful resource. But Money has often been misunderstood and mishandled. The biggest lie you’ve ever heard or spoken is, “Money is not important in my life”. Money is as integral to your being as the air you breathe.

Our natural state is “rich”. Yet somewhere along the line some of us have lost our ability to connect to this huge blessing of abundance that always seems to be one step ahead of our reach.

This program welcomes you to a process of discovering the deepest secrets of money and wealth creation. 

ABOUT THE FACULTY

Suresh Padmanabhan is an excellent communicator and a powerful trainer. He is the creator of the famous “MONEYWORKSHOP” and also the Author of the book ” I LOVE MONEY” , an International Best Seller which has been translated into 11 Indian and foreign languages .

He has toured widely all over the world conducting Money Workshops. His talks have been telecast world wide through Zee networks a leading Indian T.V. Channel.

He has spoken to more than a million people world wide and also to various corporate on varied topics connected with self growth, money, wealth creation, spirituality and the stock markets. He is a columnist with leading magazines.

His aim is to impact the millions of people world wide and raise their level of consciousness in all areas of life especially in aspects pertaining to money and spirituality.

For details visit: http://www.themoneyworkshop.com/ 

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Date: 1st August 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm
Venue: Nahar Hall a/c , Desabandhu Plaza,
47, Whites’ road, Royapettah
(Next to Sundaram Towers),
Chennai – 600014.

Special Offer for Chennai Entrepreneur Meet up Members: Only Rs.200/- only if you confirm your participation right away by calling 9841438486 ( if you are a member of Life Academy the program is entirely free )

As the seats are limited, we request you to confirm at the earliest to avoid any disappointment.

This program is organized by LIFE ACADEMY – a life skills training organization based at Chennai which aims at creating Leaders of Tomorrow.

Attended TwitterCamp last Sunday at Photon InfoTech. I think The Knowledge Foundation is doing a lot for Brand Chennai. They have started to generate lots of sponsors. But for some reasons I found the topics were boring and there was nothing special about it.

To my surprise nearly 50% of the participants didn’t know what a twitter and there was a session explaining how to create an account, how to make tweets, how to retweet, what is a hashtag etc. So for someone who is familiar with Twitter such topics would be of no use… But as usual caught up with some friends and returned early.

I think I’m fortunate to be covered in their photo shoots twice.

“TheStartupBuzz – Hyderabad Edition” which is mainly to showcase products developed by innovative companies. Event is going to be organized in Hyderabad which is the next preferred destination for Information Technology businesses. This would be a great opportunity to showcase products or services to more than 3000 people who will be participating in this event. Apart from these, you can find many resellers, business partners from 50 companies who are going to participate as exhibitors in this event.

Below are few benefits, your organization gets by participating as an Exhibitor in this event.

BENEFITS: 

• Stall of size : 3 x 2 mtrs
• Good opportunity to showcase your product to more than 3000 visitors
• Coverage of company profile or logo, in all the materials which are distributed to visitors
• Coverage in all PR and promotional activities related to this event
• Publicity through our website
• Meet and explore opportunities with VC(Venture Capitalists)
• Special invitation for CEO of your company to be part of CEO Network (Community for CEO)

BRANDING: By participating as an Exhibitor, you can avail following branding facilities. 

• Special Coverage of your company profile and logo on all the materials distributed to over 3000 people
• Coverage in all the email campaign
• Coverage in most of the Leading Newspaper publications
• Coverage in FM radio’s, local TV channels.
• We also tied up with online bloggers and community websites to bring special coverage for all our exhibitors.

All the above benefits costs Rs.10,000. Also this cost is applicable only to the early registrations (till 30-June-2009).Registrations confirmed after 01-July-2009 will be charged Rs.15,000.

For more details contact;

Mr. Ohmprakash.S

We often complain of weak marketing in our organizations. The problem in fact is not so much with the organization but the approach we adopt to marketing. We do not ask ourselves questions like “In what way is my product/service different from that of my competitor? How can I make it different? How can I make my communication unique so that I stand out? ” and so on. In short the problem is the lack of innovation in marketing.

Consider the following questions.

• What is the most innovative application of blue tooth or laser technology?
• What are the ten most innovative products/services (IT or otherwise) in today’s market and what can we learn from them?
• Why is it that some start-ups become Google-like but others fall by the way side?
• How is it that some companies are able to charge a premium for their products and services while others are not?

Given our schedules we hardly get time to reflect on such issues that impact our business. Keeping these typical concerns in mind a 2-day program exclusively devoted to marketing has been planned for entrepreneurs. A broad overview of the content is given below.

Program content

• How to market innovatively? How to create radically different products or services? How to position them in the minds of customers distinctly?
• Is there a systematic method for the application of innovation to marketing? What are the steps involved and how to learn the method?
• How do I reach my customers? Is communicating with customers different in IT as compared to say, consumer products?
• Can I be given a dry run or demonstration of how to make an innovative communication plan for reaching customers?

These are some of the questions to be addressed in the program. If the participants have other specific issues they can be discussed. Overall the idea of the program is to help entrepreneurs think innovatively to address their marketing problems.

Pedagogy: Lectures, exercises, case studies, group discussions and role-plays

Course Fee: Rs. 6,000/- per participant if registered on or before 10th May

                      Rs. 7,000/- per participant if registered after 10th May

The brochure and application form can be downloaded here.

For more details contact;

Girish Kumar M

NSRCEL, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 076

Tel: +91- 80- 2699 3701

Fax: +91-80- 2699 3769 / 2658 4050

E-mail: workshop@nsrcel.org

Website: www.nsrcel.org