Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. William Pollard And that is the change that we are looking driving as part of Innofest. Innofest recently held as part of Rajasthan IT Day in Jaipur saw 3000 people visiting about 15 stalls including the Honourable Chief...
India innovated and celebrated @Inno_fest #IndiaCanInnovate
With whatever little humility we can garner, we created a platform for showcasing, inspiring, and celebrating innovation in India – in less than 27 days!! With the awesome support from our partners, sponsors, believers, dreamers, creators, speakers, patrons, volunteers and each and every one who was a part of InnoFest – we rocked it J You asked us – Why the focus on Innovation? Well, the...
As somebody rightly said “it was all a notion but hey, its innovation now”
What’s more, when you give this notion a Woodstock fever! That would be Innofest’2015. My participation was courtesy iSPIRT and Avinash, with whom I was interacting for my startup. One thing lead to another, and like a typical startup guy, I asked for a discount. Voila, got a free pass. So, the day was 22nd August, a Saturday; excitement was there in the air, I am still at home but the thought of...
Innovation @ Innofest 2015
Here is small write-ups of stalls I visited and could relate better with innovations at stalls@Innofest. Wish that innovation stalls were open for viewing by public,children and youngsters. Captured innovations to share and motivate readers to dream. Let me start with TeamIndus, prototype design and aerial vehicle. Young guys have been able to innovated on large scale and serve as motivation for...
Promote innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve sustainable economic growth
We are at a profound moment in India’s history. We have a young and energetic workforce, a robust macroeconomy and a strong leadership at the Centre. This is our chance to power India forward. A key aspect for achieving sustainable economic growth and providing jobs to our youth is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. We need to do more to enable our young people to think creatively...
India Inc's Innovators Are Setting The Stage For The Ecosystem
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple Inc and one of the greatest innovator from the tech world, believed that innovation was the only way to win, and by no means did he just see innovation in making things more complex. An advocate of simplicity, he also reiterated, “Simple can be harder than complex; you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.” That’s why we, at GHV...
When it Comes to Startups, an 80% Fix is No Fix
In this polytheistic world of entrepreneurs, who is the Startup Initiative for? There are many types of entrepreneurs. There is the self-employed vegetable-vendor type, the Thelawala. Then there is the small businessman in Okhla or Peenya who has grown to be in GST net. And how can one ignore the technology entrepreneur who graces the pages of ET every day . Even these tech startups come in many...
Build, Create, Connect, Improvise and Explore at the Makers Pavilion @Inno_Fest
We are celebrating innovation, innovatively.And we mean it. We will be showcasing some of India’s best innovations – the ‘real stars’ of our show – the makers, innovators, dreamers and creators. Who knows, you might just get ‘inspired’ to innovate and fulfil your own dream! And if not, you might just walk out in ‘awe.’ We look forward to a...
Innovation has to be the starting point for entrepreneurs
Innovation significantly expands your options, possibilities, and opportunities That there is enthusiasm about entrepreneurship across India is apparent, and clearly visible. A number of our young citizens are now thinking about starting a business rather than taking up a job. And that’s a good thing, because we need more job creators. However, in India, innovation is often not the starting point...
A Day In Radha’s Life @ Innofest ‘15
The stage is set, I have received my invite to Innofest’15 and look forward to the day with great anticipation. I have just completed my engineering degree from Davanagere, and have received two offers, both through campus interviews. Both seem interesting, and both are in technology, after all thats where everything is today. And yet! I am not sure if thats where i want to be. You see, i have...