There are a lot of discussions with entrepreneurs that I am meeting lately, looking for access to capital, and not much that would involve a typical VC Firm. Most of the time, the need is to build the prototype, ramp up the team and figure out the business model – which is quite early to [...]

Hi Everyone!. We are back in the beginning stages of those exciting times again!
There has been a lot of silent activity happening at our end this time, to make things happen much earlier on, so that we could probably add a bit more value to the startups that are presenting. There are some hard and [...]

It seems that when it does begin, it does start pouring. Starting with the activities that were going on in Chennai and Bangalore, Mumbai has picked up steam organizing what looks like a very interesting barcamp this weekend. Delhi, which seemed to have been lying a bit dormant is steaming off with a flurry of [...]

Five days since it started we have, 31 Startups. Close to 50 Candidates. Five Cities. This is the response we have with the Startup Lunch so far. And it’s only growing!
I must admit that its a wee bit scary and the feeling of “throwing oneself over the ledge” creeps up everytime you try something new. [...]

Hi Everyone,
We at Proto.in have been realizing the need for startups who are looking for talent to hire. In most cases, it does seem like there is just a simple need to connect folks with the right people; Startups and the people who are interested in hiring.
I’ve setup a simple template at http://startuplunch.proto.in which [...]

I realize lately that I do have most of the folks from the Startup Community on either Gtalk, Skype or some form of IM. But how do these folks interact with one another? That’s a problem that I am still trying to find a solution for.
While at it, I do realize that the Opensource [...]