Often we hear talk about the right ecosystem needed for entrepreneurs to thrive and build businesses of the future. However, rarely we ever find any effort made in this regard. In the recent past, only the TiE association has been instrumental in providing a global platform for SMEs to showcase themselves. Thankfully there is a welcome change in the status quo with the Proto.in, a premier entrepreneurial start-up forum coming into picture.

In its second edition in Chennai, Proto.in brought together investors, mentors, entrepreneurs, students and even industry bodies such as Nasscom and TiE. Vijay Anand the key visionary behind Proto.in feels that innovation in India is turning a new leaf now. It is about being different, being controversial and being out of the box, just like the Tata Nano.

Vijay says, “Since we are billion people country, most of the market segments are underserved. We need to monetise the emerging opportunities. When you compare the number of Indian companies and the number of firms listed in the U.S. stock exchanges, we haven’t even started the journey. So it’s time to take the lead and begin the journey. I believe that if 1% one innovative entrepreneurs lead, 99% will follow.”

Is the great dotcom saga back in circulation… Seems like the big bucks are chasing the online dream again. Eyebrows were raised when the Indian social networking startup Desimartini was recently in the news for….

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