Startup@FMS - Entrepreneurship Conclave: Seminar on "How to Start a New Venture"

Entrepreneurship Cell at Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi organized a 2 Day Summit-cum-Panel Discussion- Startup @ FMS on August 25th & 26th, 2007. The seminar was focused to understand the need for Indians to venture out into the world of entrepreneurship, build intellectual property and create wealth, which hopefully will find its way back into the system to fund more start-ups.

The summit was divided into two sessions:
1. Assessment of start-ups - Lessons in adapting to change
2. Beyond Borders: Entrepreneurship in the global context & the entrepreneurship climate in India

The summit was followed by a one-hour panel discussion on "Challenges in Scalability & Globalization for a Start-Up". The list of speakers included:

• Mr. Nishith Arora, Founder, ADI media
• Mr. Mohit Malik, Head, Leadership and Strategy Practice, Anoova Consulting
• Mr. Ajay Garg, Founder, Equirus Capital and MAPE Group
• Mr. Rajit Pal Singh, Managing director and Co-Founder, Reach Potential Consultants
• Mr. Tarun Bhalla, CEO, Building Blocks
• Mr. Satyan Mishra, Founder and CEO, Drishtee

• Mr. Lakshmikant Goenka, Country Head & Co-Founder, Dolcera LLC
  
  

Mr. Lakshmikant Goenka spoke about why people should join start-ups, journey of Dolcera, gave few of his personal Mantras: Fail, but Fail Quickly! and how failure is a guarantee for the first time, but one must fail with a strong story.

Mr. Ajay Garg, Founder, Equirus Capital and MAPE Group
He talked about his own success stories, how people wanted to ride on the dotcom wave in his initial days. Also, he shared insights on how should one define success and what difference does MBA helps you in your entrepreneurship ventures. He also asked us to consider our options when we are stuck in the battle of "Risk Vs Career"

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