Leaders of Rediff, Syntel to speak @ Startup City

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Leaders of Rediff, Syntel to speak @ Startup City
Mumbai: You can hear the leaders of Rediff (Venki Nishtala), Syntel (Keshav R Murugesh), Netmagic Solutions (Sharad Sanghi), Geometric (Ravishankar G) and QUICK Heal Technologies (Kailash Katkar) recount their experience of starting up in the world of business and learn exactly what it takes to be at the top of the game. The leaders will be speaking on Saturday September 12, 2009 at the siliconindia Startup City event in Mumbai. So make sure you're there to hear all of the anecdotal wisdom these entrepreneurial legends have to offer. Participants will also get a unique chance to shake hands and learn from successful entrepreneurs and leaders like Suresh Elangovan, CEO, Mindlogicx Infotech, Govind Rammurthy, Founder, CEO & MD, MicroWorld Technologies, Satya Prabhakar, Founder & CEO, Sulekha.com, Vishal Sharma, CEO, (!)Zimblee, and many more, who will address the gathering. TIME: 8.45 AM to 4.30 PM WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009 WHERE: Hotel Rangsharda, Bandra (West), Mumbai To attend this event, register FREE at https://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php" You can also hear entrepreneurs pitch to the investor's panel and watch them live as they convince the investors that they've got what it takes to run a successful business. A close-door CEO Conclave will bring CEOs, presidents and company owners together for an invigorating exchange of information, ideas and insights. Leaders of over 300 technology companies (startups, domestic IT companies and multinational companies) will attend this event. There will be an informal discussion amongst the senior management about the best practices of building technology companies, what works, what doesn't work, potential pitfalls and other challenges. They delve into candid, solution-seeking discussions focused on CEO-level issues - the challenges and pressures unique to top-level management. siliconindia Startup City 2009 is an open platform for startups to showcase their innovative technology, meet potential investors, business partners and customers. The third edition of the Startup City event will see 30 startup companies across the country, over 35 VCs and 500 CEOs participating in the event. Participating startups include: (!)Zimblee(A Yureekah Company), Adoroi, Atidan Technologies, Auxano Technologies, Ayojak (Signure Technologies), Column Technologies, ConnectReseller, ContentSyndicate, Crederity, FindGuru (Soft Script Solutions), IdeaVentory, Iken, Indictrans Technologies, Mind Technologies, Naaptol.com, Neev Information Technologies, PlugHR, Prescient Technologies, Rudraksha Technology, Safesquid, Sampada Software Solutions, School2Job, Unicus Interactive, Viral technologies, Virtual Rack(Interpole Technologies), Vivegam, WebBazaar (eMarket Web Technologies), Yoknowledge.com and YoPedia. Confirmed VCs: Seedfund, Greylock Ventures, Alcazar Capital, Indian Angel Network, Reliance Technology Ventures Limited, ICICI Venture, IDG, Song Advisors, Opdrage, Reliance Capital, Nexus India Capital, Canaan, Blue Run Ventures, Kuruvindum, Indiaco Ventures, Waygate Capital, Siemens Venture Capital India, Sequoia Capital, DFJ and Epipheny Ventures. To know more about the event, click here https://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php" The startups will not only exhibit themselves in their respective booths but will also get the opportunity to present and pitch about their company and their intriguing products and business to an audience comprising of top venture firms in the country and business heads of several large enterprises. Apart from this, startups looking for financial support can have one on one meeting with the venture capitalists. Talking about the drive behind holding such a unique event, Harvi Sachar, Founder and CEO of siliconindia said, "Despite recession, the number of startups in India has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Unlike the free ecosystem that entrepreneurs enjoy in the U.S., the life of an entrepreneur is very tough here. From reaching out to a VC to gaining a customer, there are no clear channels that an entrepreneur can follow. Startups often have to make use of a third party or middleman who helps them to meet a potential VC. On the contrary, in the U.S. an entrepreneur can easily reach out to a VC through a trusted network of references. This drove us to organize an event such as Startup City, which not only bridges this gap but also provides an open platform for the startups to interact with VCs and look for probable customers. Siliconindia Startup City is a one stop shop for the different needs of a startup." After the resounding success of its earlier two editions in May 2008 and June 2009 in Bangalore, the third edition of the Startup City event will see numerous innovative startups from a varied range of business domains such as software, services, Internet, mobile, healthcare, education, embedded, wireless and more. Also present at the event will be multinationals such as Sun Microsystems, Rediff.com and Syntel who have partnered to support the participating companies under their startup programs. TIME: 8.45 AM to 4.30 PM WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009 WHERE: Hotel Rangsharda, Bandra (West), Mumbai To attend this event, register FREE at https://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php"