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Expert with Global Experience visits Sahyadri to encourage Entrepreneurial activity in the campus
20-Sep-2019
Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam who is a versatile and passionate leader with 27 years of global experience (decade in the USA and a decade in India), lead angel investor, lead 15 deals, invested in 22 start-ups, server\s 13 boards, seen 6 exits 2 write offs, visited the campus on 19th Sep’19.
Morning session was a meet up of local Entrepreneurs Isaac Vas (incoming president of KCCI), Divakar Pai (incoming secretary KCCI), Vathika Pai (Vathika Enterprises), Lionel Arhana (CA) and Dr. Molly Chaudhuri (MSNM Besant Institute), Dr. Vishal Samartha (Director-MBA) along with the Start-up heads of Sahyadri to initiate an Entrepreneurship development forum in Mangaluru region.
During the afternoon session Mr. Nagaraja interacted with the aspiring students on the topic of Entrepreneurship for local development with the advice that as long as the problem statement is valid and the solution original, never give up.
Agricultural technology is key to improving farm productivity and helping farmers adopt sustainable practices. However, bringing technology to farms can be challenging, especially given the wide variety in land types, crop patterns, irrigation methods, and farm sizes. Join this discussion to understand on why technology innovation falls short of meeting the needs of farms in India.
Innovation summit and Patent Expo “EKASVA” during 4-5 March 2025.
EKASVA, is a premier gathering designed to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, industry experts, and venture capitalists in a dynamic environment. This event serves as a platform for showcasing cutting-edge innovations, promoting intellectual property rights, and encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing. This platform intends to bring together Innovators, Startups, Investors, Faculty from Universities, Researchers, Industry Experts and Professionals/Government officials and policy makers and provide a dynamic platform for collaboration, networking, and knowledge exchange.
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Looking forward seeing city labs for startups to experiment their innovation with the city.
Impressed with few innovations that is relevant to India.
A toilet without needing to haul out the fecal matters.
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Smart restrooms by Sprint6 Smart Restroom Solutions
What if 24000 Ph.D scholars of India turn their years of research into a venture? We can get disruptive innovations – Ph.D Vista is for that. Join me for an AMA at 7:00 PM today (25th) July on what is Ph.D Vista at Alliance University
From Research to Revenue: Building Ventures from Innovation*
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