Prarambh 2017: Bring Your Idea To Life - IIM Udaipur

Do you have a Great Idea? Or an Existing Startup? Do you want to Pitch it to Investors? 

We have an Opportunity in store for you! 

Saksham, The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Udaipur is pleased and proud to bring to you the 4th Edition of our flagship event: Prarambh 2017.

This time it's going to be bigger and more enriching than before.

The event will have two tracks:

Track 1: For startups with Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and who want to test it in the market.

Track 2: For students having an idea and need mentorship to develop their idea into a business model.

There will be a third category for students or professionals like designers, software developers, managers who want to help in developing an idea or want to have the experience of working for a startup.

Event Details:

Event Date: 18th & 19th February 2017

Venue: IIM Udaipur Campus

How the event will proceed:

1.     Registration Process: (18th Dec to 31st Dec 2016) 

The teams need to register and submit a Summary/PPT on their idea or MVP. The instructions for which will be provided after registration.

Individuals planning to help experience working in a startup and help them with their skills can also register. 
2.    Shortlisting Process: (1st  Jan to 7th Jan 2017): Teams will be shortlisted based upon the Summary/PPT submitted by them.

3.    Evaluation Phase1: (8th Jan to 14th Jan 2017): Teams in Track 1 will proceed for Prototype Testing which involves testing an array of prototypes of their product or service leading to a final design.

Teams in Track 2 will proceed for Usage and Attitude Study (U&A) to develop their idea by identifying factors related to the usage and attitude of the customer towards their product or service.

4.    Evaluation Phase2: (15th Jan to 5th Feb 2017): Mentors will be assigned to all the participating teams in this phase.

Teams in Track 1 will proceed with Market Identification and Testing to test multiple marketing scenarios and select the most promising for their product or service.

Teams in Track 2 will proceed with Concept Development and Testing by taking the viewpoint of customers while describing the concept of their product or service and apply changes based on the feedback.

5.    Pitching Preparation: (6th Feb to 17th Feb 2017): Mentors will guide the teams in their preparation for Investor Pitch.

6.    On Campus mentor Interaction: (18th Feb 2017): One day before the final pitching mentors will interact with teams for finalising their Investor Pitch.

7.    Event Day: (19th Feb 2017): Final Pitch in front of  Investors and Judges.

What's In it for Participants? 

·      Incubation:   Winning teams will get incubation opportunity from IIMU Incubation Cell 

·      Investor Pitch:  Chance to pitch in front of investors and get funding

·      Cash Prize:  Prarambh 2017 winners take cash prizes worth 1,00,000 INR

·      Certificates:  Certificates will be given to participating teams and to participating skilled professionals and startup teams

So come and follow your ideas, your dreams and experience the excitement of developing them into a venture.

Prize money worth Rs 1,00,000 to be won

Hurry, Register Now! (Registrations Started!)

Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/sumlkdF3KTDJLNWN2 |  Registration Deadline: 7th January, 2017 (11:59 PM)

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