‘Plan E’A BITSAA-SVC Entrepreneurship Initiative

Project Goals

Leverage the BITSAA network to create a forum for– Inspiring and training the next generation of

BITSian Entrepreneurs– Finding business partners, advisors and

investors– Tapping into BITSian talent – Providing investment opportunities

Project Overview

Kickoff 19th March 2006– Panel Discussion, “Power of the BITSAA network for the

BITSian Entrepreneur”

Next event – Week of April 15, 2006– Guest Speaker, Idea Pitching, Networking

Future events to include– Educational Talks– Idea Pitching and Networking Events– Business Plan Evaluations– Meet the VCs and potential advisors

How Is This Different?

The inherent BITSian bond

Power of the BITSAA network– Access to guidance from the 70+ BITSian Movers and

Shakers in Silicon valley– Potential access to guidance from the hundreds of

BITSian Movers and Shakers across the globe

Large pool of young BITSians – 1500+ BITSians in the Silicon Valley alone

Panel Discussion

Moderator: • Jayan Ramankutty (Class of ‘80)

Panelists:• Prem Jain (Class of ‘73)• Punita Pandey (Class of ‘84)• Vivek Paul (Class of ‘80)• Alagu Periyannan (Class of ‘89)• Raju Reddy (Class of ‘81)

What is Entrepreneurship

en· tre· pre· neur ( n tr-pr-nûr , -n r )n. – A person who organizes, operates, and assumes

the risk for a business venture

Identifies pain-points as opportunities Takes calculated risks and leads positively Passionate, Unconventional and OpenCreates jobs and reaps the rewards

The BITSAA Connection

Raju Reddy:– Was the BITS Alumni Network instrumental in

founding and growing Sierra Atlantic? • If so, please elaborate

Women Entrepreneurs

Ms. Punita Pandey– In your experience, is the business world still a

man’s world? If so how did you manage to navigate through those infested waters especially being a minority?

Building Ventures

Mr. Alagu Periyannan:– What made you start your new venture and how

did you go about building it?

The VC World

Mr. Vivek Paul:– Can you help upcoming entrepreneurs

understand the workings and expectations of a VC

Successful Exit Strategies

Mr. Prem Jain:– What would be your advice to the BITSians who

are targeting their ventures to be acquired by larger companies such as HP, Cisco etc?

Q & A