IIT Mentors is a Global Mentorship Program set up with the simple goal of “Alumni helping Alumni” within the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) network. The focus of IIT Mentors Program is to facilitate IIT Alumni to help each other.
IIT Mentors programs cover corporate & academic careers, entrepreneurship and general professional & personal development. Read more…
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Upcoming / Recent Events
“David vs Goliath: How an IITian led Start-up beat an Entrenched Player in a Multi-Billion Dollar Market”: A Roundtable Discussion
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Time: Thursday, October 20th 2016, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Prysm, 180 Baytech Drive, Suite 20 San Jose, CA 95134
Program Details:
Silicon Valley landscape is laden with stories whereby new & up coming start-ups have not only challenged the incumbents & entrenched players but also changed the industry landscape forever. The idea is to change the dynamics of an existing market with a new technology/approach rather than to make an attempt to create a new market with a new technology. However, there are numerous challenges in accomplishing a goal like this as the entrenched players typically fight back with full vigor with deep pockets, existing customer relationships, established marker credibility etc.
If you are an IITian who wants to challenge Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco etc. in a multi-billion dollar market and want to understand how to methodically approach the start-up game, this event is a must attend for you. We will have a galaxy of Mentors to help you understand the recipe for success and write a story that people will talk about in years to come. If others have done it, why can’t you?
Speakers:
Kumar Ganapathy Joy Thomas
Program Schedule:
- 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Registration, Dinner, and Networking
- 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM Panel Discussion with the mentors
- 9:00 PM Adjourn
Space limit is for 30 prospective mentees only! Previous events were sold out. Please note that you need to be a faculty, current student or an alum at one of the IITs to attend this event.
IoT Start-Up Funding:
What can IITians look forward from Sand Hill Road
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Time: Wednesday, June 8th 2016, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Prysm, 180 Baytech Drive, Suite 20 San Jose, CA 95134
Program Details:
Why are few start-ups in Internet of Things (IoT) garnering a lot of funding whereas others are struggling to get their feet off the ground. We all agree that IoT would touch every aspect of our personal & professional lives and has innumerable use-cases for both enterprise-space as well as consumer-space with hundreds of billions in potential revenue opportunity. The question arises what kind of business model and use-case scenarios IITians should focus upon to get the time & attention from Sand Hill Road that they deserve. We have an Investors roundtable lined up in our upcoming IIT Mentors Event for you to find out the answers.
IP & Patents Strategy Workshop
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| Anand Jagannathan | Neeraj Gupta | Subroto Bose |
Time & Location:
Thursday, April 14th 2016, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Prysm, 180 Baytech Dr #200, San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Space limit is for 50 prospective mentees only! Previous events were sold out. Please note that you need to be a faculty, current student or an alum at one of the IITs to attend this event.
See below for program details.
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