DR. SRIDHAR MITTA Managing Director e4e Labs Pvt. Ltd. TiE Con 2002 - Bangalore October 30, 2002...

DR. SRIDHAR MITTA

Managing Director

e4e Labs Pvt. Ltd.

TiE Con 2002 - Bangalore

October 30, 2002

Incubation : Entrepreneurship at Grass Roots

Silicon Valley & Entrepreneurhsip

• Silicon Valley is the world centre for innovation and entrepreneurship

• Silicon Valley has sustained its leading edge in wave after wave of fostering entrepreneurship

• Silicon Valley has become a “habitat” in which all resources entrepreneurs need to survive have grown over time

• Why are Indians doing so well in the Silicon Valley?

• Stanford University undertook research to find resources for success of Silicon Valley

•Physical Infrastructure

•‘Soft’ Infrastructure

– People

– Culture

– Attitude

– Speed

– Laws and their interpretation

– Wealth creation and sharing

•The networks in Silicon Valley are marked by complex,

dynamic and interdependent relationships

What makes Silicon Valley unique ?

What do Entrepreneurs in India need ?

• Evangelizing entrepreneurship

• Spotting entrepreneurs at an early stage

• Challenging and validating ideas

• Coupling technology to market needs

• Access to experts in Technology / Marketing / Business

• Formation of teams

• Development of a prototype

• Financial assistance for sustenance

• Development of Business Plan

• Proving products in markets

• Securing Venture Capital

• Bridge to Silicon Valley

What do Entrepreneurs in India need ?

e4e Mission

• Help entrepreneurs position for global success by

providing entrepreneurs with the resources necessary

to successfully build a company and sustain profitable

growth

e4e’s Value To Entrepreneurs

Thought leadership Laser focus: Infrastructure

Service. Analyze patterns and

trends in area

of focus. Identify business

opportunities

Global customer access Global business development team

Identify channel partners

Panel of experts / advisors

Long-term capital Startup to expansion capital

e4e’s Value To Entrepreneurs … contd.

Technology expertise Technology consulting and

guidance. e4e Labs nurture

promising technologies Operations expertise Entrepreneurs and operations

people in team. Professional services Exec recruitment, market research,

legal, accounting, PR, marketing etc. Physical infrastructure 12,000 sft in Bangalore. 5,000 sft in

Silicon Valley. Computing infrastructure

Thank YouSridhar.Mitta@e4elabs.com

www.e4elabs.com