From Startup to Scale Up : By Mr Avelo Roy,

About the event

Event Description:
What got you here, won't get you there. Most entrepreneurs fail to scale up because it needs a whole new set of skills, tools, and people. Learn from someone who started local and went global with more than 8 businesses in the US and India.

Learning Outcome:
1) When to scale up? 3 signs you are ready 
2) What changes between startup & scale up?
3) The Network Effect
4) How to attract the right team for scaling? Where to find them? 
5) Change in team dynamics (what got you here, won't get you there)
6) How much funding to raise? How to select the right investors? 
7) Setting up a KPI system in place to push the growth team while increasing accountability (hire slow, fire fast).
8) Burning Money vs Money Management 
9) Speed up with strategic partners. How to choose? Why will they partner with a startup? 
10) Align value creation with valuation and exit in mind. (This is where you and your investors get rich)

Event Details

Date & Timing: Saturday, the 29th of June 2019 between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Main facilitator: Avelo Roy (MD, Kolkata Ventures)
Venue: To be Informed Upon Registration

Facilitator's Profile:

The workshop will be facilitated by Mr. Avelo Roy (MD, Kolkata Ventures). Mr. Roy specializes in getting business from Idea 2 Revenue in 30 days or less. He has done it for 8 of his own business in the US and India and helped 100's of startups to do the same under Kolkata Ventures. Here's a brief bio on Mr. Avelo Roy:

Avelo Roy is currently:
MD, Kolkata Ventures (Kolkata)
MD & CEO, Nearify (Delhi & Chicago)
Director, ECC Engineering Pvt. Ltd (Kolkata)
Startup Advisor, Prime Minister of Nepal
Guest lecturer: Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, IITs (Delhi, Kharagpur, Bhubaneswar, and Guwahati)

Facts & Figures:
500+ speaking engagements in US & India, including White House Panel for Entrepreneurship Education, Startup America, Invest India @ Rashtrapati Bhavan, TEDx Talks, Josh talks and more.
150+ awards in India, US, Canada & China 
1500+ startup mentees in India, US, Canada & China

Avelo Roy started his entrepreneurial journey at 19 years of age and built his first million-dollar business by the time he was 22. Avelo is a Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, TV Host & 3 times TEDx Speaker. He has built 8 businesses in the US & India with multi-million dollars worth of products and services ranging from consumer electronics, Artificial intelligence systems, healthcare process automation, food science, wireless communications, wearable technology, and graphical password applications.

As the great great grandson of Sarojini Naidu, Avelo continues the legacy forward by tirelessly serving the Indian youth through entrepreneurship education using lean startup methodology and principles of Bhagavad Gita. His efforts through Kolkata Ventures in the past 2 years have resulted in 375+ revenue-generating startups responsible for around 4500 new jobs created in 10 states of East India.

Why should you sponsor?

The workshop will be facilitated by Mr. Avelo Roy (MD, Kolkata Ventures). Mr. Roy specializes in getting business from Idea 2 Revenue in 30 days or less. He has done it for 8 of his own business in the US and India and helped 100's of startups to do the same under Kolkata Ventures. Here's a brief bio on Mr. Avelo Roy:

The event is made possible because of the presence of strategic partners like Nasscom, headstart, Rolce Royce accelerator programme (NUMA), Venture Garage all of whom are key players in the startup eco-system of Bangalore and present a high worth association for all prospective partners and supporters. 

Event has widespread social media reach and sponsoring the event will help showcase your company as one of the companies who make such an event possible at a lower cost for all prospective entrepreneurs who could benefit from this. 

A key alliance with Kolkata Ventures ( Eastern Indias Biggest startup incubator) with a startup network of 575+ active and revenue making startups who could all form prospective clients and partners in the future. 

Soham De

Kolkata Ventures is a Indo-US collaboration to foster entrepreneurship in the 10 states of Eastern India. Incubation: Our Virtual Incubation Programme is a structured module specifically designed to help you start, grow and scale up through expert guidance, access to startup resources and funding without the constraint of having to work from a specific place or office. Expert Mentorship: Rockstar entrepreneurs from India and US share valuable lessons they have learned the hard way building their ventures so you that can build your’s smoothly. Get the opportunity to be mentored and guided by them through a one to one mentorship session. Seed Funding: We provide the first funding for your startup to help you prove out your big idea and validate your business model. Networking: Meet your cofounder, investor, designer or engineer through our vast international network in India, US, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam. Our group of advisors and mentors are here to help you find exactly who you need on your team.

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