Mentorship program
A Booster Dose of Expertise, Insight and Advice
When Savi first approached the team of mentors at NASSCOM for assistance and expertise, the management team thought that they could gain a few insights in clarifying their goals. But the mentorship program brought them far greater benefits and offered them more guidance than they could have hoped for. NASSCOM spoke to Veena Mahendru, President and Co-Founder, Savi, to find out how the company has been transformed by its experience.
Nasscom Mentorship program – must do!
Yesterday, Avinash and I had the good fortune to be part of the Nasscom mentorship program. No, we were not the mentors, we were being mentored. Sanjeev Aggarwal (Helion Ventures, founder Daksh) and Rajiv Puri (ex CEO JobsAhead.com).
The session lasted for almost two hours and we got a wealth of insights from these two gentlemen on how to grow businesses. There were some pointed observations from them that made us look up and take notice.
Drishti Software: Mapping new directions to growth
Drishti Software: Mapping new directions to growth. Drishti Software was looking for guidance on mapping its growth strategy and found a perfect fit with the NASSCOM mentorship program. Read on to find out how Drishti benefitted
Established in 2003, Drishti Soft Solutions works in the area of customer interaction software. The company has launched two successful products in this space, the most recent one being the multi-award winning Ameyo Communications Platform.
NET SOLUTIONS: Tutored for Growth
A company that had grown consistently over the years, Chandigarh-based Net Solutions found itself overwhelmed by a new pace of growth. On realising that even growth needed to be controlled and channelised, Net Solutions signed up for the NASSCOM mentorship programme. Read on to find out how the company benefitted from the programme.
The NASSCOM EMERGE Forum identity: re-Energized
The NASSCOM EMERGE Forum has unveiled a new visual identity. Designed by Ray & Keshavan, the new identity is a reflection of NASSCOM’s outlook and the focus for emerging companies, combining a fresh, vibrant and eco-friendly green with a dependable dark grey. The green colour shows life, longevity and the strong sense to succeed! The EMERGE Forum is symbolized by arrows on an upward trend which shows growth, direction and vision to all SMEs. The set of arrows also stand for collaboration and co-operation among the SME companies, which is the basis of the EMERGE Forum.
Leveraging expertise to plan growth
When you have an exciting product in a burgeoning market, everything points towards good growth prospects. But the best of companies and teams sometimes requires an extra helping hand, an additional thinking brain. Such was the case with Saigun Technologies, which was growing well but perhaps not to its complete potential. So Tushar Bhatia, Founder and President, turned to NASSCOM’s mentorship program, which helped him shape his strategies and give direction to his growth path.
STAGing a Growth Scenario – A case study from the Mentorship Program
With eight years of good growth behind it, test engineering company STAG Software found it self at a growth threshold, where it felt it needed some handholding to make the crossover. That’s where the NASSCOM mentorship programme for emerging companies came in. Read on to know how STAG benefitted
A case study from the Mentorship Program – Neev Technologies
A software service provider established in 2005, Neev Technologies recently participated in the NASSCOM mentorship program. Read on to find out more about Neev’s experience.
Getting to the Goal
Neev Technologies was founded in early 2005 by Saurabh Chandra and Santosh Shetty, who had earlier worked together at both Pi Corp. and Talisma. Basically a software service provider, Neev Technologies is focused towards leveraging technology and innovation to serve business processes better. Neev Technologies’ capabilities include developing Online Market Places, Networking and Community Platforms and Mobile and iPhone Applications, among others.
Creating a Post Crisis Economy – We Need a Participatory System, Its All In the Design
After quite sometime I am contributing to the EMERGE platform. LIVE blogging the NASSCOM Friday’s 2.0 and some other conferences, I have been noticing the reactions of various participants!
One of the major ice breaking discussions: how are you faring in this crisis laden economy?
Mentorship program
Excerpts from the post session chat with Manjunath M Gowda, CEO & MD, S7 Software , who also moderated the Strategy session in the Emergeout Conclave 2009.
Mentorship program of NASSCOM has helped many emerging companies to cross the chasm and become profitable companies. One of the first companies which got mentored, S7 Software has now become a proficient player in the migration services.
