Delhi again was first off the mark with Proto’s Startup Lun
ch initiative on March 27th — they got 11 registrations and there may have been more later but there’s no update. Vijay Anand, who I happened to meet at BarCamp Mumbai 3, was just happy that the initiative had taken off. Mumbai is yet to sign-up — what’s the problem? The city really seems to be a laggard when it comes to startup networking. Even BarCamps took much pushing and prodding and some importing of enthusiasts from Bangalore to get things going.
Bangalore’s version of Startup Lunch comes up on Saturday, April 5, and Sridhar G from Yulop, who is one of the organizers, says they have already seen 33 registrations. So again while Delhi may have taken the lead (the country’s first BarCamp was in Delhi), Bangalore is leaving no stone un-turned to catch up. Meanwhile, Pune is having its lunch (well it is actually coffee) tomorrow and Chennai joins in on Saturday as well.
What is Startup Lunch? It is similar to the ‘speed dating’ principle applied to startup networking. Founders of startup companies sit on one side of the table and folks who are looking for jobs with startups are on the other side. They have a quick conversation, exchange visiting cards, etc. for about ten minutes. Startups find people to recruit — still a tough task — and the other side knows who to call and where for their next job.
Well we have had a fabulous time @ bangalore chapter of Startup Lunch.
The session turned out to be an day to remember for both jobseekers and startups.
http://startuplunch.proto.in/index.php?title=Startup_Lunch_Bangalore
More details could be found @ above link!
thats a very interesting concept, but does it actually work?
GB
Hey,
Playing with words, are we?
The one in chennai is being pushed back a bit. We think by the time it hits chennai we will be in a position to come out with “The Handbook for the Definitive Startup Lunch”
I am also quite impressed to see Hyderabad join the leagues!