Comments on: Respect Entrepreneurship http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:33:57 +0530 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tata NEN Hottest Startups 2008 Winners | Startupcentral http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-764 Tata NEN Hottest Startups 2008 Winners | Startupcentral Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:29:22 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-764 [...] Respect Entrepreneurship This entry was posted on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 1:51 PM and is filed under Connect, Hello Startup, Top Post. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...] [...] Respect Entrepreneurship This entry was posted on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 1:51 PM and is filed under Connect, Hello Startup, Top Post. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...]

]]> By: TATA NEN: Nominations by Force? « STARTUPCENTRAL http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-261 TATA NEN: Nominations by Force? « STARTUPCENTRAL Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:23:26 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-261 [...] that rank startups and that too via a public voting system are fundamentally flawed — read post here. A few more such incidents and Tata NEN Hottest Startups will the most rocking startup ranking [...] [...] that rank startups and that too via a public voting system are fundamentally flawed — read post here. A few more such incidents and Tata NEN Hottest Startups will the most rocking startup ranking [...]

]]> By: Anirudh http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-266 Anirudh Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:24:57 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-266 Tata NEN is useless. There is a big cotroversy going on around it in bangalore occ forum about them adding companies without consent. Tata NEN is useless. There is a big cotroversy going on around it in bangalore occ forum about them adding companies without consent.

]]> By: Sandeep http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-265 Sandeep Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:06:22 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-265 Agree that a public voting system makes no sense if the objective of such contests is to surface the companies most likely to succeed, or have the most compelling value propositions for users. Public voting should be viewed only as a means to create PR for the contest and the participants of the contest. I have received voting requests from some of the contestants in my email - basically spamming for votes. So the company with the best spamming may end up winning. As long as the participants see this as a means of PR, and the organizers/sponsors see this public participation as a means to raise awareness of entrepreneurship, then nothing wrong with it. I hope that the expert panel that is in conjunction with the public voting will add some of the value beyond PR (mentoring on business model, interaction with investors etc) that early stage companies need. Agree that a public voting system makes no sense if the objective of such contests is to surface the companies most likely to succeed, or have the most compelling value propositions for users.

Public voting should be viewed only as a means to create PR for the contest and the participants of the contest. I have received voting requests from some of the contestants in my email – basically spamming for votes. So the company with the best spamming may end up winning. As long as the participants see this as a means of PR, and the organizers/sponsors see this public participation as a means to raise awareness of entrepreneurship, then nothing wrong with it.

I hope that the expert panel that is in conjunction with the public voting will add some of the value beyond PR (mentoring on business model, interaction with investors etc) that early stage companies need.

]]> By: satish http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-264 satish Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:06:59 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-264 Another way of looking at it "If you can convince the Public then you're in for the Long Game - IPO :) " Another way of looking at it “If you can convince the Public then you’re in for the Long Game – IPO :) “

]]> By: ajitesh http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-263 ajitesh Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:34:19 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-263 You make sense! I am not buying to the idea of current TATA NEN competition. I see the true winner as one which brings smile on the face of its users by making compelling value propositions. Money automatically follows...cheers You make sense! I am not buying to the idea of current TATA NEN competition. I see the true winner as one which brings smile on the face of its users by making compelling value propositions. Money automatically follows…cheers

]]> By: Sach http://startupcentral.in/2008/09/respect-entrepreneurship/#comment-262 Sach Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:59:20 +0000 http://startupcentral.wordpress.com/?p=646#comment-262 The best way to rank startups is by cash flow! Baaki sab bakwas ;) The best way to rank startups is by cash flow! Baaki sab bakwas ;)

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