Archive for March 15, 2009
Building the Entrepreneurial Eco-System
Dr. Zahir Ali Syed, who is the Co-Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Pakistan, took us through the need for an entrepreneurial eco-system and what that actually meant. He then described how MITEF has started to build the entrepreneurial eco-system in Pakistan. He talked about the issues and opportunities and the way forward. It was an informative session for the audience and when we opened up for Q&A there were a lot of questions that were put to him.
Dr. Zahir A. Syed’s presentation can be downloaded from the link below:
What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
Still at the Microsoft BizSpark event, Syed Azhar A. Rizvi, the CEO & Director of the Tech Angels Network (TAN), took on the task of enlightening the young audience (and some of us older ones) on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur – in the brief time that he had, he talked about there being no magic pill, the necessity to take risks, the first steps that need to be taken, the crystallization of your thoughts and the putting together of a business plan.
His presentation is available at this link:
Adnan Agboatwalla talks about the PixSense journey
This talk was given as part of the Microsoft Bizspark launch to create an awareness in young people and companies of the essential elements that are needed to launch a company and take it forward.
Here Adnan talks about “ideas being a dime a dozen” and how it is the execution, the team, the first sale, the total commitment, passion and persistence to an idea that you yourself believe in that gets you through the most difficult times. Thanks Adnan for sharing.
A copy of Adnan’s presentation is available as a download.
