Finding Co-Founders and Early Employees

Happened on January 31, Friday, 2025
6:30pm — 08:30pm (GMT+05:30)
VentureStudio - Ahmedabad University
41 slots booked.
Satya Mehta - Co-founder, MealPe Bhavesh Patel - Co-Founder, Brands.live Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Paresh R - Software Engineer Aditya Singh - Co-Founder, Kore Innovations Yash KhandhediYa - Applied Research Scientist Nishit Mistry - Founder at Anahat Design Ram Chandak - Founder - Prime Wealth And Health IMF LLP Vatsal Dave - Founder, Corporal Veeral Pajwani - Founder, Vptronics.in Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - UI/UX & Graphic Designer Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Neel Patel - Co-Founder & CMO at Battlecry Purab Soni - Business Consultant Hiiren Yadav - Digital Marketing | Business Development Priyanka Challa - Sr Growth Manager, York IE Satyen Engineer - Founder, YHonk Tech Pvt Ltd Shreeyanshu Kesarwani - Technical lead,clear deals Kartikeya Madnani - Business Development Manager , Allevents.in Kruti Vishakh - Consultant Business Analyst Shweta Mane - Electrical engineer in Renewable energy solutions and designing Himanshu Mantri - Co-Founder, 9000 BC Tushar Deshmukh - Director - Visionary Link Pvt Ltd HARSHIL PATEL - Founder @theimagineindia Travel Community Bhavik Parikh - Digital Marketing Specialist Tunir Sahoo - DF labs Mayuri Puchhadiya - Founder & CEO Jivani Samir - ASIC Engineer Sanket Kothari - Founder Ankit Panchal - Process executive Rakesh Hansrajani - Co-Founder, FastHire Vivek Patel - Software Developer Aditya Bairagi - Co-Founder DFlabs Aryavardhan Sharma - ASIC Associate Engineer - Einfochips
Agenda:

Building a startup is a team effort, and finding the right co-founders and early employees can make all the difference.


Join us for an engaging conversation where founders will share their experiences of how they met their co-founders, built their teams, and navigated early hiring decisions. Whether you're looking for a co-founder, hiring your first team members, or simply curious about the journey, this session will offer valuable insights and real stories from those who have been through it.


This is also an opportunity for startup folks looking for co-founders to introduce themselves and connect with potential collaborators.

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