Event update: Startup Wars - Prelims — eChai Ventures

Startup Wars - Prelims

Happened on December 12, Monday, 2016

IIT MadrasSardar Patel Road

Event Details:

"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over."
-Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group.

Event Format:
a. Online quiz: The first round will see participants going head-to-head in an online quiz (on the platform - dare2compete.com) spanning various management functions and startup fundae. Teams selected based on the results of the online quiz will proceed for the next round.

b. Case Study/Business plan: To test the knowledge of participants, either a case study will be given or a business plan has to be submitted, based on entrepreneurship. They have to come up with an appropriate/scalable solution. Format will be communicated to the teams qualifying in the Round 1.

c. Online Simulation Game: The idea is to take real world problems in various professional spheres (finance, supply chain, human resources, marketing, product development etc), build models depicting various scenarios / challenges and allow folks to test the effectiveness of their business skills.

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