The Community Conference: Insights from Startup Community Leaders and Brands

Happened on December 07, Saturday, 2024
3:00pm — 05:00pm (GMT+05:30)
Draper Startup House Koramangala
44 slots booked.
Karan Bahadur - Founder, Draper Startup House India Vishnu Chowdhary πŸ”₯ - Community Guy at Simpl Aditi Patwari - Community Manager, Recur Club Vijetha Shastry - Startup Ecosystem Enabler Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Nivin  Joseph - Head of Community and Partnership Draper Startup House Chaitanya Badave - Founder, Buy Or Skip Priyavrat Gupta - Co-Founder, Pyko Watches Murali Katta - Business Operations professional Aravinth Senthilkumaran - Founder Office Associate at Dostbin Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Rajat Kharbanda - Startup Marketer Vishal Patel - Software Engineer M Sachin Raja - Entrepreneur Puneeth Suraana - Producer, Galata Productions Akash Akku - Founder & CEO dharan segaran - Goods Loop (Disraptive Business model) Jagan Reddy - Senior Director Site Leader NetApp Abhay Tai - Founder & CEO, Synkerr.com Shreyansh Agrawal - Corporate Legal Counsel Mansi Baheti - Community and Operations executive Tanya Mary - Community and New Initiatives, Draper StartUp House Sai Vinay Sunkara - πŸš€ Founder & CEO at Pedigraphy | Turning Legacies into Beacons of Hope & Learning 🌟 | Data Science Leader πŸ“Š | Ex-Dell πŸ’» | Ex-Google 🌐 Ram Ramesh - Student Vivek Rp - Founder & CEO, The AI Company & Get Started Bindu Potti - Executive, Guptaji invests Akarsh K R - Doctor Vinay Krishnamurthy - Web developer Sandesh Soni - Founder at Scalekrew Shyam Dikshit Chavali - Product marketing, sandisk Shaswat Harsh - Software Engineer Vansh Bansal - Crypto wealth manager Shivam Verma - engineer Nithil Ram - Design and Marketing Rajiv Goenka - Startup Enthusiast Eswara Satya - Senior Software Engineering Manager Akash Tiwary - Global Business Service Consultant, Deloitte Sayeed Peer Zada - PM Vignesh Balakrishna - Digital marketer
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Agenda:

Join us for a candid panel conversation with startup community leaders who are shaping ecosystems and driving innovation.Β 

This is your chance to dive into their journeys, hear their unique perspectives, and uncover strategies that fuel thriving startup communities.Β 

Network with fellow founders and operators passionate about building the future.

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Hardik Manwani - CTO, Mind Alcove
Hardik Manwani
CTO, Mind Alcove
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Heet Sheth
Growth and Tech, Sheth Info
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Utpal Vaishnav
Founder @ Upsquare & House of Starts β€’ Angel Investor + LP