Chennai OpenCoffee Club

A place for the startup ecosystem around Chennai

The Chennai OpenCoffee Club is a place for people involved in the startup ecosystem to meet in an informal setting. Anyone involved with startups - entrepreneurs, developers, lawyers, investors - is invited to come and join the conversation.

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Next Meetup

3pm, 6 July at Amethyst


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OpenCoffee Club Resources


OpenCoffee Resources


  • OpenCoffee Club (Worldwide): You might be interested in joining the website for the worldwide opencoffee movement. This website is also based on Ning, so you can access it with the same login that you use for the Chennai OpenCoffee Club.
  • Bangalore OpenCoffee Club: If you are in Bangalore anytime, you might want to check if there is an OpenCoffee Club meeting going on. Join the mailing list to be informed of meetups.
  • Pune OpenCoffee Club: Pune OCC. Again based on Ning, so you can use the same login as Chennai OCC to access this site.

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Blog Posts

Very innovative thought.....Really.

I just now read about COCC in TOI and instantly become member of it. To be frank I am curious to know how come the lawyers in this list of.... 'entrepreneurs, developers, lawyers, investors - is invited to come and join the conversation'. Anyways, I will try to meet you all on July 6th and find out....in person.

Posted by vskesavan on June 28th, 2008 at 1:54pm — 5 Comments (Add)

Business Opportunity

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Posted by K Ramesh Babu on June 28th, 2008 at 1:15pm — No Comments (Add)

If You are a Startup, Who's That?

I figure that in an ecosystem, there are three types of corporations - according to scale. There are the startups, there are the SMEs and then there are the Multi-National Corporations. There are also the government bodies, but let’s stick to the private sector and these are the three categories we have. Each of them are categorized into their respective slot because of their size, their headcount, the revenue they generate and the size of the market they possess. It’s quite important to rememb… Continue

Posted by Vijay Anand on March 23rd, 2008 at 12:32pm — 4 Comments (Add)

10 reasons why recession is good for starting out


Last week, Bank of America has declared subprime losses close to $3 billion. Citibank and Merill Lynch has posted close to $ 10 billion of losses. Goldman Sachs has although its 'exits' covered yet still are apprehensive about life ahead.

George Soros has said , the subprime crisis can lead to a very painful recession and even may end the dollars status as reserve currency. Very powerful stuff this is, and to me what seems is that 'the shit is gonna hit the fan' :) .Recession I bel… Continue

Posted by Soham Das on January 27th, 2008 at 5:34pm — No Comments (Add)

TieCon Chennai ’08 – important learnings from eminent entrepreneurs!

Here’s how I will sum up what I learned from the discussions and stories shared by leading entrepreneurs:

  1. Great work is inspired by great cause – think of what problem are you trying to solve.
  2. Dare to dream
  3. Find the right people with correct skill sets to start with rather than looking only at people whom you know.
  4. Bootstrapping is the best solution, get help from people you know or loa
    5. …
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Posted by Rajat Bhadani on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:49pm — 2 Comments (Add)

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Vijay Anand

Shared Business Centre For Startups. 17 Replies

Started by Vijay Anand in Misc. Last reply by Sirish Dhurjety 9 hours ago.

Siddharta Govindaraj

Introductions 31 Replies

Started by Siddharta Govindaraj in Misc. Last reply by Bharthy 12 hours ago.

Ganesan

New Avenue for getting candidates 1 Reply

Started by Ganesan in Misc. Last reply by Siddharta Govindaraj 13 hours ago.

 
 

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Upcoming Events

Jul 20, 2008: Hyderabad OpenCoffe Club Meetup July 2008 at Cafe Coffee Day

The First Hyderabad OpenCoffee club is here to engage entrepreneurs and investors on a regular basis in a totally informal setting.

Aug 8, 2008: Drupal Camp India at Ahd

First ever Drupal Camp in India, in Ahmedabad.

Max 400 participants

http://drupalcamp08.drupalindia.in/

Jul 18, 2008: Proto.in '08 : July Edition at New Delhi

Proto.in is the startup event that happens in India, inviting entrepreneurs from within and around the subcontinent to participate, share, discuss and draw strength from the growing entrepreneurial demand and knowledge base that is created, in an effort to create world-class product leaders from the region. Proto is about celebrating entrepreneurship, and encouraging it where it matters the most - at the startup level!

The two day event sees a series of entrepreneurship sessions titled "Startup school" by some of the veteran entrepreneurs of India on the first day, and a showcase of some of the best technology startups on the second day. With the most vibrant and eclectic atmosphere that you will ever have to network with from VCs to Industry partners, Proto.in is a place to be.

Dec 13, 2008: Open Source RoundUp 2008 at Auditorium

Open Source RoundUp 2008 is the annual full-day event for Open source community in Hyderabad.

Prior registration is required and all the delegates are required to pay Rs 50 at the venue.

Some of the indicative focus areas are:
. Web 2.0 Frameworks
. Plugins Development
. Operating Systems
. Assurance and Availability
. Virtualization and File systems
. Networking
. Open Source Business
. Engineering Management
 

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