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Demystifying the startup world for early-stage entrepreneurs through engaging interviews with the most important people from the startup ecosystem. We provide our listeners with a gentle push in the right direction to take action on their innovative ideas and to see entrepreneurship as a real opportunity to learn and hopefully succeed in business. Guests range from design thinking experts such as Prof. Ezri Tarazi (Ideo & Design Tech by Technion) and startup program managers like Thomas Schier (Startplatz & disruptors.ai) to social entrepreneurs like Dr. Jagadeesh Gandla (EIT Health & DareToStart) and managers from prominent student programs like Niclas-Alexander Mauss (Technical University Munich, Entrepreneurial Masterclass).
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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Vish Sahasranamam is the co-founder and CEO of FORGE Accelerator, one of the leading corporate & government-focused accelerators in India.
In this podcast, Vish explains the many ways startups and aspiring entrepreneurs can engage with Forge Accelerator and shares his own personal story as an entrepreneur leading up to the founding of Forge.
We also take a deep dive into a new free startup diagnostic tool they developed called the “Forge Venture Rubric” designed as a self-assessment tool for startups to validate their potential across 6 different areas.
We discuss the difference between startups developing an end-product going to market versus a core product that can be used in many products and enter larger markets. Vish also shares 2 great case studies from successful startups that are a part of Forge Accelerator.
✌️____ ABOUT VISH SAHASRANAMAM ____✌️
Following an 8 year career in the global telecommunications industry working for companies such as Cisco and Nortel Networks, Vish went on to complete his MBA at IM-Bangalore in 2010.
He has co-founded two startups one of which, Pawaa became Cisco’s first Indian startup acquisition in 2015.
Vish co-founded Forge Accelerator with Shankar Vanavarayar in 2015 supporting industrial & government-focused deeptech startups. Today they offer several Government and corporate-focused startup accelerator programs, education for aspiring entrepreneurs through partner universities, free educational resources for founders, and investment in startups.
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Connect with Vish
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishforge/
FORGE Accelerator
Forge Venture Rubric
https://blog.forgeforward.in/forge-venture-rubric-a-startup-diagnostic-tool-b7b840efe337
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