In a bid to encourage students to become job givers, UPES, Dehradun in collaboration with start-up Accelerator Chamber of Commerce (SAAC), India had organised a startup weekends at their campus. The idea behind the event is to foster entrepreneurial endeavors in just 54 hours.
The event is spread over three days and each day has been designed with unique pattern and activities. In which participants were encouraged to come up with innovative ideas and form teams. By the end of the day the teams settle into their new found ground and start giving shape to their ideas.
These teams are then mentored by industry experts and successful entrepreneurs mentored on the second day. Thereafter teams incorporate the suggestions and guidance of mentors in their respective business models and come up with their final business plan on the third day and are evaluated by a jury panel.
SAAC is a the official partner of Seattle based globally popular organization called ” Up Global “ that conducts ‘Startup Weekends’ all over the world. It was conceptualized in 2007 and in the last seven years it has catalyzed the entrepreneurial journey of over 1.5 lac aspirants in over 112 countries by organizing 1248 events across 568 cities.
SAAC, their Indian arm began operations in 2014. Head quartered in Chandigarh it has this year alone directly sensitized over 4,500 students and professionals by conducting 38 such events on entrepreneurship awakening.
Google for entrepreneurs, Amazon Web Service and Coca Cola are the global sponsors for Start-up Weekend while Up Global was the organizing partner for Start-up Weekend, Dehradun.
Sumeer Walia, the Advisor & Chapter Executive Director informed that more than 20 business ideas emerging out of these events are under various stages of incubation and will very shortly see light of the day.