#CoRise @ VentureStudio - Week 3. June 2015.

About eChai Ventures :

eChai is an offline-online social network of entrepreneurs who believe in Co.Rise. — Collaboratively rising together. eChai helps entrepreneurs to connect with each other with offline events and online co.rise social network. It’s an offline-online platform to share insights, have discussions, to collaborate with fellow entrepreneurs, and help each other to grow and succeed in their ventures.

About VentureStudio :

VentureStudio aims to nucleate an ecosystem of innovation that accelerates the development of Ahmedabad, Gujarat to create a national and global impact. VentureStudio offers a product and business creation program for Entrepreneurs /Engineers/ Innovators/Designers at Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, India. Venture Studio is collaborating with high ranking Center for Design Research at Stanford University, USA to create Venture Studio with the backing of investors from Mumbai.

Format of Weekly #CoRise programs @ VentureStudio :

- We have diverse entrepreneurs to present their venture which is followed by QnA and how the participants can proactively help/support the presenters - it may be giving them feedback, connecting them with ventures/partners, promoting them on social network, guidance on product strategy n many others - just like what we do at eChai After Hours. We've built the interesting platform on eChai.in for that as well. If you wish to present your venture then contact me at [email protected]

- Host Entrepreneurs sharing their story, their company culture and how they can contribute to fellow entrepreneurs.

- #CoRise Stories - where we wil have group of entrepreneurs sharing their stories of how they've collaborated with each other - Success stories or learnings :-)

The weekly #CoRise programs in association with VentuerStudio are gaining great momentum in Ahmedabad - the previous week's ‪#‎CoRise‬ was amazing with pretty diverse presenters and superb participants. This time also we are having the fantastic entrepreneurs to present their venture and interact with the participants.

Venue : VentureStudio, Near Hanuman Temple, Commerce Six Roads, Ahmedabad - 380009
Date : 18th June, Thursday Time : 6.45 pm to 8.30 pm

Presenters at #CoRise @ VentureStudio - Week 3. June 2015 :

Jaydip Parikh, Co-Founder, MyWaw

'My Waw' is co-founded by Jaydip Parikh & Ketan Raval, is a commercial e-store where you can find most exquisitely written quotes, set on the background of creative canvas, engraved into beautiful frames just for you. Choose from amongst the collection of fun, motivational and inspiring life quotes and make it a part of your precious collection. Every emotion that captivates your spirit, has been verbalized by us through posters, mugs, notebooks, t-shirts and more! No matter what your age is, you are sure to love our collection and make it a part of your offices, home and other places. It's time to explore the deep-seated facets of life through words.

Kinjal Shah, Founder, Shwas

Shwas is an effort started by a group of volunteers to teach the underprivileged kids of Gulbai Tekra area. It was started 6 years back with the aim of helping them in their curricular activities, inculcating sense of hygiene, helping them follow their dreams, and gaining recognition in the society.

Kinjal shah shared her journey on how Shwas was started, what kind of challenges she faces as a NGO leader, how small lovable acts of kids keep her motivated and the way forward.

Noel Nazareth & Mirant Tiwari - Co-Founders, Hats & Beards

Hats & Beards are story crafters. They make visual(video) story for brands and organizations. Detailed intricate to quirky wacky stories. Hats & Beards create, curate and celebrate stories. We craft stories for anyone & everyone: The corporates to neighbourhood chaiwalla; from writers to next door kid.

Arihant Chopra, Founder, Intelligent Idiots

Intelligent Idiots is a studio which deals in Gifts, Accessories, Jholas and Lifestyle products. The studio has designer and artistic stuffs from all over India, styling eclectic folks - elegant and funky.....Uplifting the native craft and artists along with admiring the modern art is core purpose of the Intelligent Idiot.

Nidhi Suthar, Founder, Wockito

Wockito is an Ahmedabad based start up incubated by Venture studio (Collaboration of Stanford University and Lalbhai group). We are makers of the next generation smart phone-book. Wockito is a cross platform contact sharing and network management tool that will increase your networking efficiency and boost your business productivity.

Jenny Chawla, Founder, Social Soupz

SocialSoupz is a dedicated Social Media Marketing Agency founded by Jenny Chawla. The company is a startup based in Ahmedabad with the dedicated and passionate young geeks of this era to explore and blow their creativity in the field of Marketing and specially via. social media mediums.

Here are few amazing photos from the #CoRise program. Feel free to ask any specific question to any of the above entrepreneurs here in the comment section. Do checkout the QnA in comments, this is on of the most interesting part of the #CoRise programs.

eChai programs are open for all. All are welcome :-)

For partnership and sponsorship opportunities - You can contact Jatin Chaudhary, Co-Founder & Salesman, eChai Ventures at [email protected] or 08238968939.