Going global with the Colombo Tech Startup Seminar 2017
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Alexander Woxen
The Colombo Tech Start-up Seminar 2017, the country’s ultimate tech startup event here to be held on May 2, is a one-stop shop for everything and everyone related to tech start-ups.
Dag Honningsvug
The event has been crafted to provide thriving entrepreneurs with a platform that grants them market access and connectivity with investors, as well as with local and global shapers from the start-up ecosystem, the organisers said this week.
The seminar will be from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at the BMICH and will be an eye-opener for those who own a startup, are working on or with a start-up, have an idea or prototype, want to know what investors look for in a startup, are looking to network with investors or simply just curious about the startup ecosystem.
The speakers include Agile guru and former Vice President of Yahoo, Pete Deemer who possesses over two decades of experience in building up winning products and teams in Silicon Valley and Asia; Co-Founder and CEO of the premier Norwegian startup incubator StartupLabs, Alexander Woxen who works with over 65 tech startups to help them gain access to support, global contacts and importantly, financing. Chairman of Driw AS and WindSim AS, and Former CEO of Making Waves, Dag Honningsvug, a serial entrepreneur who has headed multimillion dollar European tech companies and currently chairs numerous boards of tech companies; and Former CEO of Etisalat, Dumindra Ratnayaka, a pioneer in the mobile telco space and an active figure in the local Angel Investor ecosystem.
Dumindra Ratnayaka
Pete Deemer
Topics that will be tackled at the seminar will address some of the most pressing issues faced by Sri Lankan start-ups today. The speakers will discuss many aspects that help shape the trajectory of a startup, while sharing their hands-on experiences that will be invaluable to budding entrepreneurs in building better products and making improved decisions.
Some of the areas that will be covered include Lean Start-up – the methodology embraced world over for developing businesses and products, utilising the global startup ecosystem to go international, embarking on your startup journey, insights into what angel investors look for when deciding whether to finance products, and more.
The event is supported by StartupX Foundry, an up-and-coming player in the local ecosystem, and a number of partners, including the Information and Communication Technology Agency of
Sri Lanka (ICTA), Startup Sri ReadMe, and Ticketslk.