NASSCOM organized its third regional edition of the NASSCOM Product Conclave 2015 at the Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad. The one day conference served as a vital platform for Indian product start-ups and emerging companies to access knowledge & support available in the ecosystem.
The inaugural address was given by Rajiv Vaishnav, Vice President, NASSCOM & the key note address by Ravi Gururaj, Chairman,NASSCOM Product Council. The conference was attended by industry leaders from the products industry, venture capitalist, entrepreneurs and consultants, who shared their views on the evolving product landscape.
The Hyderabad edition of the conclave witnessed curated sessions for budding entrepreneurs, early stage founders and start-up product teams on the intricacies of structuring a business entity, protecting your intellectual property, raising initial capital, growing your product business & building market momentum for early stage products. The conclave additionally showcased interesting startups that were a mixture of burgeoning product innovations and exciting new solutions.
Speaking at the occasion, Ravi Gururaj, Chairman, NASSCOM Product Council said
The product landscape has witnessed tremendous growth, and is now considered as one of the fastest developing domains of the industry. With the Internet of Things being the new land of entrepreneurial opportunity, there is a need to create an ecosystem for transfer of knowledge and technological know-how amongst start-ups and academia.
Hyderabad has been a breeding ground for some of India’s largest business houses, and has always been very supportive for the new businesses with its friendly policy structures. It was a pleasure to witness some of the most innovative product companies at the conclave with offerings ranging from e-commerce to cloud platforms.
The rapid growth in establishment of new technology product & digital start-ups has positioned India as the 4th largest base of start-ups world-wide. India currently boasts of over 3,100 start-ups, with an addition of 800+ start-ups in 2014 alone. Product startups, for their sheer scope and with their impressive applications and numbers, have formed the backbone of the ecosystem which in turn is playing a key role in the growth of the Indian economy.
The conclave recognizes that the time for the Indian product story is ripe as the country’s IT industry moves beyond its leadership in the services sector towards IP and products. The Hyderabad edition of NPC, witnessed a turnout of over 400 delegates encouraging companies located in the region to participate and interact with some of the super achievers in the Indian Products arena.
About NASSCOM
NASSCOM is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1800 members, which include both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOM’s member and associate member companies are broadly in the business of software services, software products, consulting services, BPM, e-commerce and web services, engineering services and animation and gaming. NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs about 3.5 million professionals.