Workshop by Canaan Partners
Technopreneurship & FOSS

Brilliant ideas and projects can turn out into very profitable businesses, if handled well! And, that is precisely what this workshop on FOSS-led technopreneurship intends to help you with.

Date:   11th February 2008
Venue:   IISc Auditorium, Bangalore
Duration:   2.5 hours (1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.)
Entry Fee:   Nil (Seating on ‘first come first served’ basis)

Few questions that experts will try to address at this workshop:

· What does it take to build a successful business in the tech space?
· Would it be wise to base the business on open source?
· What are the global trends in this respect?
· Is now the right time to look at open source projects?
· What does it really mean to be an open source business?
· Will such projects get sufficient investments?
· What do investors look for when they evaluate a project?
· How do you build an open source business?

The experts who will share their thoughts:

· Global open source entrepreneurs like David Axmark (MySQL) and
 Brian Behlendorf (Apache & Collabnet)
· Top-shots from the Indian open source industry such as Nandkumar Pradhan, CEO, Red Hat India
· Advisors and consultants from the VC firm -- Canaan Partners