With a view to create awareness among the students about various facets of entrepreneurship, a three day “Entrepreneurship Boot Camp” was organized from 12th September to 14th September 2022 by the E-Cell and the Incubation Centre of the College. The three days camp began with an inaugural function in which faculties, students and members of FiiRE were present. The Chief Guest for the function was Mr. Rohan Warty, Founder & MD – Xerviz Wlobal and an alumnus of the College. Mr. Prashant D.S., CEO of FiiRE – Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship was also present. The Principal, Prof. Prita D. Mallya welcomed the gathering and congratulated the E-cell and Incubation Centre for organizing the camp. Dr. Shami Pai, Convenor of E-Cell and Incubation Centre introduced the Chief guest to the audience. The Chief Guest in his address motivated the students by narrating his experiences as a student and then, an entrepreneur. He highlighted the importance of 5 qualities in the life of an entrepreneur. Mr. Prashant gave an overview of the boot camp and how it would assist the students. The inaugural function concluded with Dr. Rodney D’Silva, Vice – Principal proposing the Vote of Thanks.
DAY 1: 12th September 2022
Session 1:-The speaker for the session was Ms. Kanan Tandi, Promoter – Congnicue, She shared her experience and growth story. She discussed her business idea and concept of startup on Human Emotions, AI and Body Language. The session started at 10 am and concluded at 11 am, with students interacting with the speaker.
Session 2:- In this session audience were given certain examples of business ideas. The speaker of the session was Mr. Sudeep Phaldesai from Goa state Innovation Council(GSIC). He made the students aware of the concept of innovation and the role of GSIC in assisting entrepreneurs. The session was from at 11 am to 12 noon.
Session 3:- The audiences were briefed on key aspects of how to start with business, financial requirements, and schemes available to them. The speaker for the session was Mr. Tushar V. Kamat from FiiRE. The session concluded at 1 pm.
76 participants attended the session.
DAY -2: 13th September 2022
Session 1:- This session was arranged to explain to the students about the Business Plan Format. Teams were asked to make presentation of their business plan at FiiRE. The speaker for the session was Ms. Ashlesha De Noronha, Community Manager, FiiRE.
Session 2:-The last session for day two was engaged by Mr. Ramchandra Prabhu Salgaonkar. In this session Brain Storming of ideas was done. A lot of business ideas were shared with the students. Four teams were selected by the end of the session to make a pitch deck at FiiRE on day three. The session commenced at 11 am and ended at 12:30 pm.
39 selected participants attended the session.
DAY-3: 14th September 2022
Pitch Deck (Competition Day):-The 4 selected teams presented their business ideas at FiiRE Each team had 10 minutes to present their business idea and 15 minutes for Q-A round. The judges were Mr. Tushar V. Kamat and Michael Viegas (CA) officials with FiiRE. The winners for the pitch deck were Miss Roshni Khatun and Unnata Mandal. They won one year of free mentorship from FiiRE. The overall faculty in- charge for the Boot Camp was Dr. Maithili S. Naik.
