Dear Member,

NASSCOM launched its initiatives for companies in the early growth stage under the EMERGE banner 5 years back. Today the initiative has branched fruitfully in many directions. In addition to this newsletter, we also have the vibrant EMERGE community, the Made in India product showcase, the EMERGEOUT Conclave and of course the mentorship programme. At NASSCOM we believe that it is now time to take stock and check in with the larger community to take their feedback on these initiatives as well as suggestions to charter our future course.

With this in mind, we are launching a survey to reach out to a cross section of emerging companies and ascertain your views. Please read the Initiatives section for details.

In this issue, we also feature a company that has benefitted from one of the EMERGE initiatives – the mentoring programme. Veena Mahendru, President and Co-Founder, The Savi Group, speaks on how her company has been transformed by the mentoring experience in the Case Study section.

 In an economic situation where the corporate sector is cautious about new investments in IT, the Government has emerged as an important customer for many companies. How do emerging companies take advantage of this opportunity? In Grassroots, we meet with Prakash Rane of ABM Knowledgeware, a company that has successfully tapped the e-governance market.


Best Regards,

Krishnakumar Natarajan
Chair - NASSCOM EMERGE Forum & CEO & MD, MindTree Ltd.
     
BANG FOR THE BUCK
Transcript of the Go-to-market workshop at the NASSCOM Product Conclave
The Go-to-market workshop at the Product Conclave addressed the Question that allows an enterprise to emerge from a startup – the facility that marks the coming-of-age in the life of a startup.
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CASE STUDY
Savi Group
A Booster Dose of Expertise, Insight and Advice
When Savi first approached the team of mentors at NASSCOM for assistance and expertise, the management team thought that they could gain a few insights in clarifying their goals. But the mentorship program brought them far greater benefits and offered them more guidance than they could have hoped for. .
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GRASS ROOTS
ABM Logo
E-governance: The road less travelled
Mark Twain famously said, “I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.” Unlike Twain, Prakash Rane, the chief promoter of ABM Knowledgeware, sniffed the opportunity that existed in the e-governance sector early on.
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INITIATIVE
The EMERGE Insight survey – Help us to serve you better
One of the most important initiatives is the NASSCOM EMERGE forum, which was set up in 2005 with the objective to help young and emerging companies to grow and scale up to become medium and large companies.
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EMERGE COMMUNITY
What are the International Trade Shows where made-in-India products need to be showcased
by Sachin Garg
Just what would make a CIO say "Yes!" to a Software Product
by Rajendra V B
Top Challenges Emerging IT services companies face in growing their businesses
by jasmeet singh
Is this the New Way of Computing ?
by Siddharta Govindaraj
Centre for Business Innovation India
by Dr. Bob Hoekstra
Art of the Product Demo
by Lakshman Pillai
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