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Started by : Veena Gupta, Analyst, Blackstone Group   10 14 2010 09:54:47 +0000
Industry : Hedge Funds/VCs/Private EquityFunctional Area : VC funding(Entrepreneurship)
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What could be done to bring entrepreneurs who need startup funds together with people who can provide those funds. This is the most difficult job to make sure both entrepreneurs and People who can fund have got together, as entrepreneurs will face the difficulty of finding one and VC's find difficulty in investing in one.

And study after study has shown that $11-billion on average gets placed every year, I mean the money that VC's put in a  startup or invest in any format. But, still about $13-billion is still available from accredited investors.  But they don’t make those investments simply because they don’t have the avenue or the sources or the deal flow to be able to deploy that capital.

So, How can VC's and Entrepreneurs get together??

 
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1 Match-making service for both
2 Educational instituitions
3 Impress the VCs with the proposals
4 Portal required where both parties post their requirements
5 Entrepreneur has to run to venture capitalists
6 Bring the thinktank of Education and Industries togather through forums, meetings, and Collaborative sessions.

Match-making service for both

idea posted by Veena Gupta Analyst, Blackstone Group

May be I am not using the right title for my Idea, But why can't VC's and entrepreneurs have a portal similar on the lines of Marriage portals, Why in India today there are so many marriage portals, where one finds out potential life partner through these, can't we have a similar kind of portal where   VC's and Entrepreneurs get together and then with this portal a potential friction gathers and then there is investment happening, today most people are confused to whom to approach with their idea, getting hold of a Venture capitalist is the most difficult thing and if a platform like this is there then it will become all the more easy to get to know the investors and entrepreneurs, and even Ideas will get implemented. So, a service like a match-making one is required here and Web 2.0 is the best place to do it.....

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by Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 10 29 2010 15:02:51 +0000

No Veena you have used the right word. If match making doesent happen how both will meet? It is not necessary the first one will match it may take time but probably this the best way both can meet. 

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 It’s a good recommendation. It is only when there is proper demand supply interaction, the market becomes efficient. Both will have lot of options and there will be more clarity. Good one Veena madam

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by suhaschandra deshpande, Marketing Associate  | 10 15 2010 19:30:44 +0000

Great Idea Veenajee.... Why Don't You Suggest A Scope And A General Guideline? So That Both Of Us Can Interact  On This? I Too Have Interest In This... As Far As I Know, Few Pune Based Consultants Do This Like SICOM, SIDBI Etc. But If It Is Net Based, Global Responses Can Be Expected... Please Do Suggest...

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Educational instituitions

idea posted by Omkar Nandi Business Analyst Merchandise planning TARGET
Educational institutions can come forward and create a platform by inviting VC's and budding entrepreneurs and from within and out of the college
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a very important debate .Given the huge surge in start ups we are seeing in India , such discussions are vital . In my opinion i feel that every institution be it engineering or MBA or atleast the big ones should have business incubation cells . Such incubation given to early businesses and start ups will help them innovate further and ficus on the core offering rather than wasting time and money on other issues . Other factors of the eco-system are well in place . The competitions , the Vc meets and tons of formats of exposure is available . Its just that early incubation is needed . Thank you so much for the referral .

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Impress the VCs with the proposals

idea posted by Mohammad Bakhsh Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer

Thanks,Veena, Money is very precious commodity and no one would want to spoil the party for the silly.It is up to the ingenuity of Entrepreneurs to convince the VCs with aplomb and inspire them to part with their capital.

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Portal required where both parties post their requirements

idea posted by Abhik Datta Consultant, HCL Technologies

A portal should be created similar to job portals. But in this case jobs will not be posted. Instead VC's may post what kind of projects they would like to invest in. Similarly entrepreneurs will post their plans and proposals which only registered VC's can view and not other entrepreneurs. This way each party can seek out a proper partner to work with

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Entrepreneur has to run to venture capitalists

idea posted by dommaraju krishnamaraju CEO/MD/Director, wine legendIndia pvt ltd
Entrepreneur is the one who has idea and wants to build a business around that idea. Entrepreneurs now a days should be happy that the ecosystem around them is very proactive to support the entrepreneur who takes all the risk. It is up to the entrepreneur to visit at least one or 2 Venture capitalists and strike a good equation with at least one financing firm.
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Bring the thinktank of Education and Industries togather through forums, meetings, and Collaborative sessions.

idea posted by Sujeet Vishwakarma Managing Director, RCA Group
There are initiatives being taken already. Many Colleges Like NCARE, faridabad, IITP, Noida, and many others have their management comprising of people from corporate firms and Industrial Background. We need to have an all India Platform for them to meet. Initiative on small levels are already being taken by our Firm. RCA Group. We are trying to reduce the distance between cost put in a professional course, and output expected by the corporates.
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