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Amazing number of nominations received for the P@SHA LaunchPad events

Posted on 24 June 2010

All I can say is WOW! When we went into the exercise of putting out a Call for Nominations for this event, we thought it would be difficult to get 15 good entries per city - not because there is not enough innovation happening in the ICT sector in Pakistan but because people are very busy and the only vehicle we used to spread the word was the Internet - emails, blog posts, Facebook, Twitter. We received over a 100 nominations - and so many that are absolutely brilliant! A panel is going through them now and will notify by the end of the day those who have to present on Saturday and Sunday in Lahore and Karachi. Entries will be judged on the concept, the innovation, the impact, the delivery of the pitch and the commercial viability of the product or service. Judges have been lined up in both cities. Whether you are shortlisted to present or not, you still win because we will be contacting you over the next few weeks and will help connect you with an online panel of mentors who can assist you in the areas that you have identified. Do come to the events in Karachi and Lahore and be part of the energy and the excitement. Registration are still open - links are given below: P@SHA LaunchPad, Lahore: Dome Room, Royal Palm, 2 p.m. – 6:00 pm, Saturday June 26, 2010 http://bit.ly/9KqXp4 P@SHA LaunchPad, Karachi: Ambassador 1 & 3, Karachi Marriott Hotel, 2 p.m. – 6:00 pm, Sunday June 27, 2010 http://bit.ly/bkeZJ Continue Reading

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Register for the P@SHA LaunchPad events today!

Posted on 22 June 2010

The purpose of P@SHA LaunchPad is to create a platform where young people with great ideas, and early-stage companies with innovative products, have the opportunity to pitch their ideas in front of an expert panel who ask relevant questions, make suggestions to help develop the idea or product, assist with market identification, mentoring and possibly investment if it catches their imagination. A good batch of entries have been submitted from both Karachi and Lahore with more coming in as we speak. Shortlisted companies will be informed on the night of the 23rd of June so do check your emails if you have submitted an entry. For those of you who wish to attend the P@SHA LaunchPad events in Lahore on June 26th and in Karachi on June 27th, 2010, (this includes those who are participating in the events) make sure that you register early. Registration is free but we will be limiting registrations to 150 in each city. P@SHA LaunchPad, Lahore: Dome Room, Royal Palm, 2 p.m. - 6:00 pm, Saturday June 26, 2010 http://bit.ly/9KqXp4 P@SHA LaunchPad, Karachi: Ambassador 1 & 3, Karachi Marriott Hotel, 2 p.m. - 6:00 pm, Sunday June 27, 2010 http://bit.ly/9GaJC4 Continue Reading

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Events, News

Nominate your product or service for the P@SHA LaunchPad events in Lahore and Karachi

Posted on 18 June 2010

Are you * A new startup? * Do you have a new product that you want to launch? * Do you have an idea for a product or service that you want to pitch? Then here is an opportunity for you. The P@SHA LaunchPad event will be held in Lahore on Saturday 26th June 2010 and in Karachi on Sunday 27th June 2010. The vision behind P@SHA LaunchPad is simple - find the best technology ideas and start-ups and bring them in front of the most experienced and influential professionals, entrepreneurs, marketing and financial experts. The purpose is to create a platform where young people with great ideas, and early-stage companies with innovative products, have the opportunity to pitch their ideas in front of people who ask relevant questions, make suggestions to help develop the idea or product, assist with market identification, mentoring and possibly investment. Our sponsors for the P@SHA LaunchPad event are the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Microsoft Pakistan and Sofizar Constellation. CIO Pakistan is our Online Technology Partner. Continue Reading

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Events

P@SHA & TiE Karachi holding Startup Insiders session in Karachi on April 14th

Posted on 13 April 2010

P@SHA & TiE are organizing a Startup Insiders session on "Business Models" at T2F 2.0 on April 14 at 6 pm. The panelists include Jawwad Ahmed Farid, Nauman Sheikh, Adnan Agboatwalla, Adnan Haider and Imtiaz Noor. Registration is free. A business model describes how an organization creates, delivers and captures value. Very often we have all the ingredients that we need to start a venture – the right concept or product idea, a great founding team, enough finances to sustain ourselves for a while and the infrastructure and resources that we need. The product sells, we continue to innovate and create, operations move along smoothly and yet suddenly we discover that we are going downhill, that our cash flow is not allowing us to move on or to scale. Something is wrong and it is difficult to identify exactly what. Very often it is the business model which we have adopted that is responsible for the collapse of the business. Continue Reading

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Events, News

Nutshell hosts 2nd Talent Management Forum

Posted on 20 January 2010

Nutshell Forum, in collaboration with Asian HRM Network, Lahore HR Forum, GEO News, Learning Minds and Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA), is hosting the 2nd Talent Management Forum on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 0900 to 1700 hours at Marriott Hotel, Karachi. The conference will discuss strategies and ideas to ensure a strong talent management process within your organization. Hear from a panel of CEOs and HR practitioners and experts on the unique challenges facing organizations in 2010-11 and how best to ensure that your biggest resource is creating the strongest impact for your company. Limited seats are available on first come first served basis. There are a host of known names who will be speaking at the event including some speakers from the tech sector - Jawwad Ahmed Farid from Alchemy Technologies, Badar Khushnood of Google and Al Karim Hassan from Etilize. Continue Reading

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Google & P@SHA announce workshop on Online Marketing

Posted on 10 January 2010

Google Pakistan, in partnership with P@SHA, is holding a workshop on Online Marketing on Wednesday January 13, 2010 at T2F in Karachi from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. followed by a quick lunch. This talk, which will be facilitated by Badar Khushnood, Pakistan Consultant for Google, will help Pakistani technology companies to harness the power of the internet for promoting their products and services to potential local & global customers most economically. This course will also explore various tools and applications that are available online, for marketers. All P@SHA members, startups and freelancers are invited to register for this event by Tuesday January 12 before 1 p.m. Since there are limited seats you will be receiving a confirmation from the P@SHA Secretariat if you have been registered for the workshop. The registration fee for this event is a nominal Rs. 300. Please bring the cash/cheque with you to the event. A limit of 3 people per company has been set to ensure that there is broader participation. Continue Reading

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