Entrepreneurship Opportunities in India

Dominique Trempont and Sramana Mitra

Assumption

Water IT & Telecom Healthcare Education Alternative Energy Retail Hospitality &

Travel

Entertainment Real Estate Rural Development Transportation &

Logistics Infrastructure

Pointers

HP Michelet, Energy Recovery Inc. (EJ1)

▪ Water Desalination

Gangotri: Desalination plants in coastal India

Sridhar Vembu, AdventNet | Zoho (EJ1): ▪ Software Concept Arbitrage ▪ Dramatic Price Undercutting

Carol Realini, Obopay (EJ1): ▪ Mobile Micropayment, Microfinance

Rural BPO: Maya Ray

US Healthcare IT (EJ6)

Security & Defense

Doctor At Hand: Pharmacy-based healthcare franchise for rural India

Doctor On Wire: Regional healthcare franchise with tele-medicine

Doctor For Sure: Health Insurance

Care: Home-based care

MIT India: Engineering School Franchise

Harvard Medical School India: Medical School Franchise

Lucid: Knowledgebase for Teachers

Edutainment

Edward Fields, Hotchalk (EJ1)

▪ Community & Content for Teachers, Students and Parents

Harish Hande, SELCO (EJ1)

▪ Solar energy services for poor villagers without electricity

Adishakti: Solar UtilityWindNuclearBioFuels

Urja: FashionOishi: Gifts

Framework: Designers from France, Italy, Japan Artisans from India Global brands Design for Manufacturability

Darjeeling: Tea Garden Lodges & Tea Lounge Franchise

Renaissance: Luxury Holiday Rentals

Framed Ivory: Period FilmsElixar: Animation StudioNCTV: Non-cricket Television

Channel & Sports Academies

Green Village▪ Solar Powered Housing Complex ▪ Walking-based lifestyle

Frameworks: Microfinance & Microfranchise

EJ1: Carol Realini, Obopay Harish Hande, SELCO

Vision India 2020: Bioscope Doctor At Hand, Doctor On Wire Adishakti Maya Ray Urja, Oishi, Thakur Darjeeling, Renaissance

Public TransportationRoads, Cars, Personal TransportationPorts, Ships, CranesRailwaysAirports, AirlinesTraffic Management, Congestion

ControlPollution Control – air, noise, waterProcess Control with SmartCards

Home Work

Start a journal

Write out the vision for your life

In present tense, as if you have already achieved it

Taking into account your unique gifts, talents, passions, dreams, and expertise

May include expertise you plan to acquire over time

Keep updating as you go along

Keep your journey focused

For your visioning exercise

For Ideas

MIT India Urja Lucid Darjeeling Renaissance Gangotri Maya Ray Elixar Bioscope Thakur

Adishakti Framed Ivory Oishi Doctor At Hand Doctor On Wire NCTV Harvard Medical

School India Green Village Doctor For Sure Care

For Inspiration, Role Models, Lessons

EJ1: Inspiration & Overview

EJ2: Bootstrapping

EJ3: Positioning

EJ4: Innovation

EJ5: Cleantech

EJ6: Healthcare

EJ7: Education

Albert Einstein

“Be hungry, be foolish” – Steve Jobs