All about VOICE Technology – with Google Assistant

Hi There!

Over the past 7 years of GBG Mumbai, we have seen how Web and Mobile have transformed the digital India and bharat. As GBG We have supported our community with talks, resources, mentorship and more.

As the world of technology is looking at a new revolution through Voice Technologies and Conversational AI, we are proud to be partners with Google to help you be at the forefront of the change.

We now present to you VOICE Talks India.

It is a forum for all things Voice, powered by Google Assistant. We are creating a regular series of Podcasts, Videos, and Live Web events.

 

 


Did you know that of the next set of new internet users, over 1 billion will be acquired through voice as it helps eliminate the literacy barrier? (Google)

Voice technology is seeing rapid adoption among Indian users and is driving a paradigm shift in the way everyday people access a whole new universe of products and services. If you are a business owner, marketer, developer or content creator curious about how you can become a part of this ecosystem, join VOICE Talks India. We have created a first-of-its-kind platform for all things Voice!

🚀🚀Tweet with #VoiceTalksIndia and you may win Google Home devices

BizFest 2019 – Dec 7th 2019 (cancelled)

We ran into some logistics issue with venue 🙁
So the event date is moved further. Will keep you posted.

Sorry, we screwed up this year, after running Gday/BizFest non-stop for 6 years.

BizFest SCALE

Building and scaling business with  Web, App, and Voice Technologies 

Google Products covered – Chrome, Android, Assistant 

GBG Mumbai has been consistently working to add value to its 6000 member community. Over the past 6 years, we have organised nearly a hundred meet-ups. 

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BizFest, formerly GDayX is the time of the year when we have our largest gathering, usually 500 plus members under one roof for 6 hours or more.

With 2020 fast approaching, our theme will set the agenda for the near decade to come. With over 600 million internet users in India, there has never been a great time to start a business and scale it with technology. 

Google is an integral part of any startup and business. With Chrome, you can embrace the web. With Android, you can embrace the app ecosystem. With Assistant, you can unlock the potential of voice and get the next half billion users under the fold.

Join us to unlock the potential of technology to scale your business.

Register on or before Dec1st. 

Entry is free, but you need confirmation email from us

Startup Jam Mumbai 2019

Organised by GBG Mumbai and facilitated by Launchpad mentors, Startup Jam is specially designed for seed stage startups who want to improve their current products or solution using Google technologies. The one-day event offers product sprint and tech case studies.

The event will have special focus on Android, Product Strategy, UX, and Growth. 

You must apply if you are:

  • Seed stage startups 
  • Startup less than 2 years old
  • Not more than Series A funded
  • Looking to improve your products with Android

In order to have high ratio of mentor to startup and provide support, we only accept / shortlist only 5 startups per batch. 3 or 4 members from each startup can join.

Event Date: 13th September 2019, 10am to 5pm.

Entry: Free. Confirmed startups will be notified by email on or before 9th September.

Apply Now!

Pitch @ Lightbox – Meet up on June 7th

In our last meet-up we discussed how to Pitch, now we are inviting you to meet, greet and pitch to a leading VC firm – Lightbox Ventures in Mumbai on June 7th at 3pm at Lower Parel.
All you got to do is to fill this form and help us be ready by knowing your venture.
Lightbox Ventures has perviously invested startups like Cleartrip, Droom, InMobi, Zoomin among others and is gladly hosting a meetup at their office to help members from GBG Mumbai and WomenWill Mumbai.
Register on or before 26th May: https://goo.gl/forms/rkVmz7K1lkhoX6B03
Thanks,
Team GBG

How to Pitch Perfect? Meetup on April 28th

At every turn of your startup life, you are pitching something to someone, when you are starting up, you are looking for co-founders, when you have a prototype, you look for investors. When you have a product, you pitch to clients or customers. The process of pitching never ends, but just because you are doing it daily doesnt mean you are doing it right.

Join us for the 4th meetup of 2018 as we get two experts to coach us on how to pitch for raising funds or for selling your products in the market.

Date: 28th April, Saturday.

Time: 2.00pm to 5pm.

Entry is free, but you have to sign up below or here. If you want to get a friend along, please ask them to fill the form too.

Finding a Tech-Co-Founder & building out your Early-stage Tech Team

Entrepreneurs are a rare breed, they are risk takers, enterprise builders, visionaries, their brain works 24×7, except when trying to find a tech co-founder! Sounds like your situation too. Then join us for this months WomenWill meet up as we discuss how to get a tech co-founder and build your early stage tech team as well.

As uniques as entrepreneurs are, people with technology  skills are unique too, they are not just motivated by your salary and perks but a challenging opportunity and a supportive mentor who can nurture their growth with right advice.

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We have two seasoned entrepreneurs joining us on the 24th of March, 2.30 pm at Andheri East (Obino Office)

Speakers:

  • Niranjan Nakhate – Cofounder at Frapp, India’s first student benefits app.
  • Sanket Shah – Cofounder at InVideo, Previously MAssBlurb
  • Ritu Soni Srivastava – Founder @ Obino
  • Deesha Vora – CPO at SuperWise.
  • Sreeraman Thiagarajan – Cofounder at Agrahyah Technologies & Chapter Manager, GBG Mumbai

Entry is free, but you have to sign up below or here. If you want to get a friend along, please ask them to fill the form too.

Getting your first set of customers and users – WomenWill Event – Feb 24

Your dream product is built and ready to ship, a thousand miles journey called entrepreneurship is ahead of you, but there’s only one challenge – how to get your first set of customers?

For a b2c product, getting your first 50 was easy, your friends, family and some samaritans from the WhatsApp group you forwarded to is willing to give 20mb of space in their phone and try your app.  But how do you reach a 1000 customers?
and for b2b startups, the journey becomes even more challenging, the long sales cycles of enterprise is no easy task, endless questions on features, pricing, value you deliver combined with paperwork, ‘vendor registration’ phew!

Here’s a meetup by WomenWill, dedicated for helping early stage startups to go to market and get their first set of users and customers.

Who should attend? early stage and build stage startups to know about launching your product in market.

Is this only for women? we are working to get more diversity in startup community, men are welcome too.

Date & Time: 24th February, Saturday. 2pm to 4pm

Speakers:

Sudarsan Ravi, 
Founder, RippleHire
RippleHire is a SAAS based gamifed employee referral product. RippleHire helps you engage your workforce, leverage their network and benefit from automatic sourcing. You make great hires and distribute more wealth within the organization. Win-Win.
 
Aseem Khare
Founder, Taskbob
Taskbob was one of the leading Series A funded technology startups offering reliable home services in India. Taskbob was 1 out of 6 startups in India, selected by Google for its Global Launchpad Accelerator Program’ 16 in Mountain View.

 

Hosts: Ritu Soni Srivastava (Obino), Deesha Vora (Superwise), Sreeraman Thiagarajan (Agrahyah Technologies)

Entry – Free and by registration only.

WomenWill Mumbai – Episode 1

At Gday 2017 we launched WomenWill Mumbai edition, and here’s our first meet up in 2018.

Join us on 6th Jan

WomenWill is an ongoing effort to strengthen Mumbai’s startup ecosystem by encouraging more women participation across technology driven businesses and startups. WomenWill aims to create a forum for discussing, connecting, learning and sharing about participation, leadership and growth for women in tech.

Join us (free) as we take our 1st step on January 6th, Saturday, (4pm) 3pm to 6pm at Andheri East.

Register below and will send you detailed agenda and confirmation email. The event is free of cost, men are welcome too, but priority will be given for women.

Gday 2017 Agenda

The fifth edition of Google Day is here! True to the theme of ‘Mobile First to AI First‘ we have picked a well balanced agenda to give you a comprehensive perspective on building for products using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

We have startups, investors, professionals, Googlers, and expert developers talking on the ML and AI theme to make this Gday an event worth attending. Speaker details will be out on our social media channels.

Agenda for Gday 2017 on Dec 9th.

International Convention Centre, Bombay Stock Exchange, Dalal Street, Mumbai.
9.00 to 10.00 Registrations / Tea / Networking
10.00 to 10.15 Welcome Note
10.15 to 11.00 Keynote Address and WomenWill launch
11.00 to 11.30 TALK: Democratizing AI: A Look at Google Machine Learning APIs.
11.30 to 12.00 PANEL: ML and AI in Fintech
12.00 to 12.30 PANEL: Building ML and AI on Google Stack
12.30 to 13.00 Startups Showcase – 10mins X 3
Interesting ML and AI startups gets 10 mins each on stage
13.00 to 14.00 Lunch (provided by us for free)
14.00 to 14.30 PANEL: Making Money with ML and AI
14.30 to 14.50 TALK: UX for ML and AI products
14.50 to 15.40 Lightning Talks

Deep learning and G-suite
15.40 to 16.00 TALK: Impact of ML and AI on the future of Jobs
16.00 to 16.30 PANEL: Funding in ML and AI, a VCs perspective
16.30 to 17.00 Open House, Photo session & Close

Notes and Community Guidelines. 

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  • Plan to arrive at 08.45am to collect badges. You have to come to the Dalal St entrance (not the one which has bull statue)
  • Carry a Government issued photo ID like PAN or AADHAR o Drivers’ License. Show it to security at the gate and say you are here for Gday at 1st floor.
  • There’s limited paid parking near Starbucks or Cheeta Gate, we recommend you come by public transport and avoid car or bike.
  • Average time from CST or Churchgate (by walk or taxi) to the venue is 30 mins, so plan accordingly.
  • Entire event is free of cost including tea and lunch.
  • Carry your business cards, Gday is also about making meaningful connections.
  • No need to carry a print out of confirmation email.
  • Please do not get an unregistered guest to the event. And seating is on 1st come, 1st serve for registered and confirmed attendees.

Enjoy Gday!

SMF 2017 with Google AdMob – Register now

GBG Mumbai is organising Startup Marketing Fest (SMF) 2017 during first week of June. This year, we have forged special partnership with Google India to organise a day long program to help you monetise your apps using Google AdMob. 
Signup if you have a b2c app, content/entertainment app or game apps. 
 
in partnership with Zone Startups India 
Quick agenda:
  • Hands-on sessions and talks about monetization and earning revenue.
  • How to deploy it, optimise for better eCPM, Mediation, etc.,

Speakers:

  • Anand Dubey and Shefali Arora – Google India
Limited seats. Apply now and await for confirmation.
Questions? reach Sreeraman at [email protected]. Pls feel free to forward to a relevant friend as well.