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Sukriti Somvanshi
June 13, 2019
Fighting the alarming rise of drug resistance in India: Omix Lab’s journey with the Villgro-Menterra platform
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Paul Basil
January 29, 2019
Budget 2019: What can it mean for the social enterprise ecosystem?
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Ragini Pillai
December 3, 2018
iPitch laid the seeds, Unconvention bears the fruit.
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Srinivas Ramanujam
September 6, 2018
Why iPitch? I’d say, why NOT iPitch!
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Sukriti Somvanshi
July 4, 2018
How an incubator-investor platform transformed a dorm startup into a successful company: The Journey of Biosense
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P R Ganapathy
May 21, 2018
CSR in Social Enterprise Incubators: The What, Why & How!
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Administrator
May 15, 2018
Investing in the future of Education
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Jyothika Lobo
September 22, 2017
Why is HR an important function in a startup?
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Vikash Jha
August 9, 2017
The numbers don’t add up
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Ananth Aravamudan
July 25, 2017
A sneak peek into the life of a Villgro mentor
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Sukriti Somvanshi
July 18, 2017
Interviewing Rama Kannan
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Sukriti Somvanshi
July 10, 2017
Interviewing Ramkey Ananthakrishnan
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Sukriti Somvanshi
July 3, 2017
Interviewing Devi Murthy
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Sukriti Somvanshi
June 26, 2017
Interviewing Aditya Ajmera
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Sukriti Somvanshi
June 20, 2017
Interviewing Ratul Narain
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Ramanathan V
June 14, 2017
Does Mentoring matter?
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Administrator
June 2, 2017
Unconvention- The year that was!
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Administrator
March 30, 2017
Incubatee spotlight: Adhyayan
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Administrator
March 21, 2017
Incubatee spotlight: Spot Health
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Chaarvi Badani
February 24, 2017
What the 2017 Union Budget means to social enterprises
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Administrator
February 17, 2017
Incubatee spotlight: Adiuvo Diagnostics
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Administrator
February 3, 2017
Investing in the future of healthcare
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Administrator
January 23, 2017
Menterra investee spotlight: Curiositi Solutions
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P R Ganapathy
January 13, 2017
Do corporates and startups mix?
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Administrator
January 5, 2017
Incubatee spotlight: Yostra Labs
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Anuja Master Bose
December 15, 2016
Prioritising sales and making trade-offs in a social enterprise
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Administrator
December 8, 2016
‘What I wish I knew of Impact Investors when I started’
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Administrator
December 1, 2016
Company spotlight: MathBuddy
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Aditi Seshadri
November 23, 2016
Partnering with USAID to build a global incubation ecosystem
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P R Ganapathy
November 11, 2016
Global trends in social enterprise and what they mean for us
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Maya Chandrashekar
November 11, 2016
Impact vs Scale, are they mutually exclusive?
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Administrator
September 8, 2016
The power of profit and social impact
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Administrator
August 29, 2016
Company spotlight: Agri startup Krishi Star
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Administrator
August 20, 2016
Incubatee spotlight: GRoboMac
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Administrator
August 12, 2016
Two challenges social enterprises face: Talent and distribution
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Administrator
August 8, 2016
Need for health innovations in East Africa
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Administrator
August 1, 2016
#VillgroHealth twitter chat: Fundraising Path for Healthcare Social Enterprise
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Administrator
July 28, 2016
Know our mentor: Ananth Aravamudan
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Administrator
July 22, 2016
Menterra investee spotlight: NubeSol
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P R Ganapathy
July 14, 2016
The case for a common language in Impact Investing
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Srinivas Ramanujam
June 30, 2016
Agriculture in India: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 2
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Srinivas Ramanujam
June 23, 2016
Agriculture in India: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 1
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Ashwin Ramachandran
June 9, 2016
Hardware design planning: Understand end-use and account for it
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Administrator
June 2, 2016
Know our mentor: Chand Das
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Sudhanshu Malani
May 26, 2016
Impact Investing in school education in India
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Administrator
May 5, 2016
Incubatee spotlight: Ignus
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Aina Gaur
April 28, 2016
India’s Health Challenges and Would-Be Solutions – From Human to Artificial Intelligence
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Ullas Marar
April 21, 2016
What I learnt in our search for social entrepreneurs
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Administrator
April 14, 2016
Menterra invests in skill development startup Leap Skills
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Administrator
April 8, 2016
Incubatee spotlight: Vahan
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Administrator
March 26, 2016
Unconvention|L Pune Social Enterprise Conference: A round-up
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Gita
March 23, 2016
Innovations to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality: An obstetrician’s perspective
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P R Ganapathy
March 17, 2016
The 2016 Union Budget and Social Entrepreneurship
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Arun Venkatesan
March 9, 2016
The many faces of healthcare: Learnings from my immersion
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KC Bhushan
March 1, 2016
Startup lessons: Managing conflicting styles at work
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P R Ganapathy
February 19, 2016
My policy recommendations on promoting social enterprise
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Shivi
February 15, 2016
Invisible before and after pregnancy: A perspective on maternal healthcare in rural India
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Siddharth
February 4, 2016
Fears and factors in Raising Investments: A Tech Founder’s Perspective
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Kavita Rajagopalan
January 28, 2016
Building a business in education or skills? Here’s what you need to know
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Ria Das
January 21, 2016
Gaps in rural healthcare: What I learnt during my immersion
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Administrator
December 30, 2015
Looking back on 2015
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P R Ganapathy
December 18, 2015
5 questions for budding impact investors
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Administrator
December 10, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: Omix Labs
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Thuy
November 24, 2015
Experiencing Artoo’s digital field application first-hand
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Nachiket Kulkarni
November 13, 2015
Working with non-profits to reach grassroot communities
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Siddharth
November 3, 2015
Product Design & Technology Development: Two sides of the same coin
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Administrator
October 26, 2015
Diagnostic panel: iTeach Fellowship
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Chakra
October 15, 2015
Two steps to a better startup journey
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Administrator
September 24, 2015
Know our mentor: KL Mukesh
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Paul Basil
September 8, 2015
Why #hack2incubate at CAMTech’s Diabetes Hackathon
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Administrator
September 3, 2015
Know our mentor: K Ravishankar
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Administrator
August 18, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: iTeach
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August 17, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: ESDECS
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P R Ganapathy
July 30, 2015
Getting corporates and start-ups to collaborate
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Kavita Rajagopalan
July 9, 2015
‘Technology will play a role in education startups’
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Administrator
July 2, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: ReNew IT
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Sudhanshu Malani
June 25, 2015
How startups can build Financial Models
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Administrator
June 17, 2015
Innovation in maternal and child health
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P R Ganapathy
May 28, 2015
The rise and fall of my startup
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Administrator
May 25, 2015
Villgro-Artha Initiative partner to expand funding, incubation
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Mohan Loganathan
May 19, 2015
IITM incubation ecosystem for innovators
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Administrator
May 14, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: Nayam Innovations
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Raghav
May 11, 2015
Fellowship diaries: Critical healthcare challenges & solutions
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Administrator
April 29, 2015
Know our mentor: Kannan Gopalakrishnan
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Yamini
April 22, 2015
The due diligence process: Thinking about the business
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Administrator
April 15, 2015
ASME iShow final in Pune on April 20
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Michelle
April 6, 2015
Full circle: From Unconvention|L to Sankalp Summit 2015
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P R Ganapathy
April 2, 2015
What the 2015 Union Budget means for us
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Sonia
March 30, 2015
Fellowship diaries: Changing mindsets still the biggest challenge
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Ngoc Huynh
March 16, 2015
Fellowship Diaries: Like a train, it’s about the journey
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Administrator
March 6, 2015
Incubatee spotlight: Artoo
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Administrator
February 27, 2015
Applications now open to ASME iShow 2015
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P R Ganapathy
February 17, 2015
5 common mistakes entrepreneurs make
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Paul Basil
February 4, 2015
What the new FDI approval means for affordable medical devices
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Nachiket Kulkarni
February 3, 2015
Impact measurement in the social enterprise support system
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Sonia
January 29, 2015
Fellowship diaries: Unseen faces of India
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Nachiket Kulkarni
January 22, 2015
Winds of change blowing through highway kitchens
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Administrator
December 17, 2014
Video: How to effectively pitch your business
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Hang
December 11, 2014
Fellowship diaries: The What and Why of it
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P R Ganapathy
December 9, 2014
Grant funding for companies: Boon or bane?
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Aina Gaur
December 2, 2014
Eye of the storm: What happens at entrepreneurs’ diagnostic panel
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Mike
November 28, 2014
Fellowship diaries: Two Indias, out of a million
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Sonia
November 26, 2014
Fellowship diaries: Structuring randomness at Skillveri
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Administrator
November 24, 2014
Harnessing mobile to connect for product development
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Administrator
November 22, 2014
Incubatee spotlight: Flybird Innovations
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Administrator
November 20, 2014
Incubatee spotlight: SkillTrain
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Administrator
November 19, 2014
Incubatee spotlight: SustainEarth
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Administrator
November 18, 2014
Incubatee spotlight: VectorDoc
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Administrator
November 17, 2014
Incubatee spotlight: Kamal Kisan
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Yamini
November 11, 2014
Fellowship diaries: A corporate lawyer’s reality check
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Paul Basil
November 8, 2014
Social entrepreneurship, the rising star
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Paul Basil
November 5, 2014
Back to the drawing board at Villgro entrepreneurs workshop
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Administrator
October 28, 2014
Villgro raises funds to expand education portfolio
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P R Ganapathy
October 27, 2014
A social enterprise mentor’s dilemma
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Priya Thachadi
October 20, 2014
Where are we headed? Debates from the Annual ANDE conference
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Ullas Marar
October 14, 2014
Unconvention|L Diary: Missed flights and pleasant surprises in Jamshedpur
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Mike
October 10, 2014
Following the leaders: Social enterprises and their founders
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Michelle
October 7, 2014
Unconvention|L social enterprise events: Learnings from Indore, Kochi, Kolkata
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Kavita Rajagopalan
September 25, 2014
An imperfect recipe: What Villgro looks for in new companies
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Administrator
September 23, 2014
CNBC Awaaz is scouting for India’s next ‘Masterpreneur’
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Aditi Seshadri
September 19, 2014
Villgro’s new research offers rare insight into regional social enterprise ecosystems
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Michelle
September 16, 2014
Looking beyond metros for the next big social enterprise idea
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P R Ganapathy
September 14, 2014
How to pick a good mentor
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Administrator
September 12, 2014
Villgro invests in three social enterprises
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Wilfred Njagi
September 11, 2014
Scaling Villgro to Kenya
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Administrator
September 1, 2014
Launch of Touchpoint beta – An interactive survey tool for small businesses
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Nachiket Kulkarni
March 8, 2014
Spirit of Ancestral Entrepreneurship: Of Chai, Karate and Girl-Power
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Wilfred Njagi
December 4, 2013
Life is a Race – Learnings of a fellow after running at the Chennai marathon
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Nachiket Kulkarni
November 11, 2013
Musings of a Fellow
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Wilfred Njagi
October 15, 2013
From Jambo to Vanakkam
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Cristina Fernandes
July 2, 2013
Career big changes
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