KJ SIMSR Horizon Dec - 2014 issue Dec 2014 | Page 46

SPECTRUM

Eye-Dea'14

Participants at Eye-Dea’ 14

Pathfinder Innovation & Entrepreneurship Cell
had organized a pan India B-Plan competition,
Eye-Dea'14 in association with Clinique Gorgeous.
The theme for this year's event was Health and
Wellness. The event received a total of 40
registrations from institutes viz, SIBM, XIMB, IITs
and SIMSR amongst others. The teams were
asked to send the Executive summary of their Bplans for the first round. Amongst them, twenty
teams were shortlisted for the second round and
those teams were asked to send the
comprehensive B-plans. The two stage evaluation
process was conducted by the SIMSR faculty and
after rigorous evaluation, six teams were
shortlisted for the final round. The finalists were
from SIMSR, XIMB and IIT Madras. The first prize
was of Rupees Fifteen thousand, the second of
Rupees ten thousand and third of Rupees Four
Thousand.

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Mr. Sanjay Mehta, Founder: MAIA
Intelligence, Angel Investor

Mr. Saurabh Garg, Director - The Four Fountains
Spa, Entrepreneur: The audience took the
advantage of the opportunity and listened to some
of the brilliant business plans in the Health and
Wellness sector. The session also added value in
terms of knowledge and innovation from different
B-plans. Finally, the Terrific Trio team from SIMSR
bagged the first prize followed by the Critical
Thinkers of IIT Madras. The event was concluded
with feedback from the panelists on the importance
of thinking of an Eye-Dea and then taking it ahead
and implementing it in a near future. They also
motivated the audience by sharing their journey
which definitely inculcated entrepreneurial
mindset amongst the audience. Such business
ideas convert into opportunities and change into
revenue of millions of USD; so keep thinking, keep
observing and start implementing it.

To ensure national participation, shortlisted teams
were allowed to present via skype