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In Conversation with 132 Connect

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In a time when it is really difficult to get a good job, finding a satisfying career path seems next to impossible. The problem is greater for recruiters as they end up hiring the wrong talent. 132Connect aspires to bridge this gap. In conversation with Kartik Sharma & Pavan , about their Ericsson Innovation Award winning startup, 132Connect. - What is 132 Connect? For engineering students: 132Connect is a platform to connect with career opportunities in the market place in a more efficient way. This is done by exposure of student to customized industry information and domain knowledge, helping them being industry ready. For recruiters: 132Connect is a platform to effectively engage and identify employable talent who are currently non accessible. - How did you come up with the idea and what is the problem statement that you are trying to solve?  Both of us have engineering background and experience of working in well structured companies. However after feeli

Govt proposes setting up a tech startups incubation program – Budget 2015

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed the setting up of a "techno-money related incubation and help program" called the Self Employment and Talent Utilization (SETU), amid his financial plan presentation today. He specified that Rs 1000 crore will be at first put aside for this. From the monetary allowance discourse: "The legislature is making a mechanism known as Self Employment and Talent Utilization ( SETU ) to be techno-money related incubation and help program to help all parts of new company and other self employment exercises especially in the innovation driven ranges. I am setting aside Rs 1,000 crore at first for this reason." The goal for this he said was to address "concerns, for example, more liberal arrangement of raising global capital, incubation offices in our focuses of incredibleness, funding for seed capital and the simplicity of working together need to be addressed to make a lakh occupations and many billions of dollars in quality."