BizCity - A special weekly column every Wednesday on business, innovation and startups

DayWednesday
TopicIndustry and Start-ups
Column“BizCity”
ColumnistVish Sahasranamam 
DesignationCo-Founder and CEO
OrganisationFORGE Accelerator


Vishwanathan, Vish in his circles, will host “BizCity”, a weekly column on industry and start-ups every Wednesday.

He has over 17 years of experience during which he has donned several hats, in both India and abroad.  After co-founding the Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator, he launched Forge, the programme that facilitates start-up activation, innovation labs, acceleration and seed funding.  After kicking off new products, businesses and start-ups, he is now into launching new institutions with impact, development and global collaboration.

As an innovation and business strategist for enterprises and start-ups in the role of a start-up coach, Vish supports his clients in designing experiments aimed at rapidly and cost-effectively transforming innovative ideas into big businesses.  

He has helped kick-start over 25 start-ups with 360 degree support from business modelling to execution.  

Vish will bring to you the latest trends in industry and the nuances in handling start-ups every Wednesday.

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