Vikas Malpani Commonfloor among MIT TR35 list

Vikas Malpani Commonfloor was among 20 innovators and among five from Bangalore in this year's MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Technology Review. The India edition MIT technology announced 20 innovators. Vikas Malpani has been named Indian Innovator of the Year for bringing communities on a commonfloor.

The five India TR35 members from Bangalore are Vikas Malpani (Commonfloor a product of maxHeap technologies), Shirish Goyal (LinkSmart Technologies), Sumeet Yamdagni (Instrumentation Scientific Technologies), Anirudh Sharma (Ducere Technologies) and Animesh Nandi (Bell Labs India). Priyanka Sharma, 28, from CSIR-run Institute of Microbial Technology in Chandigarh was only woman in this year's MIT TR35 list.

This year Technology Review India received over 250 nominations from all over the country. Over a period of three months, a panel of 23 expert judges identified 20 individuals who have developed technologies that are likely to benefit the society at large.

The 20 technologists would present their innovations at the Emerging Technologies conference EmTech India 2012 at Bangalore later this month. The conference will be addressed by a team of eminent scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The three IIT-Bombay alumni - V.S.K. Murthy Balijepalli, Nitin Joshi and Vanteru Mahendra Reddy - making it to MIT's India TR35 2012.

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Be part of Robin Sharma Live in Bangalore with CommonFloor.com

Robin Sharma needs no introduction, author of 11 bestsellers on leadership and professional development. His latest book 'The Leader Who Had No Title' has inspired CEOs, top executives and celebrities from across the globe. Leading without A Title is now inspiring a global movement that is transforming the way people think about and practice Leadership.

Rang De is a non-profit organization and is hosting this event as a fund-raiser for the cause. Rang De is a web-based social initiative that supports rural entrepreneurs from low income households with cost-effective loans to either set up or run their business. CommonFloor.com India’s largest real estate online portal and “Website of the Year 2011” is community partner for the event.

This is an event that promises to be a once in a life time opportunity. Be part of this experience on 29th February 2012 at Taj Vivanta, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore between 9.00 am to 12.00 pm followed by Networking Lunch.

Get Your Passes and special discounts for Rang De Social Investors, Senior Citizens & Groups. For More details you can visit http://www.rangde.org/robin.html

Session Details

Session 1: 9:00AM to 10:30AM (90 mins)
Coffee Break: 10:30AM to 11:00AM (30 mins)
Session 2: 11:00AM to 12:00PM (60 mins)
Networking Lunch: 12:00PM Onwards

Venue details

February 29, 2012
Taj Vivanta, Yeshwantpur Bangalore
Between 9.00 am to 12.00 pm followed by Networking Lunch.

Source: http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/robin-sharma-live-show-in-bangalore-12482

CommonFloor.com as Centerstage Sponsor for Cognizance 2011

Cognizance-2011, The Annual Technical Festival of IIT Roorkee, all set to be the biggest tech fest ever. CommonFloor.com, an online portal for apartment seekers, owners and association members, is sponsoring Blogomania one of the attractions of the event.Blogomania is primarily a contest to test the blogging skills of the contestant, it is a platform to showcase one’s eloqence, wit and humour to impress the masses.

Cognizance, the annual technical festival of IIT Roorkee, is ranked amongst Asia’s largest technical festivals.Cognizance 2011 has over 150 events covering almost every possible aspect of technical knowledge. CommonFloor as Centerstage Sponsor, sponsors Blogomania one of the attractions of the event.

New seed funding models-a boon for technology startups

Newer models of seed stage funding are emerging that could be a boon for technology startups. One form of that is technology commercialization firms. Such firms work towards helping entrepreneurs commercialize potentially cutting-edge technologies. They are involved from a very early stage of company creation, right from understanding ideas and opportunities, building teams and channel partners and also syndicating venture financing. Seed funding is most commonly provided by angel or other private investors.It is provided to help a business to develop an idea, create the first product, and market the product for the first time.

Firms like The Morpheus and Telnet Ventures fall in this category. Some of The Morpheus portfolio companies like blogging startup Instablogs and Commonfloor, which offers technology to enhance interaction between residential communities, have gone on to receive VC funding at a later stage. Other portfolio firms include robotics company RobotsAlive, e-shopping company Jumadi, and credit verification technology company Crederity.

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Adding one more feather to the cap

With the advent of the new year and the decade, we are happy to announce one more feather to our cap.

After empowering 22,000 Apartment communities in 100 cities in India with the online private portal for apartment owners, residents and association members, we are launching an end-to-end online solution for property seekers to help them find their dream home in CommonFloor Apartment Communities.

Check out CF new interface and share your feedback with us.

CommonFloor for:
1. Apartment Seekers: a destination portal for property buying and renting
- Find and shortlist properties.
- Get feedback from other seekers and owners.
- Track updates on the shortlisted projects.

2. Apartment Owners & Residents: apartment community portal
- Discuss, and resolve issues online
- Get Neighborhood Updates on email and mobile
- Celebrate events, find neighbors sharing common hobbies.

3. Apartment Association Members: an apartment management software
- Send Email and SMS notifications
- Simplify management tasks like issue tracking, accounting, and vendor management
- Get advice from experts and other associations.