The
clarion has been sounded, the summons are here! Voodoo is looking out for
digital wizards and social witches to spread its black magic! What’s in it for
you? Only some prize money worth lakhs to be
won, a paid internship at Voodoo and a chance to meet entrepreneurial doyennes
like Rahul Yadav, Kunal Shah, Alok Goel, Dharamveer of ZO Rooms, Ashish of
Urban Ladder, Harsha of Swiggy.
Voodoo, the smartphone-based digital assistant
is organising India’s biggest Growth Challenge, where you will have to work
your magic and wrack your brain to come up with quirky growth ideas to apply in
real life for the Voodoo app. Aimed towards the students
from colleges all over India including the likes of IITs, NITs and other top
tier colleges across all disciplines, as well as start-up enthusiasts, Voodoo’s
‘VooDOo or Die’ contest will provide the perfect professional springboard for
the idea generating youth of the country!
Speaking on the launch, Mohit Mittal Co-Founder and CEO, Voodoo, said, “Voodoo is a young
start-up, one that believes that creativity, talent and innovation should be
unhindered and unleashed. We have launched the ‘VooDOo or Die’ contest to
challenge the intellects of the Indian youth to the very limit and encourage
the best and the brightest talents with not just rewards, but rewarding
experiences. This is why we have brought the industry pioneers together on one
platform to nurture and guide the next wave of entrepreneurs. We are confident that
this unique and engaging contest will be highly successful, and are excited to
see the youth’s response to our challenge!”
The contestants
will be judged and awarded points by an expert panel, who would evaluate the
performance on novelty, impact and their caliber to grow a startup from
scratch. The top ranked contestant will be awarded INR 50,000, while up to 81
places will be awarded cash prizes. Moreover, three best performers will be
awarded a paid internship at Voodoo, a SAIF Partners-backed venture, with a
monthly stipend of INR 25,000 each.
But that is not where the magic ends. Select
winners will also come face to face with eminent CEOs and VCs. With a list that
includes the likes of Rahul Yadav (Co-founder & Ex-CEO, Housing.com), Kunal
Shah (Co-founder & CEO, Freecharge), Alok Goel (Managing Director, SAIF
Partners), Dharamveer Singh Chouhan (Co-founder
& CEO, Zostel and ZO Rooms), Ashish Goel (CEO, Urban Ladder), Shradha
Sharma (Founder & Chief Editor, YourStory), Mukul Arora (Principal, SAIF
Partners) and Shriharsha Majety (Founder & CEO, Swiggy), the contest is an
one-of-its-kind opportunity to imbibe knowledge from the people who have been
there, done that.
Voodoo’s ‘VooDOo or Die’ contest is scheduled to
commence from December 10, with registrations starting December
3. With so much to be won, do you think you have what it takes to make it
big on the biggest platform of its kind? Then sign up at: http://www.getvoodoo.in/
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