tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185847269407840351.post5632024714151366280..comments2023-10-19T16:22:15.443+05:30Comments on InvestSriLanka: Venture Engine Offers Real Opportunity to Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs by Creating a Platform to Pitch Their Ideas to Potential InvestorsInvestSriLankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08127083996537301790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185847269407840351.post-33150168056245155202012-06-21T13:51:39.734+05:302012-06-21T13:51:39.734+05:30Indians? Are there serious investors or for that m...Indians? Are there serious investors or for that matter entrepreneurs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185847269407840351.post-5249203421036558082012-06-21T12:01:38.914+05:302012-06-21T12:01:38.914+05:30Poor show yesterday at their awards ceremony at Ga...Poor show yesterday at their awards ceremony at Galle Face Hotel. None of the business ideas were innovative. The Indian investors acted like they are on a joy-ride rather than on a serious investment program. The organizers made everybody stand for more than 2 hours and listen to more than 6 speeches. It all sounded like a big celebration for the organizers and the Indian investors sidelining the actual entrepreneurs. There were bunch of horrible drummers performing on the stage with out-of-tune loudness. The MC was desperately trying to get attention. <br /><br />As a result, the audience was not paying much attention to what's going on the stage. Several people left half-way through the show. The Chairman of the organizing party got on stage and spoke like a drunk using indecent language blaming the audience for not paying attention. <br /><br />It all looked like an unorganized high-school party rather than an inspiring entrepreneurial event. I hope their engagement with the young entrepreneurs will be more professional than that because Sri Lanka does not need spoiled indian wannabe entrepreneurs but entrepreneurs with Sri Lankan values and ethics who will drive the country's future economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com