National Startup Day at SINE IIT Bombay
On the occasion of National Startup Day, SINE, IIT Bombay invites you to a focused, practitioner-led session designed to help startups bridge the critical gap between prototype and market-ready products.
The session emphasizes the importance of integrating design thinking right from the prototype stage, ensuring your products are user-friendly, functional, and efficient. Learn how Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles can guide your product development, and discover how to connect effectively with manufacturers to scale your production.
Session Highlights
Structuring effective design briefs, project requirements, and specifications
Adopting the right design approach focusing on desirability, viability, feasibility, and sustainability
Transforming IP/POC to viable product idea with examples steps involved in the process
Design reviews, evaluation, and validation involving users and key stakeholders (business, manufacturing, etc.)
Introduction to DFM / DFMA frameworks for scalable manufacturing
Interactive discussions addressing real startup challenges
Event Details
📅 Date: Friday, 16th January 2026
🕒 Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Venue: SINE, IIT Bombay
Agenda:
2:30 – 2:50 PM: Registration
2:50 – 3:00 PM: Welcome Address by SINE
3:00 – 4:30 PM: Design to Manufacturing: Taking Your Product from Prototype to Market – Mr. Shyamsunder B K, Chief Designer, Tata Elxsi
4:30 – 6:00 PM: Connecting with the Right Manufacturers: Materials, Processes & Scale-Up – Mr. Ronak Borana, CEO, Ronch Polymers
6:00 PM onwards: Networking & High Tea
This session is part of a series of National Startup Day initiatives curated by SINE to provide startups with hands-on insights, industry guidance, and meaningful connections.
We look forward to hosting a small, engaged cohort for an interactive and insight-driven discussion.