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On 09.06.2022 a Workshop on “Prototype Validation –Converting Innovation to Startup” is organized by the Department of Computer Science and Business Studies in association with Entrepreneurship Development Cell and IIC at 11.30 a.m. -12.30 p.m. Dr. Dr.T. C. Subbu Lakshmi, in-charge of Ideation Incubation Centre, Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the resource person. The program was delivered in offline mode and coordinated by Dr. T. Manimozhi, EDC Co-coordinator & Professor Mathematics of CSBS Department.
The resource person discussed the various stages in the product development and highlighted the need for developing the prototype and its validation. She said the Prototype validation comes in when you have determined what user problem you need to solve, but you have not yet figured out how to solve it. It's a later stage of concept testing that allows you to evaluate how someone feels about a new product before you release it. The validation process let the innovator know about the whether the model developed can give satisfaction to the consumer and if not where it fails and how to improve on it and make it successful.
The speaker highlighted the opportunities available to the engineering students and asked all the participants to use their innovative ideas to develop a prototype and test the same for its validity and the develop the full-fledged product to start the startup. Tirunelveli being the place identified by the Tamil Nadu government as the Regional Startup Hub the resource person asked all the participants to make use of the opportunities and the government support for the same. The guest speaker highlighted the importance of innovative ideas of the students looking to begin their own startups. She also gave practical examples related to the concept of converting a prototype into a commercially viable startup. The students gained lot of knowledge on new ideas and the ways to convert the ideas into action.
