“Learning from Elon Musk, this journey has been a Roller Coaster Ride” - Appalla Saikiran

November 24: “You almost have to be a bit insane to believe in something that is only in your mind & converting it into a reality”, says the 19 year old entrepreneurial sensation – Appalla Saikiran. Back when he was 17, Saikiran came up with the idea to build a platform where every budding entrepreneur can get an opportunity to connect with the right mentors, industry experts and investors and guess what, he rightly did so. Thanks to his determination and powerful attitude that led him to found SCOPE app.

Currently a 2 year UnderGrad at Manipal University, Jaipur, pursuing Data Science, he developed this app that is more than just a simple networking platform. It is a data platform as well which collects the data and analyses the latest Economic & Technology start-up trends and helps predict the best investment options which can increase the probability of a successful ROI. This Networking platform can help in acting as a catalyst of economic opportunities for a lot of people from finding jobs to raising funds for your start-ups.

“Failure is just part of the journey, it is not the end and you are not a failure unless & until you have given up on your dreams”, quotes Appalla. He has recently been elected as one of the 11 most successful teenage entrepreneurs in India by The Big Red Group, an ed-tech firm. Some of his previous Live Interactions have been with:

· Kanika Tekriwal (Founder & CEO of JetSetGo)

· Libby Gill (Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker)

· Tom Taulli (Author, Investor, Speaker & Advisor)

· Hina Dixit (Lead Investor at SamsungNEXT | Ex-Apple SWE Leadership | Stanford University AI)

· Tony Xu ( Co-founder & CEO of DoorDash )

Appalla Saikiran gave a live talk at Novartis, India on “How to develop Resilience & Enterprise Mindset“. He has been selected as one of the top 80 students from 30 countries & has been invited by Tim Draper (Prominent VC) to Draper University (Palo Alto). He has been accepted by Microsoft for Startups Founder's Hub in the Scaling of SCOPE App.

His professional and academic journey is filled with several awards and accolades, including receiving the:

· Global Kids Achievers Award for developing the SCOPE APP

· Getting a seat at the Junior CEO program certified by Brown University

· Being one of the top-100 students across India selected by Google to visit their office.

· Selected as Top 100 most powerful Personalities in India by GlantorX Media (Nation’s Choice Awards)

Furthermore, Appalla has also recently been nominated as the International Partner for India at World Business Angel Investment Forum (WBAF). He will represent India at the next Grand Assembly and pave the way for it to join the world's largest forum of the equity investment market.