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Google never misses the chance to show hospitality towards its guest and
we neither were an exception. The luxurious trip and stay at Mumbai were

arranged by Google and it was an amazing experience for all of us. The next

two days of boot camp were more exciting for us as we got a chance to get
a peek inside Google’s office and its culture. The first day started with an in-

troduction to our host Mr. Siddhant Agarwal, program coordinator at Google,
India. We also got to meet other selected teams from prestigious private uni-

versities, NITs, and IITs. All the teams were assigned mentors with expertise
in different fields to foster innovation and scalability to our ideas. We got to

talk over our idea with some really good mentors who were entrepreneurs,
product manager, android developers, and deep learning experts. We got to

learn a lot about how to turn an idea into an actual product, designing the
product by taking account of the customer’s view and how to sustain the

growth of the company. We also got to enjoy the delicious cuisines at Goo-

gle’s cafeteria during breakfast and lunch hours which is an integral part of
its culture.

The second day was very crucial for us as we were going to present our ideas
to the juries who will select top teams for the next phase. We almost spent

the whole night on the first day preparing the presentation and deliveries.
The most exciting part of the second day was that we got to look at other

teams’ ideas and solutions in detail. There were some impressive ideas like

the stick with the voice alert for visually impaired people, the app for con-
verting the sign language to voice for deaf-mute people, and the app to gen-

erate indoor maps for colleges and schools. We had an amazing experience
with delivering presentations and answering questions in very professional

manner in front of the experts.
Being acknowledged by a company like Google and to get a chance to show

our knowledge and experience in front of other engineering students and
experts was breathtaking. We hope our juniors will also develop similar ideas

and get a chance to participate in these kinds of events in the future. Thank
you.

By,

Nikhil Patel (17bec068)
Rishabh Kabhya (17bec083)

Tarun Khilani (17bec116)
Vaibhav Thakor (17bec118)

Yash Shmanani (17bec127)

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