At TiEcon it's all about making the connection

"There was just as much buzz in the hallways and around the chai tea carts as in the assembly hall. That's where business cards are swapped and deals are sealed - or at least discussed." Check out John Boudreau's Mercury News article on TiEcon 2008 here.

TiE has been a culture-shifter in Silicon Valley

TiE HAS SPAWNED MANY COMPANIES...John Boudreau of Mercury News covers TiE's history and it's contribution to fostering entrepreneurship. He say, a study by Duke University that examined 2,054 engineering and tech companies founded from 1995 through 2005 revealed that 52 percent of valley start-ups had at least one immigrant as a key founder. Indians represented about 26 percent of start-up founders. Read more here.