TiEcon Preparation in full swing!

Did you know that TiEcon, the 2-day conference, is totally organized by volunteers? Its an amazing concept to see in action. People giving their time and energy to organize a conference to foster entrepreneurship! With less than a week to go, working side by side with TiE Silicon Valley officials, 300 plus volunteers are working in full gear, getting ready to host TiEcon 2008, the world's largest conference for entreprenuers. Over the 2 day period, the volunteers and TiE will host over 4000 attendees, 200 industry leading speakers, 100 VCs and manage over 50 separate events, including E-Bazaar and Entertain banquet! See you at the Santa Clara Convention Center next week on May 16-17th. Its going to a fabulous conference!

Success was in the cards for teen entrepreneur

Check out Elementeo and TiEcon story by Mercury News Columnist, Mike Cassidy, "YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR'S GAME EMPLOYS CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES".

TiE entrepreneurial mixer held in San Francisco

Check out IndiaPost.com coverage on the TiE mixer held at the San Francisco here. Check out the pictures of the event here.

TiECon Success Story

Farzin Shahidi, the CEO of an early stage startup NextPlane during May 2007 was introduced to TiE charter member Sandip Gupta just prior to TiECon 2007. NextPlane signed up for the Entrepreneurs Bazaar, the only event of its kind where over 40 leading Venture Capitalists, Lawyers, Bankers, and other members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem come together to help you take your venture to the next level.


The business plan that NextPlane pitched infront of the prospective investors met with exactly what they desired. The candid perspective on their pitch by the prospective investors helped them shape the business plan that they are marching to with great pride and confidence today. Farzin believes that TiE network has proven more helpful to him than any other entrepreneurial network he got engaged in and that introductions at TiE with executives from different industries is just a beginning of a long time relationship. NextPlane has just closed its Series-A round of investment.

If you already have an early stage startup or if you are planning to start a startup and looking for money, Entrepreneurs Bazaar @ TiECon 2008 is the right place. Meet the top notch Venture Capitalist of silicon valley and convince them about your plan and walk away with loads of money !!

Visit Entrepreneurs Bazaar @ TiECon 2008 on 16th May 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center . Register today and get attractive discounts

Entertainment Unbounded!

The theme for this year's TiECon is "Entrepreneurship unbounded" . But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So after two days of intense hush hush work where entrepreneurs in making will hard sell their brilliant ideas to VCs, where many parallel panel discussions will be held and people will attend high luncheons, there is something to relax on 17th May evening. Unwind and relax yourself to the performance of professional dancers and musicians of different genre while sipping a cup of tea. And if you are someone who cannot see yourself as part of audience then let the Dance Fever catch you and you can dance the night away with a Live DJ. This is a sure sold out event.Visit Gala ..Hurry !!

The Trials and Tribulations of Starting a Company

One of the topics of panel discussion on day one of TiECon 2008 is for people who have never made their hands dirty. Few serial entrepreneurs of our time will share their knowledge on what it takes to start a startup, build a winning team, protect the company's IP and much more. The panel discussion named "The Trials and Tribulations of Starting a Company" starts at 11:00 am on 16h May in Santa Clara Convention Center. Visit TiECon 2008 Agenda and register for TiECon 2008.

TiEcon 2008 Entrepreneur Awards announced!

TiEcon invites you to nominate yourself or someone you know and respect for the prestigious TiEcon Entrepreneurial Awards. The outstanding entrepreneur awards are in five categories: Gen Y, Female, Socially Conscious / Eco Friendly, Renegade, and Most Inspiring leaders.
Read more here.

14-Year-Old Creates Chemistry Trading Card Game

With $500 in seed money from the California Association of the Gifted, 13-year old Anshul Samar crafted a prototype of the two-player CCG. His company Elementeo, wowed them at entrepreneur conference TiECON 2007. Read more about this remarkable TiEcon success story at Wired.com.

Uncle Ramesh in action!

Get Inspired by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk & John Wood at TiEcon 2008

Check out who's speaking at TiEcon 2008!

Peter Thiel, Managing Partner, The Founders Fund
Co-founder of PayPal
Early investor and board member of Facebook
Invested in LinkedIn, Slide, Friendster




Elon Musk, Chairman, Telsa Motors
Co-founder of X.com, renamed to PayPal
Chairman of Tesla Motors, first electric car
Chairman of SolarCity, low-priced solar energy



John Wood, Founder & CEO, Room to Read
Left exec track at Microsoft to form Room to Read
Sponsored over 280 schools, 3800 libraries
Distributed over 3 million children's books

TiEcon 2008 Video | Worlds' Largest Entrepreneurs Conference

Register for TiEcon 2008 at www.tiecon.org.

Win $1000 Quick: Enter YouTube Video Contest

Are you looking for some quick money to fuel your dream/idea? WIN $1000 by simply posting a video to YouTube telling us your story or adventure to becoming an entrepreneur--we are looking for serious, funny or anything in between. Check out details at www.tiecon.org/contest.

TiEcon 2008 Conference: Entrepreneurship Unbounded. www.tiecon.org

TiEcon 2008, the world's largest entrepreneurs conference is being held on May 16-17, 2008, at Santa Clara Convention Center. This year's conference theme is, "Entrepreneurship Unbounded: Inspiration from the Frontlines". For more details, check out www.tiecon.org.