Thursday, June 4, 2009

TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Video

TYE Teams... and winners announced... drum roll....

Congratulations to all who competed in the TYE Business Plan competition. As everyone learned at TiECON, we have announced the 2008-09 winners of the program.
  • First Place: Cloudsoft (Naman Bharadwaj; Vishrut Gupta)
  • Second Place: Mellodi (Rahul Shah; Neil Cholli)
  • Third Place: Bodian (Seshu Kankuri; Birin Padam)
Well done to all teams, the TYE co-chairs and the judges were truly "blown away" by the level of analysis and the complex analytical thinking that was demonstrated during the competition.

Congratulations to All Competing Teams!


Congratulations to all graduates of the TYE-Boston class of 2008-2009!

Kudos to all, your presentations were extraordinary with superior ideas and stunning analyses. Every one of you demonstrated professionalism, maturity, and confidence, all of which will stay with you as you grow into adults. You are winners for successfully completing the program. You make us proud!

It is our fervent wish that our speakers expanded your imagination, that our teachers inspired you, that our mentors challenged and guided you, and that our organizing team members supported you and met your needs.

On behalf of the Organizing Team, we wish to share with you that you energized, inspired, and challenged us. Also, working with you and observing your transformation from a high schooler to an entrepreneur was both a joy and a rewarding experience for all of us.

We request that you stay in touch with your friends and the organizing team, and in TiE’s spirit of ‘Giving Back,’ we ask that you please remain engaged in the program by offering your advice and guidance to future TYE students.

We wish you the very best in your future endeavors. Now, go forth and conquer!

Monday, June 1, 2009

TyE-Boston 2009 $10K Business Plan Competition Successfully Completed

TyE-Boston $10K Business Plan Competition was held at 930 Winter Street in Waltham, MA, at 8:00AM on May 16, 2009.

We wish to recognize the following people, who have made this program a success:
- Students for their hard work, dedication, and passion
- Speakers, teachers, and mentors for their inspiration and knowledge
- Judges for their insights and advice
- Parents for their support and encouragement
- TYE team for their coordination and leadership
- TiE office staff for their unstinting logistics support

A special thanks to our sponsors, grantors, and donors for funding the program!

$10k prize sponsors:
  • Baskin Robbins

  • Microsoft 


  • Starent Networks
Grantors:
  • Cambridge Trust
Donors:
  • Prashant Fadia Foundation
  • Mukesh Chatter
  • Santana Krishnan & Yash Shah
Partners:
  • One Laptop Per Child