Students
- Who are they?
- Students pursuing courses in college and those who have graduated from college in the past two years
- What do students do?
- Engage with TiE Members in nearest geographic locations
- Get mentored, Gain entrepreneurial education
- Participate in competitions including pitch competition, hackathon, etc
- Benefits to students
- Access to mentors who guide them through the entire lifecycle of startup to scale up
- Opportunities to showcase their startup at global level
- Networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, investors, facilitators, coaches, funding agencies, peers from other countries
- Investor connects
- Education on various aspects of entrepreneurship and business.
- A platform to connect with potential partners, co-founders, service providers
- Credits in academics
- Equity free prize money
- Student membership at TiE Chapters
Primary Stakeholders
- Benefits from TiE Members
- The goodwill of creating the next generation
of entrepreneurs - Potential Associate members in the short term and Charter members in the long term
- Access to talent pool for members’ businesses
- Global reach and visibility
- What do TiE Members do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Provide continuous mentoring to startups
- Conduct bootcamps, workshops
- Are available for one-on-one mentoring sessions
- Motivate student startups
- Provide internships/experiential learning in their companies
- Volunteer to conduct events
- Play the role of jury members for events
- Invest in potential startups
- Who are they?
- TiE Charter members are typically entrepreneurs with well established companies/startups who wish to give back to the community. Associate members are entrepreneurs who have 5-15 years of entrepreneurial experience and are part of the ecosystem to both give back as well as to grow by networking
- Benefits from chapters
- The goodwill of creating the next generation
of entrepreneurs - Potential Associate members in the short term and Charter members in the long term
- Access to talent pool for members’ businesses
- Global reach and visibility
- What does the chapter do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Facilitates events and activities
- Supports the program by leveraging local entrepreneurs as mentors, coaches etc
- Financially supports the program as well as generates awards for students
- Creates awareness of TiE U program
- Engages colleges and universities to foster entrepreneurship in their campus
- Provides experts to supplement entrepreneurship education in colleges
- Who are they?
- TiE Charter members are typically entrepreneurs with well established companies/startups who wish to give back to the community. Associate members are entrepreneurs who have 5-15 years of entrepreneurial experience and are part of the ecosystem to both give back as well as to grow by networking
- Benefits to Colleges
- TiE U acts as a supplement to their initiatives to promote entrepreneurship
- TiE U provides them a readymade network of speakers, workshop facilitators, mentors etc.
- Global perspective of entrepreneurship for themselves and their students
- TiE U alumni are also equipped with skills needed to perform better in campus placements
- Gives them access to investors, recruiters and scouts
- Global reach and visibility
- Opportunity to partner with institutions in another country/state
- What do Colleges do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Act as interface between TiE U and students who aspire to be entrepreneurs
- Assist in programs as subject matter experts
- Who are they?
- Professors and administrators who are actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship in their campuses are an integral part of the TiE U Ecosystem
- Benefits to investors
- First mover advantage to some exciting startups
- Networking opportunities with TiE Members who could be potential partners
- Global reach
- What do investors do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Act as jury members for events
- Evaluate startups for investment
- Support by providing resources and knowledge
- Who are they?
- Angels and VCs who have an appetite for early stage startups and a stated vision of investing in collegiate entrepreneurs
- Benefits to alumni
- Invite to be a TiE member
- Access to workshops and learning opportunities
- Access to investor meets, demo days etc
- TiE U is a platform for them to get bright interns/employees
- Access to global events and programs of TiE
- Preferred treatment in TiE activities
- Global reach
- What does the alumni do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Leverage the ecosystem for their startup growth
- Act as volunteers for programs
- Mentor young students
- Who are they?
- Students and startups who have been part of any TiE U program are called TiE U Alumni.
- Benefits to Startups/ Founders
- Invite to be a TiE member
- Access to workshops and learning opportunities
- Access to investor meets, demo days, etc
- TiE U is a platform for them to get bright interns/employees
- Access to global events and programs of TiE
- Preferred treatment in TiE activities
- Global reach
- Networking opportunities
- What do Startups/ Founders do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Act as jury members for events
- Evaluate startups for investment
- Support by providing resources and knowledge
- Who are they?
- Entrepreneurs who wish to pay it forward and help in giving back to the community
Secondary Stakeholders
- Benefits to sponsors
- Co-branding opportunities
- Global visibility and reach
- Goodwill of supporting entrepreneurship
- Access to TiE Members and TiE U alumni
- A solid community for beta testing new products etc
- What do sponsors do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Provide financial support for events
- Support by providing resources and knowledge
- Sponsor in-kind awards
- Who are they?
- Companies looking to leverage the PR reach and good will of TiE U for branding
- Benefits to recruiters
- A pool of talent with exception leadership and
multi-domain skills - Global reach
- What do recruiters do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Participate in events as jury/resource persons
- Attend events to scan for talent
- Who are they?
- Companies looking to recruit talent that is trained to be intrapreneurs
- Benefits to incubators
- Global visibility
- Access to pool of potential incubatees
- A global pool of mentors (TiE Members)
for their centers
- What do incubators do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Participate in events as jury/resource persons
- Attend events to scan for potential incubatees
- Provide incubation support to startups
- Collaborate and provide spaces for interactions among stakeholders
- Who are they?
- Organisations that have incubation spaces or virtual incubation models
- Benefits to partners
- Global visibility
- A global pool of mentors (TiE Members)
for their centers - Joint events
- What do partners do in the TiE U ecosystem?
- Participate in events as jury/resource persons
- Attend events to scan for potential incubatees
- Provide incubation support to startups
- Collaborate and provide spaces for interactions among stakeholders
- Who are they?
- Organizations and individuals working in promoting entrepreneurship in general and collegiate entrepreneurship in particular
What is TiE U Community
The TiE U community is a closed door online group that consists of alumni of the TiE U programs. It acts as a platform for networking, connecting with mentors and knowledge sharing. The community is built on the rugged platform of Startup Tribes
Who can join the community
Exclusive membership of the community is available to individuals who have been part of any of the TiE U programs in the past years.
What happens on the community
Students/startups can fix meetings with mentors
Members get invites to exclusive events including workshops/bootcamps
Networking and relationship building
Activity updates from startups
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