The air was charged and the atmosphere simply electric at TiECON Chennai 2010 which proved that it is undoubtedly Tamil Nadu’s largest congregation of entrepreneurs. The theme MONEY MONEY MONEY” was very apt considering that is was what a lot of start-ups and growing companies just needed considering the not so positive economic environment and [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Dharma – Keynote Address – Gurcharan Das
November 24, 2010 By 3 Comments
“I have met so many leaders and everyone had two to three qualities”. The whole address of Gurcharan das was focused on qualities that an entrepreneur needs to have. The speech started with a small incident that happened recently in his life. A comparison between India and China. India is shaping itself from the basics [...]
TieCON Chennai – Inauguration
November 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Any inauguration sets the mood for the day. In that regard, the inauguration of TieCON Chennai 2010 set the floor with thoughts and insights. As the theme of this year’s TieCON Chennai goes “money, Money, MONEY” inspired by the famous Abba number, one could see the audience with inquisitions, a kind of search. Interesting fact [...]
The Mentoring Engagement Process
November 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Mentoring Engagement Process Our previous two posts talked of ‘Why Mentoring”and “The Needs of Mentees” . From what we have gone through so far, it is clear that Mentorship is a personal relationship, often quite deep and intense in which both sides obtain something meaningful from the relationship. Therefore, it is vital that the [...]
Funding options for a start-up
November 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
With all the buzz around the world of ‘funding’ and getting ‘funded’ – we have decided to do a series of discussions on funding: this would include the investor side, the entrepreneur side and some good-to-know info, stats etc….. Let’s start with some very basic info that an entrepreneur needs to know; funding options for [...]
The Needs of Mentees
November 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
In our previous blog, “Why Mentoring’, we broadly looked at the three phases of an entrepreneur’s progress. It naturally follows that the needs of potential mentees would be stage dependent and also depends on the nature of both the mentee and the mentor. Typically, it would cover the following areas in varying proportions or levels [...]
Why mentoring?
November 10, 2010 By 5 Comments
Becoming an entrepreneur is a huge leap of faith. There are risks, known and unknown, and pitfalls galore. There are moments when doubts creep in as issues crop up, crises erupt, and things don’t go as expected. It’s all too easy to throw in the towel. At critical junctures, an entrepreneur feels the need of [...]
Blogging Competition
November 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
As part of TiEcon Chennai, we are planning to have a few competitions. The goals are pretty simple. In the short term, we want to demystify TiECon and tell you what happens there. In the longer term, we want to increase our collective knowledge about entrepreneurship. One of the best ways to do this is [...]
Have You Ever Wanted to Know about TiECon But Did Not Know Whom to Ask?
November 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Well, this blog post will not tell you “Everything…”. With it we make a beginning. In fact, this may be the briefest post you may read on TiEcon. Have you ever wanted to know what TiEcon is all about, but did not know whom to ask? Putting myself in your shoes (a difficult job since [...]
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