The Core: Students and collegiate startups are at the center of the TiE U Ecosystem

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

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

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

TiE Members

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

Who are they?

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

TiE Chapters

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

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

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

Colleges

Benefits to investors

First mover advantage to some exciting startups
Networking opportunities with TiE Members who could be potential partners
Global reach

Who are they?

Angels and VCs who have an appetite for early stage startups and a stated vision of investing in collegiate entrepreneurs

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

Investors

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

Who are they?

Students and startups who have been part of any TiE U program are called TiE U Alumni.

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

TiE U Program 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

Who are they?

Entrepreneurs who wish to pay it forward and help in giving back to the community

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

Startups/Founders

TiE Members

TiE Chapters

Colleges

Investors

TiE U Alumni

Startups / Founders

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

Who are they?

Companies looking to leverage the PR reach and good will of TiE U for branding

What do sponsors do in the TiE U ecosystem?

Provide financial support for events
Support by providing resources and knowledge
Sponsor in-kind awards

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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