Mumbai, 12 January 2021: TiE Mumbai has continuously assisted young businesses and entrepreneurs in India. Its mentoring support to start-ups has made the journey for start-ups to scale up possible for several businesses. In its endeavor to support Entrepreneurs to continuously adapt to our changing world, TiE Mumbai organized several online knowledge sessions to help pick up new trends, innovate and evolve faster.
“Our online sessions are extensively
researched and well participated. They include masterclasses, panels, investor
sessions, mentoring workshops, Ask Me Anything sessions and Demo Days. Topics
span across technology, business, legal, HR, financial, and fundraising
themes.” said Naveen Raju, Executive Director, TiE Mumbai.
Some of the online sessions
organized in the past month by TiE Mumbai were –
Global Charter Member Mixer
- TiE Mumbai co-hosted the TiE Global Charter Member Mixer along with TiE
London & TIE Africa at TIE Global Summit. TiE Global Summit took place on
8th Dec - 10 Dec 2020, which was a Virtual Conference of world leaders,
entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. This summit brings together the TIE
entrepreneurial community together. This Global Charter mixer co-hosted by TiE
Mumbai focused on the Emerging Global Fintech Scenario.
Funding
Your Startup and Other Nightmares- This was a conversation
between K. Ganesh Founder, Growth Story & Promoter, Bigbasket, Portea
Medical in conversation and Dr Dhruv Nath, Angel Investor & Director, Lead
Angels Network along with Sushanto Mitra Founder & CEO, Lead Angels who are the co-authors of the book- Funding
Your Startup and Other Nightmares. It revolved around the stories of
early-stage start-ups and how they successfully managed to raise funding. It
also brought forth stories of failures – start-ups that couldn't raise funding,
and why. The authors discussed the book which has interviews of some of the
most accomplished founders in the world of business, such as Deep Kalra of
MakeMyTrip, Yashish Dahiya of PolicyBazaar, Dinesh Agarwal of IndiaMART and
Sairee Chahal of SHEROES. Their stories all come together in a useful
'PERSISTENT' framework, which helps make a start-up investment ready.
Launch of #Ideapad at
#tiefoodnetwork – This is a unique pub where startup founders can unwind
and get their ideas validated, queries resolved, pitch for core team members and
scout co- founders among peers and speakers. Away from One-sided webinars this is
an interesting hybrid concept which included Expert Panel Talk and the newly introduced
“The Idea Pub”. The feedback and recommendations are not restricted to only
panelists but its open to our larger audience & members.
Scaling up your Start-up-
Financial Hacks for success – This webinar by Peachtree Management Advisors
focused on effective cash flow management, attracting and sourcing capital and
debt and improvement of unit economics. It also helped understanding key
financial and business levers that affect businesses, sharpen/ refine go-to
-market focus, setting and tracking KPIs and planning, preparing and managing
investments.
Some sessions being planned in
the current month are-
Building A World Class
Product| A Product Management Series – This session was moderated by
Sandeep Laxman - Head, fintech BD, AWS and the speakers were Naman Sarawagi -
Co-Founder & CEO, Refrens and Khanjan Desai - Product Manager, Razorpay.
This was well attended by 45 CMs and peers alike with most of them having
started investing already.
The Entrepreneur Wellbeing
Series - Kick Off – Shayamal Vallabhjee, High-Performance Coach to CEO's
Elite Athletes, Organisations, Celebrities and Amit Mookim, President, TiE
Mumbai will be the speakers of this much anticipated session. This is a the
first of its kind, offering a 360-degree approach to well-being of
entrepreneurs focusing on their fitness, diet, mental well-being, positive thinking
and sports fitness etc.
Besides these, other sessions
like Key Legal Mistakes to Avoid while Doing Business in USA by Aaron
Schildhaus - Pricipal, Martorello Schildhaus LLC and Vishal Gandhi - Founder,
Gandhi & Associates, Venture Investing Masterclass by Sanjay Mehta, Founder
& Partner, 100xVC, Idea Validation Hotline, Spot Mentoring and
TiE Mumbai Healthcare Summit are also being planned.
About TiE Mumbai
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE),
was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs,
corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region.
Since 1992. TiE has been supporting entrepreneurs by offering education,
mentorship, networking and funding opportunities. The mission of TiE is to
foster entrepreneurship globally through the 5 pillars of TiE : mentoring,
networking and education, funding and incubation. Dedicated to the virtuous
cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community. TiE’s focus area is
to generate enable the next generation of entrepreneurs. There are currently
11,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 60 chapters across 17
countries. TiE’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through
mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth
creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and
nurturing our next generation of entrepreneurs.
