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TiE Silicon Valley Announces "Entrepreneurs Bazaar" at TiEcon 2007 -- the World's Largest Convention for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs Bazaar "Preparatory Meet" an Overwhelming Success
| Source: TiEcon
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 9, 2007 -- TiE Silicon Valley is proud to host the 2nd
Annual Entrepreneurs Bazaar event at TiEcon 2007, the largest conference
for entrepreneurs that will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center
in Santa Clara, Calif. on May 18 and 19, 2007.
Entrepreneurs Bazaar is a "must participate" event for savvy entrepreneurs.
This unique event provides a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurs to have
high quality one-on-one interactions with top Venture Capital, Legal,
Finance, and other service firms. It gives entrepreneurs direct access to
VCs which they may not have had otherwise.
Debuted at TiEcon 2005, this event was called "VC in the House." Soon
after, TiE realized that entrepreneurs needed to have access not only to
the best VCs but also to the best service providers in legal, banking, etc.
so that they can build successful start-ups. Hence Entrepreneurs Bazaar was
launched in 2006. Building on the success of Entrepreneurs Bazaar last
year, TiE has taken this event at TiEcon 2007 one step further by hosting
an exclusive "preparatory meet" 10 days prior to the conference.
Raj Jaswa, President of TiE Silicon Valley, said, "It's a great pleasure
for us at TiE Silicon Valley to offer this unique forum for aspiring
entrepreneurs where they have an opportunity to meet with VCs one-on-one
and take advantage of mentoring sessions so they can perfect their pitches
before actually meeting with the VCs."
Entrepreneurs Bazaar "Preparatory Meet"
The Preparatory Meet held on Tuesday, May 8 at the TiE SV Conference Center
in Santa Clara was attended by more than 125 aspiring entrepreneurs. Ajit
Nazre, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), gave an
astounding speech, providing entrepreneurs with insights on the funding
process and pointers on what the VCs are looking for in their first
interaction with an entrepreneur. Over 25 TiE Charter Members, who include
serial entrepreneurs and senior executives, reviewed business plans and
venture capital presentations of these entrepreneurs to better prepare them
for their invaluable one-on-one meetings with VCs at the Entrepreneurs
Bazaar at TiEcon 2007. Ajay Chopra and Sanjay Bonde, Co-Chairs of TiEcon
2007 Entrepreneurs Bazaar program, noted, "The incredibly overwhelming
response to the prep meet reinforces the fact that entrepreneurial spirit
of the Valley is on its upswing and in full steam."
"Thanks to TiE and its programs such as Entrepreneurs Bazaar and Prep Meet,
hands-down there's a qualitative difference in the entrepreneurs we are
seeing today -- their pitch is clean, their business plan focused," Nazre
said. "There's no better networking event in the world than TiEcon."
Following is a partial list of VC and service provider firms at TiEcon 2007
Entrepreneur Bazaar:
Accel Partners, Applied Ventures, Artiman Ventures, Battery Ventures, Bay
Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Clearstone Venture
Partners, Comerica Bank, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, DCM, Fenwick & West
LLP, Frank, Rimerman Consulting, Greylock Partners, Hoge, Fenton, Jones &
Appel, Inc., Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, IBM Venture Capital, Intel
Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KPMG, Lightspeed Venture
Partners, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Ventures, Microsoft, New Enterprise
Associates, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Opus Capital Ventures,
Perkins Coie LLP, Sequoia Capital India, Shasta Ventures, Silicon Valley
Bank, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Storm Ventures, Thelen Reid,
Trinity Ventures, USVP
Register Today!
Save $50 on registration for TiEcon 2007 -- online registration closes on
May 14th. Registration starts at $245, go online to www.tiecon.org or call
408-567-0700 x231.
About TiEcon 2007
TiEcon 2007 is two action packed days of aspiring, exploring, and
networking on May 18 and 19. TiEcon will explore today's business
environment and discuss the big issues facing industry and entrepreneurs. A
stellar combination of Keynote Speakers, Distinguished Speakers, Luminary
and Front Line Panels will focus on this year's theme, "The New Face of
Entrepreneurship," across businesses and ecosystems. TiEcon attendees will
have the opportunity to interact with more than 4000 attendees including
industry experts, corporate executives, VCs, customers, and entrepreneurs
-- making this an exciting and don't miss event.
Come to TiEcon 2007 -- dream, explore, and connect with the best in the
industry and discover the "entrepreneur in you."
About TiE
TiEcon is TiE Silicon Valley's annual flagship event. Founded in 1992 in
Silicon Valley, TiE is a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and
professionals. TiE stands for Talent, Ideas, and Enterprise; it is an open
and inclusive organization that has rapidly grown to more than 45 chapters
in 10 countries with a membership base of over 10,000. TiE Silicon Valley
is sponsored by the top Venture Capital firms, Fortune 500 corporations,
and professional service providers. TiE fosters entrepreneurship through
mentoring, networking, and education. At the heart of TiE is its strong
ecosystem, which has enabled members to facilitate and create a cohesive
network of strong, viable, and sustainable chapters worldwide. The TiE
brand is synonymous with entrepreneurship and wealth creation globally.