A tribute to TiE Bangalore

I have been a TiE Bangalore member for sometime now - to me TiE Stands for

T - Truly, Technology,Talent,Trust, Thinking, Try, Take,
I - Innovative, Ideas, Inspiration, Information, Inventive, Individual, Initiatives,
E - Encouragement, Enterprise, Entrepreneurs, Equality, Ecosystems, Effort, Educate

I have in my own tried to do all the above in some way or other and TiE Bangalore perhaps has benefited from my membership after all and I too have gained inspiration and have been enriched individually from being a TiE Bangalore member.

It is important to find a mentor who is able to guide and help you make true progress as an individual and it does not matter if you learn or teach other people - you end up benefiting only.Age does not really matter - the quality,scalability and merit of idea and the process of building a company and team and then replicating the process are the most important in my opinion - mistakes have to be avoided and learnt from,all emotions put aside,the numbers should justify and show promises,pie should large and growing,aim has to be among the top 5, the pace has to be scorching hot - yet the planning has to be sound and there have to be backups (the what if it fails?), relevant partnerships have to be formed and sustained, setbacks have to be overcome, unfair advantages need to be created, talented people have to be found, understood and encouraged, ..., this is endless and will go on and on and on,.....,on.

I can say the same for the other non profit institutions I am a member of and the fact is there are plenty of opportunities to learn and teach and get enriched in the bargain and yes win win situations have to be created for both/all sides - it is not easy yet the effort is there and better results are actually being seen even in many developing countries.

Will sign off for the time being - the link is www.tiebangalore.org - till next time!