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[http://www.tie.org TiE] (originally The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley by a number of Indian entrepreneurs. It has since expanded globally with chapters in many cities including Austin. Recently TiE changed added "Talent Ideas and Enterprise" as a description of its acronym reflecting a desire to go beyond a focus on the Indian subcontinent. Due to its Silicon Valley roots, TiE is generally heavily focused on VC-funding and not on bootstrapping. However, it's a great place to meet fellow entrepreneurs.
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[http://www.tie.org TiE] (originally The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley by a number of Indian entrepreneurs. It has since expanded globally with chapters in many cities including Austin. Recently TiE changed added "Talent Ideas and Enterprise" as a description of its acronym reflecting a desire to go beyond a focus on the Indian subcontinent. Due to its Silicon Valley roots, the organization is heavily focused on VC-funding and not on bootstrapping. However, it's a great place to meet fellow entrepreneurs.
  
 
==Relevance to Bootstrappers==
 
==Relevance to Bootstrappers==

Revision as of 23:09, 20 June 2007

Website

Contact

Laurie Payne - coolchef84 AT austin DOT rr DOT com

Description

TiE (originally The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley by a number of Indian entrepreneurs. It has since expanded globally with chapters in many cities including Austin. Recently TiE changed added "Talent Ideas and Enterprise" as a description of its acronym reflecting a desire to go beyond a focus on the Indian subcontinent. Due to its Silicon Valley roots, the organization is heavily focused on VC-funding and not on bootstrapping. However, it's a great place to meet fellow entrepreneurs.

Relevance to Bootstrappers