TiE Young Entrepreneurs
When & Where
About this Track:
Warren Buffet said, "I made my first investment at age 11. I was wasting my life up until then." This is the kind of mindset you will see at TiEcon Youth session. So, come to TiEcon Youth Track to witness the entrepreneurial power of the youth as they showcase solutions that can solve the world's toughest problems. Listen to young speakers who have achieved what is typically achieved by others in a lifetime. The pitches presented by young entrepreneurs will inspire one and all with their ingenuity, impact, and creativity. In addition, we will have a UC Berkeley professor share his advice to the youth on how to build successful companies.
Come join TiE Young Entrepreneurs Silicon Valley to get wowed and inspired by the leaders of tomorrow. The TiE Youth session promises to be full of information, fun, energy, and inspiration, serving as a platform for the dreams of the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors.
Track Agenda
- 05/08/2021 | 9:00 am – 9:20 am PDT
- 20 mins Hall DSpeakers
Forbes 30 under 30 Asia, Fortune 40 under 40 India, PWC & SPH 40 Influential Indians, Business World 40 Under 40, St. Gallens Leadership Award (Switzerland), Entrepreneur Magazine 35 Under 35 India, Hurun Report Star of Delhi Awardee, Elite Magazine most influential entrepreneur awardee
Dr Ritesh Malik is a medical graduate who took a detour from conventional medicine to follow his passion for Entrepreneurship. In 2016, Ritesh started a coworking platform called Innov8. A venture which started with Ritesh's sheer love and thirst to promote entrepreneurship in the country, is now one the leading names in coworking ecosystem of India.
Innov8, a Y-combinator backed coworking space is a platform to connect communities of freelancers, entrepreneurs, corporates, tech innovators and investors under one roof and in a social environment. Innov8 was sold to Softbank backed OYO in 2019. Today, Innov8 is India’s second largest coworking space impacting thousands of entrepreneurs, freelancers & enterprises to achieve zenith productivity. Ritesh has been one of the most active angel investors in the country, He has invested in more than 40+ companies in last 6 years under Project Guerrilla.
After being a part of Y-combinator, Ritesh is also an investor in a San Francisco based fund, which has helped him to work with some of most innovative startups globally. Wittyfeed, Sarva Yoga, Sheroes, Sattviko, Josh Talks, PeeSafe, SectorQube, OpenTalks, Inc42, Greenberry, QDesk, Leverage Edu, CivilCops, Pesto, OrangeWood (YC), Inito (YC), Pumpkart, Dockabl, StylDotMe, TapChief, Asimov Robotics, Addodoc (Sheroes), MyChild, Ketto, SectorQube, Exploride are some of the companies as a part of his investment portfolio.
Ritesh started his entrepreneurial journey back in 2012 with an augmented reality start-up called Adstuck, who’s flagship product Alive, was built, operated & transferred to Bennett & Coleman (Times of India). Ritesh's leadership and contribution to the Indian startup ecosystem is widely recognized by the startup industry and media fraternity with recognitions like Forbes 30 under 30 Asia (2016), Fortune 40 under 40 India (2018), PWC & SPH 40 Influential Indians, Business World 40 Under 40 (2017), St. Gallens Leadership Award (Switzerland), Entrepreneur Magazine 35 Under 35 India (2017), Star of Delhi award by Hurun Report, CEO of the year by Economic Times, & "The Coworking Wonder" title by Entrepreneur Magazine to name a few. He has also been featured on the cover of the Elite Magazine for the month of May 2019. He also actively collaborates with the Government of India to help build college entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country.
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- 05/08/2021 | 9:20 am – 9:35 am PDT
- 15 mins Hall DSpeakers Amiti Uttarwar is a Bitcoin Core contributor currently co-sponsored by OKCoin and BitMEX. She focuses on the peer-to-peer layer, improving privacy, testing, and robustness. She is passionate about the potential for Bitcoin to redefine our societal ideas of wealth due to its global and inclusive nature. Named one of Forbes 30 under 30, Amiti promotes technical education and community involvement through speaking engagements, presentations, and her original creation, The Bitcoin Zine. Her other interests include off-trail backpacking, ice climbing, yoga and meditation.
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- 05/08/2021 | 9:30 am – 9:45 am PDT
- 15 minsSpeakers Aryan GuptaCo-founder
Sustainable- ChoiceAryan Gupta (He/Him) is a Co-Founder of Sustainable-Choice. He currently attends TIDE Academy in Menlo Park, California, as a sophomore. Aryan comes from a very diverse background; he was born in Sydney, Australia, later moved to Dubai, and then moved to Bay Area, California. He loves exploring and being around nature. That is why he created Sustainable-Choice to advocate for saving this planet. In fifth grade, I started my first business selling bookmarks, but at the same time, I was homeless. I remember being cold and alone outside while it was raining. All I had on was a grey hoodie and some khaki shorts. I made a promise to myself that I was going to be the greatest entrepreneur ever and that I was going to get a full ride to college and learn all I could about business. Currently, I am in my final semester at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. I will graduate debt-free in May. At UNC, I have had the opportunity to Study Abroad, Intern in San Francisco, and I was able to start the business I currently work on my tech startup ANTE.
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- 05/08/2021 | 9:45 am – 10:15 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall DSpeakers
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- 05/08/2021 | 10:15 am – 10:30 am PDT
- 15 mins Hall DSpeakers Learning to Unlearn. I am a born leader and a Changemaker in Progress. A diligent and enthusiastic individual, currently on the outlook for Internships in the field of Consulting and Entrepreneurship, having a keen interest in the innovation and consultancy sector. I am a hardworking, dedicated and confident person; currently studying BBA - Management at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. I believe that it is most important to constantly learn from one's mistakes since learning is a work in progress. I will always look at evolving as a person as one of my major life objectives, as evolution and excellence go hand-in-hand. Co-Founder & Partner, 11-11 Ventures -- investor relations and operations of venture capital in early stage technology companies run by the best entrepreneurial minds in the world Board Member and Past President, TiE Atlanta -- executive leadership of top five chapter of a non-profit that fosters entrepreneurship globally through networking, education, mentoring, and investing Co-Chair of the TiE University global initiative Co-Founder & Former Principal, Element Funding -- strategic planning, finance and accounting, human capital, IT Executive VP, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation -- sales, business development, and HR VP, Moore USA (now part of R.R. Donnelly) -- general manager President, LPI Enterprises Multiple sales and sales support roles at Xerox Corporation Field and HQ roles at IBM Corporation Faculty member at business schools of California State Univ & Louisiana Tech Univ Specialties: General management, business development, new business startup, HR, finance and revenue/expense management, non-profit boards I am a startup Jill-of-All-Trades, having held executive and/or founding roles at seven entrepreneurial ventures. I have held leadership roles across a broad array of functions including marketing, partner/developer ecosystems, strategic alliances, product & project management, IP licensing, sales operations, HR, finance, M&A, and fundraising. Strong individual contributor and personnel manager, willing to get hands dirty to get the job done efficiently. Specialties: marketing, strategic alliances, fundraising, business leadership, high-touch sales, mergers and acquisitions, minority equity investments, IP licensing, strategic planning, project management Industry Experience: eCommerce, mobile, blockchain, semiconductor, govtech, GIS, enterprise software, SaaS, legal cannabis/hemp, venture capital, M&A I caught the entrepreneurship bug when I was ten years old. My company was called iTutor and I taught senior citizens how to use their Apple devices. I identified a gap in the market, shared my skills, and earned $20 on my first day. I’ve been hooked ever since. These days, I'm a social entrepreneur who believes every venture is an opportunity to serve a broader purpose. I'm a driven, inquisitive, outgoing self-starter with a passion for learning and inventing. I find unique solutions to real-world problems and have innovated in various fields including portable charging, peer-to-peer tutoring, biotechnology, online education, and water leak detectors. My interests include FRC robotics (The Agency 3021), debate (Classical MP in Policy Debate), trivia (Academic League), investment (Young Investors Club), and programming (USACO). When I'm not thinking about the next billion-dollar idea, you’ll find me playing chess, caring for foster kittens, or laughing with friends.
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- 05/08/2021 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall DSpeakers Elizabeth Galbut is a venture capitalist, designer, professor, and philanthropist. Elizabeth is Managing Partner of SoGal Ventures, the first female-led millennial venture capital firm, which invests in diverse founding teams in the US and Asia. With over 90 investments to date, she is actively seeking to back exceptional startups revolutionizing how the next generations live, work, and stay healthy. Elizabeth has been recognized as Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes 30 Under 30, JPMorgan’s Diversity Champion, and NYC’s 33 Under 33 top innovators. Tarina Ahuja is a freshman at Harvard and the the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Young Khalsa Girls, a grassroots organization founded in 2012 with a mission of empowering young girls to serve their communities through selfless service and advocacy. She is also the co-founder and president of The Greater Good Initiative , a youth-led policy think-tank writing and advocating for policy at the local, state, and federal levels. She is the youth ambassador for the National Democratic Institute’s and Running Start’s DISRUPTHER program, an initiative envisioned to increase women’s political participation around the world. Anubha is a young entrepreneur, founder of GirlScript Foundation. Her organization has impacted 5,00,000 beginners with tech education and employability skills in 14+ countries across the globe. Currently, the organization has 13 programs catering to slum children to working professionals. She has been globally recognized in Forbes Asia Under 30 List for Social Entrepreneurship Category 2020, Society of Women Engineers Magazine 2020, Top 8 Technology Playmaker Awards by Booking.com at London UK, Elastic Search Cause Awards at Sydney Australia, Fellow at Rajeev Circle Fellowship, and Indian Women Leadership Excellence Award. She is a speaker at events like Tedx, Pycon North America, Microsoft Build, etc., and Jury at Smart India Hackathon 2020. Stanford GSB | Investor | Responsible AI (Gov of India) | WEF C4IR's AI4AI | Intel All.ai & INAI | ex-Hemp & Cannabis Founder | 3x Exits | Social Impact & Enterprise | Forbes 30u30, Ashoka Fellow, RajeevCircle Co-Chair I am interested in effective strategies that empower under-resourced and disenfranchised communities. Having worked in Silicon Valley Tech Sector as an Engineer, Marketer, Product Manager for many years, I am now involved in Impact investing and non-profit grant-making with Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, Fast Forward as well as independent investing.
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- 05/08/2021 | 11:05 am – 11:15 am PDT
- 10 mins Hall DSpeakers Blessing Mene's purpose is to help people prosper financially. He is a social innovator, creative entrepreneur, and resilient leader. Blessing has a background in agriculture, social entrepreneurship, and economic development. Blessing is the author of "The Winning Streak", a life-changing book for young social innovators looking to develop clarity, raise capital, and sustainably grow their enterprises. Blessing is an Ashoka Fellow, Global Good Fund Fellow, and 2020 Goalkeepers Rebuilder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He serves as the CEO of Vetsark, a social enterprise with a vision to transform agriculture in Africa. Vetsark won the Google Impact Challenge Public Choice Prize for its impact in safeguarding animal health for farmers and the general public. Cynthia has over six (6) years work and leadership experience as an international development practitioner; deploying her skills as a program design, management & innovation specialist, and entrepreneurship and leadership development consultant within the nonprofit, enterprise and social sector. As a Social Innovator and advocate for inclusive workforce, She works at the intersection of business, non-profit and development where she designs and implements high impact programs targeted at building the leadership capacity of fast-rising organizations by accelerating the talents of young business professionals, recent graduates and non-profit leaders for career success. Cynthia has acquired an expansive experience in designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting inclusive human capital development programs funded by the U.S. government (U.S. Embassy, Nigeria), USADF, USAID, Ashoka, and other donors focused on improving job access and economic empowerment of young people in Africa. Cynthia is the co-founder and CEO of Inspire Africa for Global Impacts Initiative, a non-profit delivering entrepreneurial leadership education to African youth. She sold her first venture--a biodegradable, non-toxic soap business called EverGlow--in 2015 and subsequently launched the Kadosh Production Company, a sustainable cassava processing facility that empowered 300 female farmers to mechanically process and package crops, increasing yields and income by 30%. Cynthia consults with mission-driven organizations to facilitate innovative, inclusive, and results-oriented CSR programs and builds on a vast experience and knowledge of best practices in program design to develop and deploy tailored approaches that ensure effective program results.
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- 05/08/2021 | 11:15 am – 11:20 am PDT
- 05 minsSpeakers Navya Mukesh AgarwalStudent
Indus International SchoolNavya Mukesh Agarwal, a social entrepreneur and student of Grade 11, has combined her passion for visual art, history and public policy to reach out to marginalised sections of society. Deeply aware of the significance of art as a form of empowerment, Navya founded the non-profit organization Project Limitless with an objective to uplift marginalized communities, through collective wall murals. Over the course of 3 years, she has built a network of 250+ volunteers, working to create murals in locations such as sex-trafficking, rescue homes, and juvenile detention centers. She has also published ‘Art of the Good Fight’, an illustrated novel that applies ancient military principles to dissect Indian societal injustices. The book also featured at the prestigious Jaipur Literature Festival. For her consistent efforts as an agent of change, the International Baccalaureate Organisation [IBO] recognised Navya as a MYP Student Innovator in 2020, and awarded her with a $5000 [USD] grant. She was also selected as a volunteer for the UNESCO ‘Art on Walls’ initiative, at the Centre for Learning Disabilities in Rajasthan. Navya attributes her experiences at the Start-up School to an improvement in her entrepreneurial competencies. The Startup School experience has enabled her to identify her personal vision, which not only provides direction on how she can continue to use her art to heal the world, and make a positive impact on society.
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- 05/08/2021 | 11:20 am – 11:30 am PDT
- 10 minsSpeakers I specialize in helping mission-driven organizations and founders thrive by increasing growth & profitability. My ultimate goal is to create more purpose-driven jobs. The reality is: no money, no mission. Given this, it's my goal to ensure you have the strategy you need to go-to-market. I've been a social entrepreneur for more than eight years and during that time I've helped more than 70 mission-driven organizations and founders develop and improve their marketing and business strategy. As a Marketing Strategist and the Founder and Principal of Noel & Co., a Certified B Corp marketing and strategy consultancy, my expertise lies in helping mission-driven organizations with market research, market positioning, brand development, communications, and developing a go-to-market strategy to grow their triple bottom line. To support early-stage entrepreneurs, I'm the founder of the Figure Your Sh*t Out (FYSO) Accelerator. FYSO is the first accelerator program for mission-driven founders that focuses on creating a safe space to test their big ideas, hone their business models, and figure their sh*t out, in community. In light of the success of the FYSO Accelerator, I'm also now stepping into the role of an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder. The Noel & Co. team is working to identify opportunities to take the FYSO Accelerator model & apply it to different sectors or spaces (for example: within University settings). We believe that all entrepreneurship should be social entrepreneurship and this model is an impactful way to build entrepreneurial leadership. If we're going to build a more diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, we need programs like the FYSO Accelerator that create psychological safety, promote collaboration, and give entrepreneurs strategic support and accountability. If you run an entrepreneurial support organization, I'd love to discuss opportunities to collaborate. As a Keynote Speaker, I share with audiences "The Top 5 Lessons to Help you Change the World from 50 People Who Have." I also speak and host workshops on entrepreneurial leadership, marketing to amplify your mission, how to build a values-based personal brand, how to build & grow a mission-driven organization, how to build a world-changing workplace, and balancing purpose & profit to drive world-changing innovation. Please don't hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can do to support you!
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