Events for Entrepreneurs - Nov/Dec07

Here are some upcoming events that might be of interest to Sydney entrepreneurs and members of the TiE Mentoring Group.

20/11/07: A bit short notice, I'm afraid, but check out the pitching contest run by Anthill magazine here: http://www.anthillonline.com/event_detail.php?id=13. Anthilll is really the only dedicated local publication for entrepreneurs and you may have picked up a sample back issue at TiECON last week.

6/12/07: Many of you may already have received this event notice from Slattery IT (Rachel Slattery runs some great events and if you are in IT, her newsletter might be useful). See:

http://slattery.slatteryit.com.au/rp/118/process.clsp?EmailId=50259&Token=12D8D3785E69F92889A76

VC Connect is generally well-attended by the local VCs so it is an opportunity to pitch (or at least practice pitching!). You will notice Bill Bartee on the panel (who is a TiE Charter Member and was in our Sydney event in October). Also attending is Alison Deans, who used to be the MD of eBay in Australia. Along with Daniel Petre (ex-Microsoft) she invests in smaller startups. Mike Zimmerman (of TVP) is also an old friend of TiE. Do mention you are a TiE member when you introduce yourself. You will have to be actively selling (US style) to get the most out of this event - at least a couple of VC appointments post event is a good result.

11-13/12/07: For those of you interested in the Indian market, the TiE New Delhi Summit (11-13 Dec) might be worthwhile. As you know, New Delhi is very active in BPO, Call Centres and a couple of the mobile operators are based there, so for some of you it may be particularly useful to make contacts quickly. I know Hasnain Zaheer from TiE Sydney is attending, so you could chat with him about it as well. See: http://www.tiesummit.org/agenda.htm.

For those who have not been able to contact the US VC (and potential TiE mentor) I referred you to, the onus is on you to persist and get the phone call. VCs are notoriously bad at call backs, so don't be shy!