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TiE AZ Rapid Fire Angel Pitch Event Sponsors

TiE AZ is pleased to announce the call for entries for our annual Rapid Fire Angel Pitch event. If you are an entrepreneur and are in the process of raising early stage capital for your company, or have raised some capital and are looking for additional funds, this event is for you.

Enter by filling out this form. From those entries, twenty (20) companies will be chosen to give a two (2) minute pitch of their company in front of our Angel Investor panel and audience. When chosen, the 20 entries will receive more information about the event and the presentation. The presenters will be entitled to register for the event at member pricing.

The presenters will compete to be awarded the opportunity to present live to the final cut screening committee at the next regular meeting of one of these Arizona organized angel groups.

The top four (4) presenters selected by the panel at the event will also return to the stage to receive more detailed feedback and have the opportunity to ask specific questions of the panelists. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach out and make connections with the Arizona angel community and refine your presentation!

ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5:00 PM ON MARCH 26, 2010.

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Every year, more than 15 TiE Arizona members travel to the heart of Silicon Valley to participate in the global TiECon event hosted by TiE Silicon Valley. TiEcon always provides a great program, with  many impressive keynotes and high-powered sessions, as well as many opportunities to network with other entrepreneurs, VCs, and technologists from around the world. It’s the largest conference in the world for entrepreneurs.

This year’s TiEcon 2010 event is on May 14 and 15, 2010 in Santa Clara, California.  Join over 3,000 participants and engage in a rich dialog with a dynamic group of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry executives and thought leaders over two full days of practical business idea sharing, networking and power-connecting! See www.tiecon.org for details.

There will be popular sessions on starting, financing, building, growing and harvesting companies; showcasing TiE 50 Best entrepreneurs in the world AND global opportunities for all attendees. There are some amazing NEW sessions as highlighted below:

Highlights of TiEcon 2010:

• Inspiring keynotes, improved versions of the highly successful programs from previous years, including TiE50; Cleantech, Wireless and Software, Internet tracks; Workshops and Bootcamps.

• The Outer Realm (NEW): We bring you a rare glimpse into cutting-edge technological research that sounds a lot like science fiction, but is being carried out today in respected universities and laboratories around the world.   Is it possible to unravel the mysterious working of the brain, and use that information to bring about world peace? Can incurable diseases be eradicated with lasers? How do the world’s top hackers work to prevent cyber-crime? Come hear the latest on MIT’s Sixth Sense project – a gestural interface into the digital world.   These sessions will shatter your perceptions of technological boundaries!

• Higher Octane PowerConnect sessions: Our exclusive PowerConnect sessions were packed to capacity last year, with long lines fighting to get in.   We are introducing a NEW discussion-reception format to ensure the highest possible quality of networking. Immediately following the structured PowerConnect discussion, attendees will head to an  exclusive Power reception to have a relaxed social hour.   Additionally, this year we are pre-approving PowerConnect attendees to ensure best fit for optimum networking.

• BioSciences Track (NEW): Sessions, panels and PowerConnect networking around BioSciences topics.  Keynote by luminaries such as the Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in India.

Visit the TiEcon website at www.tiecon.org for registration details and additional information.

At long last (we know), TiE Arizona is very pleased to announce our new website. If you’re reading this you are likely either already a supporter of TiE AZ (Thank You!) or you have heard about all the great things our organization does to support the entrepreneurial eco-system in Arizona. In either case you are probably looking to learn more about the TiE and how its global framework of networking, education and mentoring fosters entrepreneurship and can help your business.

Check out these areas on the site to help you do just that:

• Membership – Learn how becoming a Member or Charter Member in TiE AZ can benefit you and your business.
• Sponsorship – Being a TiE AZ sponsor helps you stay in front of emerging trends, hot markets, high-growth companies, and the people leading the way.
• Events – TiE AZ has monthly events featuring business leaders from around the Valley and country, covering the most pertinent topics of the day.
• TiE AZ’s Board of Directors – Learn about the leadership behind TiE AZ.
• Resources – Looking to learn more about starting a business? We have websites, organizations and blogs to help you.

Also, we hope you keep in touch with us – we’d love to hear from you!

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