TiE ISB Connect 08 Business Plan Showcase Evaluation

• Executive Summaries Received : 149
• Bright Ideas: 112
• Cool Start ups : 37

First Round

Venue: ISB, Hyderabad
Evaluation done by industry experts, TiE Charter Members and ISB Professors

Bright Ideas

     • Evaluated: 112
     • Short listed: 51

Cool Start Ups
     • Evaluated: 37
     • Short listed: 20

Second Round

Evaluation by 2 panels

Panel I
Venue: ISB, Hyderabad
Comprised of industry experts, TiE Charter Members and ISB Professors

Panel II
Venue: Remote Jury
Comprised of Venture Capitalists

Evaluated 
     • 51 Bright Ideas and short-listed 20
     • 20 Cool Start ups and short-listed 10

Apart from these 30, we have shortlisted 10 more plans for the Mentoring Round, a few of them maybe considered for presentations.

Mentoring Round

     • Shortlisted teams are matched with Presentation Coaches based on industry expertise
       and are mentored to prepare the Business Plan presentation.
     • Final date of submission : 20th Oct 2008

The Final presentations will take place at the ISB campus, Hyderabad on November 5, 2008, during the TiE-ISB Connect 2008 Business Plan Showcase Event.