TiE Young Entrepreneurs

We’ve always been a staunch supporter of the TYE program. When TiE Delhi introduced it in 2011, I promptly enrolled my son, Srijan, and encouraged a couple of our friends and their sons to join TYE.

The experience was incredible. Srijan and his team were fortunate to receive exceptional mentoring. The classes at IIT Delhi became a highlight of their week, as each session brought back stories and excitement.

The pinnacle was the business plan competition. The team invested considerable effort, conducted thorough market research, and crafted a comprehensive business plan—covering aspects that, to this day, I believe many MBA students and startup founders overlook. Winning the Delhi competition granted them the opportunity to present (and win the third prize) at the global competition in the USA. They not only handled tough questions from judges but also engaged with fellow participants, leaving a lasting impact on their young minds. During this trip and campus visits, all four decided to pursue applications for college in the US.

All four ended up attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta—the dean even noted that Georgia Tech had never accepted four students from the same school before. Much credit goes to the TYE program. During their course, they participated in a similar multi-disciplinary residential program, Grand Challenges, where, for a full academic year, they collaboratively worked on solutions to community problems. The exposure to research inspired Srijan to assist professors, leading to his current position as a team lead at the AI Research Lab at JP Morgan Bank’s headquarters in New York. He has obtained a patent and presented papers at international conferences.

Shreyas’ journey mirrored Srijan’s. He and his team learned to question reality and not accept the status quo. Shreyas attended UT Austin as a Turing Scholar. After his undergrad studies, he worked with Facebook (Meta). Today, Shreyas enjoys contributing to a startup called Traba in New York. Their quest to do something new and unique continues. I also got the opportunity to be a TYE mentor for a few batches. I must say this is a program that leaves a lasting impression on young minds. I have been highly recommending this program to my network.

Hi, I am Shifali Mehta sharing with you the story of my children, who are now 23 and 19. Their journey started with Tie (The Young Entrepreneurs), where they founded their own companies. It made them confident, independent, and hard-working humans. Through TIE at such a young age, they were fortunate to meet company Founders and learn from them.

Shaurya Mehta graduated from Stanford University in Financial Engineering and worked with Morgan Stanley for two years after graduating. Now, he has the opportunity to work with Mark Pinkus (Founder of Zynga).

Satyam Mehta started Rural Invest as his business plan with TIE and is still working on it.

He is doing Industrial Engineering and Operations with a minor in EECS at UC Berkeley.

We, as parents, are humbled and thankful to TiE Global /Delhi NCR for giving them the opportunity to learn and grow to the best of their abilities. As a career counsellor myself, I personally recommend the program to all my students. I will always be ready to help with any volunteer work if needed.