Startup Leadership Program

SLP is a 9-month program that attracts outstanding first-time and future Startup CEOs in their mid-20s to mid-30s from diverse backgrounds with a history of achievement or expertise, and the potential to be a successful startup CEO. Through hands-on workshops, ideation sessions, and intimate speaker series, and one-on-one mentoring, the Fellows learn the hard and soft skills of entrepreneurship: reading a term sheet, preparing business plans, crafting elevator pitches and investor presentations, the critical skills of networking, negotiations, managing investors, boards and leading team members. Startup Leadership Program (SLP) was founded in 2006 by Anupendra Sharma (Partner, Siemens Venture Capital) and Puran Dang (Founder, Minuteman Group)

TiE

TiE is the world's largest entrepreneurial organization. Many of its members are well-established industry veterans and repeat entrepreneurs. Startup Leadership Program brings together the experience and expertise of TiE's Charter Members in Boston and connects them with the passion and ideas of younger entrepreneurs at the beginning of their careers. Mentorship is a crucial component of Startup Leadership Program.

Sponsors

Startup Leadership Program owes its gratitude to the support of these sponsors and supporters:

  • Edward Angel, Palmer & Dodge (Boston)
  • Foley Hoag (Boston)
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati (Silicon Valley)
  • Ideo

Program Team

  • Founder & Director: Anupendra Sharma
  • Chief Operating Officer: Upma Sharma
  • Chief Technology Officer: Praveen Yajman
  • Chief Financial Officer: Mangesh Wadegaonkar
  • Chief Marketing Officer: Tamara Nazzal
  • Chief Advisors: Scott Yaphe (Boston), Satish Gupta and Sandip Gupta (Silicon Valley)
  • Admissions: Siddharth Loganathan
  • Program Expansion Team: Angela Chen (Beijing) and Abhinav Khushraj (Bangalore/Delhi)
  • Alumni Coordinator: Amar Kendale
  • National Program Liason: Angela Chen
  • Program Leaders:
  • SLP SITE PROGRAM LEADER
    Boston Mike Mullins
    New York Kanchan Koya
    Silicon Valley Ashish Garg
    San Diego Rebecca Breitenkamp
    Beijing James Tan
    Bangalore Sudip Dutta