Building Bridges Through US Immigration with Romish Badani

His own family’s immigration experiences - and a desire to bridge the gap between technology and service - led Romish to become a founder of Bridge.us, an online service designed to assist employers in filing immigration applications for prospective foreign national employees. In just their second year with this focus, their revenue will be over $1 million, three to four times what it was in 2015. Romish was born in the US, but both his parents were immigrants. Growing … [Read more...]

Broadening Horizons and Gaining New Experiences with Munir Usman

It took Munir a while to really develop the confidence to start a company and take the big steps for it to grow properly, but he’s moved in that direction after scaling then selling his first company, Pi Labs, then moved to the US and is growing his second startup, Remote Interview. Munir grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, the son of a businessman. In that environment, he learned early in life many lessons about business, including the need to always have cash reserves on … [Read more...]

Managing HR, Benefits and Payroll in One Place, with Laks Srini

Overseeing human resources payroll and benefits is can be a huge burden for a startup or small business. Zenefits offers an integrated software solution to make the whole process simpler and less painful. Cofounder and CTO Laks Srini talks today about the company and how it grew to be valued at $4 billion in just 3 years. Laks says his mom would probably say he was a dumb child until about grade 7, but he always liked, and did well with, computers. He always wanted to … [Read more...]

Rebounding from Panda and Penguin: Lakshmi Kodali of LAD Solutions

Lakshmi Kodali, a founder of LAD Solutions and of Privme.com, has always looked to learn the “next step” in his plan to be an entrepreneur, and to always be moving forward. Before beginning his own entrepreneurial journey, he set out to learn everything necessary. He advises that other aspiring entrepreneurs also try to learn all they can about business in their field - even work for your future competitor, pick their brains and prepare yourself for your future … [Read more...]

Helping Entrepreneurs Navigate the Immigration System with Jason Finkelman

Jason is an immigration lawyer who concentrates his practice on entrepreneurs who are seeking either temporary or permanent visas in the US. Originally based in Miami, Jason now works out of Austin, Texas, but has clients throughout the US and world. His goal is to help the best and brightest come to the United States and build their businesses. Jason was born in the US, but his father immigrated from Cuba to Canada and eventually to the US. Jason holds dual Canadian … [Read more...]

Getting a Healthy Balance Online with Sol Orwell

Sol Orwell talks about limiting ego, refusing venture capital and trusting employees to do their jobs. The founder of Examine.com seeks to be true to his purpose and mission and to live comfortably - and that means not growing his companies at all costs. Sol is the founder of Examine.com, where you can get unbiased information about nutritional supplements. They do not brand or sell their own supplements, even though it would make them more profitable. Instead, they … [Read more...]

How do you bruise your passport? With Savi and Vid

Travel bloggers Savi and Vid decided to stop counting the number of countries they’d visited - they guess it’s in the 70s, but they realized they enjoy spending time in each country more, rather than simply crossing them off their bucket list. This now-married couple met when they were about 16, became friends and eventually got married. They then moved to the United Kingdom where they both worked. From their home in London, they’d make short trips, but realized they … [Read more...]

Bringing Big Companies to Your Local Search with Dev Basu

Dev Basu has never wasted time in his professional life. He incorporated his business, Powered by Search, just a day after graduating college, giving up a six-figure job he’d already gotten while still a student.  He continues to grow and expand his business, with $6 million expected revenue for 2016, and a goal of $28 million for 2019. Dev’s childhood was spent in India and in Canada. Born in Calcutta, he was just one year old when his family moved to Canada. At the … [Read more...]

If You Get Too Comfortable, Something’s Wrong – The Passion of Mohit Aron

Mohit Aron is a founder of Cohesity, which is revolutionizing the secondary data storage market. He talks in this interview about the entrepreneurial mindset and recognizing when you’re getting too comfortable; his methodology for vetting new ideas, why passion is far more important than money, and how and why to surround yourself with a strong team. Mohit had a comfortable job with Google, but felt that to continue to learn, he had to look for new challenges. In 2007 … [Read more...]

Making Podcasts Pay with Sachit Gupta

Sachit Gupta has been able to assist some of the biggest podcasters in the world - all without being an influencer himself. By helping secure sponsorships and in other ways, he increases their income - which in turn becomes the source of his income. In this interview you’ll hear about his early desire to come to the US to study, and the early experiences that formed him into the entrepreneur he is today, like: How he helped started one of Carnegie Mellon … [Read more...]