Nitin Pachisia spent the early part of his career with Deloitte, focusing on small and mid sized tech companies to help them grow. From there, Nitin worked to help in the R&D aspect of other startups, and saw that there was a void keeping highly skilled workers working on a visa status to start their own businesses. With that vision, Nitin started Unshackled, which funds startups including teams with immigrant founders who are feeling stuck working for other … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Making a class project into a real world business with Shyam Devnani
Shyam Devnani grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and helped in the family businesses, when he was younger. After graduating from Babson College, Shyam worked in India before moving to the United States. Shyam worked in marketing and strategy before deciding to take the plunge and start up his own business – India in a Box. Shyam recently launched his own line of gluten-free, vegetarian, traditional Indian meals that can be shipped directly to customer and can be taken … [Read more...]
Startup Insights with Ramesh Padala
Ramesh Padala had an extensive career working Electronic Design Automation (EDA), and spent many years working for other established companies and startups, before deciding to break away and explore consumer design. During this time, Ramesh struggled with funding his own ventures, borrowing against his own savings and dealing with incredulity from those close to him while he followed a new direction. As a small project, Ramesh created Yoga Tailor, and set it aside to … [Read more...]