Anish Godha and his cousin were able to turn an 8th-generation family business into something new, creating a starting with $2 million in revenue. Diamondere is their e-commerce business which allows customers to design their own jewelry, bringing an ancient art into the realm of modern technology. The family business had clients who were the elite of India. Up until his father they worked for kings and rajahs across India. As the family grew and times changed, his … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Bringing Quality Writing to Contractors Online with Sunil Rajaraman
Almost anyone can write - but who can write well enough to get paid for it? Sunil Rajaraman helped create a platform for freelancers where the hard work of evaluating their ability isn’t left with the client; it’s done by Scripted.com’s own team so that contractors can hire with confidence. Sunil has always had a passion for writing, although it wasn’t until about two years ago that he got paid for any of his own material. But he writes regularly for a magazine and is … [Read more...]
Turning 12 Hours a Day of Playstation into an Entrepreneurial Career
He was in 6th or 7th grade when he got his first Playstation, and Ravi Mantena went to the extreme of playing 12 hours a day. Now, he dedicates himself to his startup game studio, 9 Tail Studios, turning his passion into his career. Ravi went to an engineering college, but it never sat right with him. In the end, he went to Singapore to study the gaming industry, because there were few opportunities for that kind of study in India. He worked 7 years as a game designed, … [Read more...]
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...]