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What are some tips for creating a mobile app portfolio?
I like apps that start up faster and provide great utility. My go to app on iOS have two messaging apps. I use *google chat* app. The mobile app is fast, easy, and helps bring the global team together easily. For friendly chat, *WhatsApp* is the best. The app is simple, yet the use of emojis, fast play of videos and images, along with timestamps and status is great. *Strava* app provides simple yet powerful way to track my outdoor activities. Combined with the watch app, it is easy to record with. Having data and good relevant visuals makes it powerful. Of course, I use *RapL* app daily for learning and trying out the features in our app. The simple entry screen and cleaner UI reduces distraction and keeps me focused on learning.
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How do you make your innovations stand out and communicate their value?
KYC is powerful especially in a face to face meet at Customers' place. In July, I had a few 18-hour days hoping various cities in India to visit customers. I woke up at 2AM, showered, got ready, and traveled to a new city meeting prospects or customers. Navigating through narrow unfamiliar roads in congestion was difficult. However, each meeting was pleasant and informative. For instance, I met with a customer and their team of 5 people within 15 hours of getting connected. We shared stories of our birthplace, earlier work, technologies that we liked, challenges they faced, and how we solved or can solve their problems even better. Every day, I learn from customers based on their inputs. It inspires us to innovate better. Thanks!
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Founder is the only permanent title. Why? Because once you create something from scratch, that legacy stays with you forever. As a founder, you…
Founder is the only permanent title. Why? Because once you create something from scratch, that legacy stays with you forever. As a founder, you…
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It was a special night as we celebrated 10 years of Madrona Venture Labs with our friends and community at T-Mobile Park. The overriding feeling for…
It was a special night as we celebrated 10 years of Madrona Venture Labs with our friends and community at T-Mobile Park. The overriding feeling for…
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What an incredible experience it was to step onto the stage as a storyteller for the first time ever. Sharing my personal experience of an aquatic…
What an incredible experience it was to step onto the stage as a storyteller for the first time ever. Sharing my personal experience of an aquatic…
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Experience
Education
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The Wharton School
I was a member of the Microsoft Bench Program. We learnt a variety of business topics including: Strategy, Organization, Change Management, Culture, Negotiations, Business, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Team Building. I worked with fellow members to develop ideas and projects. I had successfully applied concepts from the course within my teams including the Balanced Score Card, Innovation Management, etc.
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Activities and Societies: President, Computer Society
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Investment Chair
Guindy Alumni Angels
- Present 4 years 9 months
Guindy Alumni Angels (GA) invests and advises more than a dozen early stage companies. I lead diligence and team development to conduct deal diligence. Our investments span across B2B, B2C, software, ecommerce, material science, climate tech, and robotics. Also co-started CEG Field Insights to bring insights about industry to the CEG group.
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Board Member
Women Entrepreneurs SoCal Angels Fund
- Present 2 years 5 months
Driving investment in female-founded/led ventures. Leading deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management for a fund with 12 target investments (4 completed). Collaborating with a diverse group of investors to identify high-potential companies and provide strategic guidance for growth.
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Advisor
Spark SIP
- 6 years 10 months
Education
Fostering the next generation of STEM talent. Successfully mentored and placed 100+ high school students in enriching STEM internships, connecting them with business and project owners to gain hands-on experience and develop critical skills.
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Board Member
Cartogram, Inc
- Present 6 years 2 months
Science and Technology
Advice the board on Technology, Team building and Business strategy.
Projects
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Microsoft Points
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Microsoft Points was a great startup to create the largest micropayment system for gaming systems. I led efforts to create the technical foundation and project to deilver the systems that were adopted by Xbox Live and Zune.
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IIS (Web Server from Microsoft)
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Internet Information Server is the industry leading web server that comes with Windows Servers. I joined as the second engineer on the project and worked on 5 releases of the server and worked on several technical and leadership roles. I formed and led the performance efforts to produce fast servers and improved reliability using out-of-process execution model, amongst other innovations.
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Memory Managers
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Memory Managers for multi-threaded systems are fun, exciting and challenging. While building scalable web servers (IIS) I faced and solved several challenges - some were shared on MSDN. Inspired further I collaborated with Paul Larson to create LKMalloc (see ACM reference
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=286880&CFID=92558612&CFTOKEN=88035029).Other creators
Languages
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Tamil
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Full professional proficiency
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