Indian-Americans Shine in Social Media Start-ups
In a world where the computer is king, the Internet is all-powerful and Facebook and Twitter reign, social media is the newest and hottest turf to be conquered. For each of these innovative entrepreneurs, who are in their 20’s and 30’s, the world to be conquered is virtual but the treasures to be won are very real – millions of dollars for successful start-ups, fame, fortune and fans globally.
Meet the creators of five start-ups everyone is buzzing about – Foursquare, Involver, MyCityWay, Occipital and Radium One. In our increasingly interconnected world where Mumbai and Manhattan are just a click away, you will soon be using their creations if you are not already…
(The following articles first appeared in Hi Blitz in a series on innovative hi-tech start-ups utilizing the social media sphere.)
Gurbaksh Chahal – The 300 Million Dollar Man
Naveen Selvadurai – The Mayor of Foursquare
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Great series of articles Lavina! Inspiring to read about the new crop of South Asian entrepreneurs. Also glad to see some of them were part of the dot com boom (followed by the bust). Hopefully they have carried forth lessons learned from back then.