My Story

I was born on January 9, 1984 in New Delhi, India. My childhood was not so plain and colourful as most of the privileged middle-class kids. We were not financially strong but my father sowed the seeds of a bright future by providing us(we are four brothers) education. Life was quite steady until I lost my father unexpectedly when I was 17. Being a novice and broken from within, I had no other choice but to support my family by any means I could. So I started working as a construction labour. I worked there for one and half year, until I found a better job as a waiter in a restaurant where I worked for a couple of years. While all this was happening, I had a keen interest in computers and software. Being anxiously hungry for knowledge, I also spared some time from my rigorous schedule to learn about computers and software. All this was a mysterious case of curiosity, which I bet I hadn’t expected to be my initial career path.

The Corporate Life

After completing my Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University in 2001, I took a job as a teacher in a local school, meanwhile taking some professional software courses from local training institutes. My first breakthrough came in 2002, when I was hired as a DTP operator by a company based in New Delhi. From a simple office executive, to a team leader and manager, I stepped ahead to the heights of my career. These years of my life imparted me with so much experience in multiple fields to make me a well known expert on nothing.

Entrepreneurship, A New Life

Since childhood,I had always dreamt of becoming a successful person in my life. Chaining 9-5 jobs were not my cup of tea. I didn’t want to dig a well, every time I felt thirsty. I wanted to set up a business which should allow me to take decisions, carve ideas and create something innovative. After some pondering, advices and discussion I decided to quit my job to start a new company with my childhood friend Max, in 2008. I knew one day it will all make sense, and all I wanted was the courage to take the decision. And, the outcome was, Intense Interactive - A digital development agency which has stood strong over the past 10 years.

A Mad Man’s Life + Intense Interactive

I had been an ambitious bloke since childhood. I wanted to have my own rules, and a ton of money so I could buy anything I need. Intense Interactive gave me the platform to execute my technical and managerial skills to my benefits. Along our way, we inducted many talented people into our company, which left me fascinated about the complexity of humans. Everybody had a different idea, different perspective and a different image. Our business was thriving, and it still is. With more than 500 clients, and 2000+ projects delivered till date, intense interactive earned me money, experience, fame in my industry and most of all a nice caring team of people proud of their values and culture. We’re 20 strong and growing - with miles to go in the future.

Living the Dream + Cost, Today

As I already said, I am an ambitious person. With time passing by, we realized that we were not content by our efforts with Intense Interactive. Projects were rolling in, revenues skyrocketing and the clients were happier than ever. But there was still something missing. Our innovative and creative ideas were no match for this conventional business setup we had. We can always keep the ball rolling at intense interactive, but there’s rather something priceless than money. That’s living your dream. I wanted to shift my operations from being a ‘grab ‘n eat’ business to a large scale service provider. This resulted in me becoming a venture capitalist. With several successful and failed startups, I am now moving ahead on the path of entrepreneurship, vying to bring a change in the lives of people.

The Future

Work is glory, everything else is theory. I believe in the same concept. The world today is more depressed and deprived than ever before. I want myself to be known as a person who loves to spread positivity and happiness in a negative and cynical world. Innovative ideas sprout everyday in the mind of people. I now strive to manifest these innovative ideas into reality with my ventures and startups.