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50 Most Promising Entrepreneurs of the Year - 2017
Entrepreneurship employs what Joseph Schumpeter called "the gale of creative destruction" which uproots existing market offerings partially or completely and replaces it with products or services of a superior nature. The entrepreneur who pioneers this process takes considerable amount of risk and initiative to convert an idea or an invention into an innovation having viable business opportunity. Standing in entrepreneurs’ way would be the roadblocks of lack of funding, bad business decisions, economic crises, or lack of market demand which have to be successfully overcome if they do not plan to join the multitude of nascent ventures that close down within years of their institution. Thus when such an enterprise sees light, the men behind it are often hailed as...
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50 Most Promising Entrepreneurs of the Year - 2017
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Abhinav Raghav | Founder & CEO | Abhinav presently works on an innovative business model on solar energy having served multiple roles in various companies |
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Anitha R | Co-Founder & CEO | Having pursued B.Tech in biotechnology from SRM University and Masters Degree in Biomedicine from University of Portsmouth, Anitha leads Yaathum Biotech which offers high quality real-time PCR kits & services for molecular diagnostics and research in life sciences |
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Anshuman Agrawal | Managing Director | With skills in statistical tools, power plants, team building, technical recruiting and team leadership, Aunshman has demonstrated his managerial skills in the oil & energy industry |
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Aronin P | Co-Founder & CEO | The fascination with electronics and the passion of becoming a creator has led Aronin to setup Sastra Robotics in 2012, with an ambitious goal of creating perfect robotic companions for humans |
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Arun. C. Michael | Managing Director | As a young techie, under the leadership of Arun, the company is providing solutions in waste treatment plant construction, independent projects and management of various holdings across the globe |
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Ashish Baheti | Owner | Having pursued his B.Tech from IIT-Kanpur, Ashish is a first genereation entrepreneur who has started his career in 1990 |
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Ashok DM | MD & CEO | Specialised in program management and delivery management, Ashok is a determined individual who manages a team of around hundred engineers in chip design, verification and validation projects |
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Avinash Gope Hiranandani | Managing Director | A Mechanical Engineer student from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, University of Pune, Avinash plays an eminent role in the growth of the organization |
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Bibhash Chatterjee | Founder | Perfect understanding of the client needs and creativity are the two key skills that Bibhash leverage while designing interiors for hotels, commercial residences, rooms, lounges, bars, health clubs and spa |
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DB Prabhu | Founder | After a rewarding career in the IT industry for 17 years, DB Prabhu pursued higher education in IIM Bangalore and later co-founded Repose Waste Management as a green entrepreneurial venture |
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Dharmesh Surelia | Founder, Chairman & MD | Known for his resourceful, result-focused approach, Dharmesh has grown his company exponentially at a rate of 80-90 percent |
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Dinesh Jai Kumar | Director | Dinesh has 10 years of experience of having worked in providing energy efficient HVAC design and build solutions for various work environments |
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Dipali Sikand | Founder & Chairperson | “Why worry about tomorrow and take away today’s strength?” |
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Dr. S. N. Vinaya Babu | Managing Director | Dr. Vinaya Babu, a serial entrepreneur who has won several national awards, has been instrumental in terms of both strategic leadership and operational management |
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Dr. Vijai Kumar | MD & President | Having over 40 years of experience in Global Drug Development, Strategic Relationship Building, Business Development, and various other aspects of clinical research & pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Vijay was recognized recently as an inspiring leader in drug development and life sciences industry |
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Dr. Vijay L Kelkar | Founder & Chairman | Dr. Kelkar has had numerous previous engagements such as former chairman, finance commission, Union finance secretary to the Government of India, Executive Director at IMF, and Chairman tariff commission amongst others |
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Ganesh Raghuram Kamath | Director | Having pursued education in pharmacetical sciences, Ganesh has worked as research scientist and as vice president in different companies before assuming directorial role in Organica Biotech |
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Jayendran Balasubramanian | Director | As an IITian who has completed M.S. in Mechanical engineering from Stanford University, Jayendran directs Nextfirst which is the machine supplier of choice for numerous Fortune 500 companies |
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K M Ramiah | Chairman | Skilled in administration and on-time completion of projects, K M Ramiah comes with 47 years of experience in handling major projects including power plants |
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Kaizad Dinshaw | Founder | Kaizad has over eight years of experience across a wide range of residential and commercial projects and is an accomplished interior designer |
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Kanishk Sheel | Vice President- Client Services | Having more than five years of experience in KPOs and International Market Research firms, Kanishk is committed to develop Unimrkt Research' s strategy |
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Kuldeep Jain | Managing Director | Having headed the Corporate Finance and Energy Practice of McKinsey and company during his career of more than a decade, Kuldeep now heads a clean-tech company |
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Manish Doshi | Managing Director | With inventorial skills and strong experience in product development in cardiovascular devices, Manish has patented numerous medical devices |
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Marco Antonio Gloria Calvo | Chairman, CEO & Director | Having an international career spanning over two decades, Marco is a positive operational and strategic team leader with proven track record of delivering major change with short and long term results in sales and marketing, distribution and others |
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Meetu Bhasin | Director | With over 10 years experience in research modeling, analysis, project execution, client services, strategical plannng and execution, Meetu is responsible for building the strategy and planning operations in line with the vision of Ken Research |
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Nikunj Harlalka | Co-Founder & Director | Nikunj is a serial entrepreneur in fragrance and fragrance ingredients space and has setup four different enterprises in the past ten years |
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Nitin Mehrotra | Managing Director | Having worked in marketing & strategic planning in other companies prior to Ubico, Nitin had all that he needed to lead the business strategy, market research and concept validation within the company |
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Nrupender Rao | Chairman & Non Executive Director | Nrupender has 40 years of experience in various domains and has occupied various positions in compaies like National Cash Register, US; Union Carbide India and the Nagarjuna and Pennar groups |
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Pawan Sharma | Co-Founder & Director | Bestowed with strong project execution capabilities, Pawan has co-instituted Rays Power Infra in 2011 which is the largest solar power park owner of India |
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PM Praveen Das | Managing Director | For more than 17 years, Praveen's passion has been in advertising and design, which has helped his company build more than five international brands ground up |
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Puneet Talesara | Managing Director | Graduation from IIT Guwahati bestows Puneet with business acumen, out of the box approach, deep market insight which aids him in innovating the field of control room solutions |
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Rajat Sharma | Co-Founder & Director | Rajat is a telecom solutions expert who pioneered the implementation of the new breed technologies in the country like VoIP |
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R.S. Raghav | CEO | Having previously served in managerial and presidential roles in Lupin, Rakhav founded Oaknet in 2015 with its core focus on non-communicable diseases |
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Rakesh Bharti Mittal | Chairman | Rakesh serves as the chairman of numerous enterprises of the Bharti Group of companies, handles different roles in IPJPF, ICAR, PIAC, NFPDC and others. Being a passionate advocate of right to good education, he also serves on the boards of several educational institutions |
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Sakthivel Venkatraman | Managing Director | Having served diffreent roles in companies such as TCS, NIIT and OfficeTiger, Sakthivel has perfected his skills in management, business development and team mangement which enables him to lead the legal slutions company |
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Satya Prasan Rajguru | Managing Director | Changemasters Management Consulting, Infield Infotech are compnes for which Satya is working as a Director |
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Shivakumar Ganesan | Managing Director | Having showcased a scintillating career in Yahoo!, Shivakumar ventured on to create Exotel, which provides telephony on the cloud for its clients |
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Shivendra Srivastava | Director | With a degree in electronics and post graduate degree in marketing, Shivendra ventured into biotechnology with a focus on natural sweeteners |
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Shriganesh Bansod | Managing Director | With extensive experience in the big names of the banking sector such as ICICI, Kotak Mahindra, and HDFC, shriganesh presently directs IBG Fincon, a financial planning company |
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Smitha Murthy | Founder & Director | Having a Master's degree in Molecular Medicine from the University of Sheffield, UK, Smitha has founded a start-up focused on molecular diagnosis of cancer and infectious diseases |
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Sujith Thannikkatt | Founder & CEO | Having successfully delivered award winning consulting projects to Fortune 500 firms for business development and asset management, Sujith presently leads an organization with the concept of solar leasing or rooftop solar PPA in India |
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Trushal B. Alshi | Managing Director | With expertise in hardware, firmware, embedded product development and analog/digital chip level circuit design that come from his vast experience in these segments, Trushal now leads the company in developing state of the art products in Audio/Video domain |
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Vijay Mirchandani | Director | A post graduate in business administration with varied and well-rounded experience, Vijay manages business operations and accounts at Lucid |
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Vinay Kalantari | Managing Director | Apart from being the founder of The Mobile Wallet, Vinay is also the Promoter of Balaji Infra Projects Limited & Dighi Port Limited apart from being the founder and managing director of Que Mobiles |
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Vipin Bansal | Managing Director | Skilled in business strategy, marketing strategy and Pharmaceutical industry, Vipin has grown the company to leading manufacturer and exporter of pharmaceuticals, herbal, hygiene & veterinary products in India |
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Viraj Kohli | Chief Marketing Officer | Viraj leads the company's sales and marketing efforts, with a team of young and dynamic professionals aided by his skills and experience in these domains |
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Yashwant Ram Meesala | Director & CEO | With M.S. in manufacturing engineering from New Jersey institute of technology, Yashwant handles New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Project Planning, Coordinating Teams for- Design, Project Implementation and Commissioning within the company |
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Yasser Ali | Co-Founder & Director | Business acumen, passion to excel, conviction, and leadership skills help Yasser in developing a multi-brand portfolio, building high level strategic partnerships, expansion of franchise network and so on for his company |
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Yatishkumar Gianchand Pandey | Managing Director | Having become the direcor of Texperts in 2004, Yatishkumar leads the company which is an international textile sourcing, marketing and garment buying source |