P Raja Manickam
Founder and CEO
Having worked with giants like Texas Instruments, as well as emerging start-ups like STATS, when they were just established, Raja gained the knowledge of all aspects of product line activity from scratch. He had unique qualification of working in Product Lines, in captive factories in operations and engineering and outsourced OSAT factories. Although his forte is in engineering, he was involved in setting up Sales and Marketing offices and driving them to billion dollar organizations. He had developed methodologies to increase efficiency and reduce time to market. He believed
this business model can be scaled in India with the availability and depth of engineering in India. With the strong personal desire to return to his homeland, India, Raja took the leap with the support of his wife, "If you think you are smart enough to start a company, just go for it," after which he never looked back.
The Execution
Raja, the Idealist, wanted to create a company that would be the best in what they did. He wanted to build the company "one brick at a time" by involving himself in every aspect of the company. The architect had no clue of a "World Class" Test Lab, so he had to fly to Singapore to see factories and labs, take notes and adapt them to the Indian environment. The labs needed to be run 24/7 as the equipment were expensive and will work only with precision power. This was a major challenge in India where power is unstable and fluctuations. With a clear perspective, Raja recruited young talent, trained them in the "Tessolve Way". Although this was not the fastest way to revenue generation, he believed the core
People gravitate towards Raja due to his gregarious nature and ability to empathise with people and their issues
The Execution
Raja, the Idealist, wanted to create a company that would be the best in what they did. He wanted to build the company "one brick at a time" by involving himself in every aspect of the company. The architect had no clue of a "World Class" Test Lab, so he had to fly to Singapore to see factories and labs, take notes and adapt them to the Indian environment. The labs needed to be run 24/7 as the equipment were expensive and will work only with precision power. This was a major challenge in India where power is unstable and fluctuations. With a clear perspective, Raja recruited young talent, trained them in the "Tessolve Way". Although this was not the fastest way to revenue generation, he believed the core
engineering must have "Tessolve DNA".
Since Tessolve was breaking new grounds and pioneering the concept of productization, which was usually performed by internal staff, the start-up had to run at a tedious pace for three years until it could grab the attention of the sceptic clients in the industry. But once Raja proved Tessolve's value through exceptional deliveries in quality and innovation, projects started surging from all directions, enabling the company to grow rapidly for the past four years with remarkable profit.
The One-of-a-kind Entrepreneur
People gravitate towards Raja due to his gregarious nature and ability to empathise with people and their issues. Raja is a Sports Junkie, who loves to spend his free time playing and watching sports. Being a busy CEO, who spends most of his time travelling, he prefers to stay back at home to have some family time with his wife and grandchildren whenever possible. Being a hands-on guy, who encourages innovation, Raja makes it a point to get in touch with the freshers at every quarterly meeting and loves to take up the dais to share the story of his own hardships and success to inspire and motivate the young minds working for his company. He believes in the thought of 'two is better than one', and insists on finding the 'right' partner to execute the 'right' idea.
Since Tessolve was breaking new grounds and pioneering the concept of productization, which was usually performed by internal staff, the start-up had to run at a tedious pace for three years until it could grab the attention of the sceptic clients in the industry. But once Raja proved Tessolve's value through exceptional deliveries in quality and innovation, projects started surging from all directions, enabling the company to grow rapidly for the past four years with remarkable profit.
The One-of-a-kind Entrepreneur
People gravitate towards Raja due to his gregarious nature and ability to empathise with people and their issues. Raja is a Sports Junkie, who loves to spend his free time playing and watching sports. Being a busy CEO, who spends most of his time travelling, he prefers to stay back at home to have some family time with his wife and grandchildren whenever possible. Being a hands-on guy, who encourages innovation, Raja makes it a point to get in touch with the freshers at every quarterly meeting and loves to take up the dais to share the story of his own hardships and success to inspire and motivate the young minds working for his company. He believes in the thought of 'two is better than one', and insists on finding the 'right' partner to execute the 'right' idea.
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