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Friday, November 17, 2023, 9:30 AM ET | Columbia Engineering Tech CEO Lecture
ABOUT THE LECTURE
“Building a Proficorn: Bootstrapping and Scaling Startups” presented by Rajesh Jain SEAS’89, Founder of Netcore Cloud
Rajesh Jain is founder, Netcore Cloud, a $100 million global B2B SaaS marketing technology company (and the largest in Asia) that offers full-stack AI-powered marketing automation and analytics solutions for B2C brands. He was a pioneer in Asia’s dotcom revolution, creating India’s first Internet portals in the late 1990s, which were acquired by Satyam Infoway in November 1999for US$115 million in one of Asia's largest Internet deals. Rajesh has recently published a book, “Startup to Proficorn”, with advice for entrepreneurs on how to bootstrap and scale startups. It is based on his own experiences in building two proficorns (IndiaWorld and Netcore). He writes daily on his blog at https://rajeshjain.com. Rajesh did his B. Tech (Electrical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1988, followed by M.S. (Electrical Engineering) from Columbia Engineering in 1989. He worked at NYNEX, USA, for 2 years before returning to India to begin his entrepreneurial journey in 1992.
Friday, November 17, 2023, 9:30 AM ET | Columbia Engineering Tech CEO Lecture
ABOUT THE LECTURE
“Building a Proficorn: Bootstrapping and Scaling Startups” presented by Rajesh Jain SEAS’89, Founder of Netcore Cloud
Rajesh Jain is founder, Netcore Cloud, a $100 million global B2B SaaS marketing technology company (and the largest in Asia) that offers full-stack AI-powered marketing automation and analytics solutions for B2C brands. He was a pioneer in Asia’s dotcom revolution, creating India’s first Internet portals in the late 1990s, which were acquired by Satyam Infoway in November 1999for US$115 million in one of Asia's largest Internet deals. Rajesh has recently published a book, “Startup to Proficorn”, with advice for entrepreneurs on how to bootstrap and scale startups. It is based on his own experiences in building two proficorns (IndiaWorld and Netcore). He writes daily on his blog at https://rajeshjain.com. Rajesh did his B. Tech (Electrical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1988, followed by M.S. (Electrical Engineering) from Columbia Engineering in 1989. He worked at NYNEX, USA, for 2 years before returning to India to begin his entrepreneurial journey in 1992.
