| Name |
Sabeer Bhatia |
| Age |
33+
(in 2003) |
| Family |
Single |
| Place of birth |
Chandigarh, India |
| Place of residence |
San Francisco, California |
| Education |
- St. Joseph’s School
- Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani
- B.S. California Institute of Technology
- M.S. Stanford University
|
| First job and career
|
Firepower Systems Inc |
| Companies Started |
Hotmail Corp., Arzoo.com
(closed down after a run of nine months due to the dotcom
bust) |
| What he likes about
web |
email,
instant messengers, web cams and other gadgets |
| Strangest experience
online |
Receiving
unsolicited mail |
| Web friendly gadget
he cannot live without |
Palm Pilot |
| Hobbies |
Playing golf |
| Favorite actress |
Cindy Crawford |
| Most expensive
thing bought |
Ferrari and home |
| Most inspired
by |
Steve Jobs |
| Awards |
- "Entrepreneur of the Year,"
1997. Awarded by the venture capital firm Draper Fisher
Jurvetson.
- Named to the "Elite 100,"
Upside magazine's list of top trendsetters in the
New Economy.
- Recipient of the "TR100"
award, presented by MIT to 100 young innovators who are
expected to have the greatest impact on technology in
the next few years.
- Selected by the San Jose Mercury News
and POV magazine as one of the ten most successful
entrepreneurs of 1998.
|
| Goals in life |
To let loose the entrepreneurial
and intellectual spirit of India and bring about monumental
change in the country |
|
Philosophy of life
|
The greatest risk
in life is not to take a risk at all.
|
| Charity |
CRY (Child Relief &
You) |
| Fun facts |
- tried selling sandwiches after school
to make some pocketmoney
- field hockey player when in college
|
| Future Plan |
To make the
mobile phone more user-friendly by introducing Telivoice.
'It's a step further than SMS, now you can leave voice messages
for your friends and families in the US and around the world. |
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