For Silicon Valley Indians – Neha Rastogi Has Initiated A Social Transformation

On June 15, in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto, Judge Allison Marston is expected to deliver the verdict in the criminal proceedings of Neha Rastogi. For 10 long years, Neha, an Indian high-tech professional married to a startup CEO, was allegedly a victim of violence at the hands of her husband. The […]
Why Silicon Valley Must Get Engaged In Legislative Process And Vote

Last November’s presidential election results were a wakeup call for Silicon Valley. For the first time we, the Siliconeers, felt disenfranchised and irrelevant even though California is the most populous state, has created most jobs by far, and has primed the pump of innovation over past four decades. “Others” voted in a president who does […]
How I “STEAMed” Ahead In Silicon Valley

Start-ups of Silicon Valley have been the engine of new economy for the past 50 years. Technical innovations have made computers, the Internet and cell phones possible and affordable. Behind every start-up is an idea and backing every idea is entrepreneur’s belief.
Why B-School Education Is A Misfit For Silicon Valley

How MBA education helps prime the entrepreneurial economic-engine, is unclear to Siliconiers. I am an engineer by education and was the co-founder and CEO of a Silicon Valley company for almost 20 years. During my CEO tenure, I hired many managers and executives. In a dynamic startup environment like mine, we did not seek MBAs […]
Why I, A Woman Tech-Entrepreneur, And Immigrant, Am Voting For Hillary

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a decent human being, hardworking, and refuses to feel sorry for herself. I am a woman of color from a similar era, with an accent, and a successful entrepreneur of Silicon Valley. I have fought the subtle battles that women of our generation have fought. Hillary is presidential material and will […]
Is Starting Your Own Company Your Cup of Tea?

Are entrepreneurs born or raised? Should I start my own company or try to make headway in the one I am in? These are questions we face when things are not going the way we would like, which happens more often than we want to admit. At first blush we may think that entrepreneurs are […]