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What does it mean to be a consummate entrepreneur? You might ask Sashi Reddi, founder, chairman, and CEO of AppLabs, a global IT services company specializing in testing, development, and certification solutions. Sashi has founded three companies since entering the workforce, and despite experiencing his share of lumps during the "DotBomb" explosion, he emerged to found his current, successful venture, and willing to share what he's learned from some of his hard-won experiences.

In this candid interview, Reddi shares his views on globalization, trends he is seeing in the software industry, and some of the joys and pitfalls of choosing the career path seldom taken, that of a "serial entrepreneur."

Resources

AppLabs Web site

Bio

Sashi Reddi is founder, chairman & CEO of AppLabs Technologies, a global IT services company. He has started two other companies prior to AppLabs: EZPower Systems, a developer of products for building and maintaining large-scale web applications; and iCoop, to provide group purchasing software to serve the specific needs of co-operative businesses. Reddi began his career consulting on technology and strategy to Fortune 500 companies in the travel, financial services, automotive and consumer packaged goods industries. Sashi received his BTech (B.S.) degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, and later, an M.S. in computer science from New York University and a Ph.D. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Production Credits

Dana Farver, Executive Producer, Communities Editor-in-Chief
Tom Parish, Audio Producer, Show Host
Kimberly Stone, Web Development Manager
Scott Ebner, Web Developer