About Kanwal Rekhi
Kanwal was the first Indo-American Founder & CEO to take a venture-backed company public on the NASDAQ, co-founded and built TiE into the largest global network of Indian entrepreneurs, and co-founded Inventus where he applies his full energy and time building Inventus into a leading early stage venture franchise.
Kanwal came to the United States from India for graduate studies, advanced through the engineering ranks in a number of technology companies, and then co-founded Excelan in Silicon Valley to commercialize ethernet and TCP/IP – standards which became the basis of the Internet. He took Excelan public in 1987, becoming the first Indo-American Founder & CEO to list a venture-backed company on the NASDAQ.
My Views On
My father used to say that about cheap shoes but I later discovered it applied to software too. When I took over as the CEO at Excelan, Our…
Entreprenurial journey is like riding an emotional roller coaster. It has high highs and low lows in a rapid succession. One day, one is on the top of…
Silicon Valley startup culture was set when David Packard , an outgoing marketing guy teamed up Bill Hewlett, a quintessential nerd, to start HP in 1930s. That combination…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/pe-firm-used-mauritius-entity-to-avoid-tax-on-rs-14500-crore-made-from-flipkart-walmart-deal/articleshow/76457795.cms#:~:text=The%20Authority%20of%20Advance%20Ruling,of%20Flipkart%20stake%20to%20Walmart. Very discouraging to see this headline in a respected business newspaper like ET. If that’s how they charcaterized it, I wonder how the popular press sees it.…
I heard this story several years ago. I am not sure if it is real or a made up but does sound plausible. A temple in south India…
Concept of round tripping is beyond me. It is like closing the barn door after the cows have left. It is only hindering legitimate business. The idea that…
My mom Raj Kaur Rekhi (nee’ Oberoi) would have 96 this year. We called her Baji. She was born in Lahore and passed away in the Bay Area…
Fall Foliage in Houghton Michigan Technological University (http://www.mtu.edu/) is a typical small Midwestern school with an enrollment of about 7000, 80% in STEM area. It is…
My dad Major Bhagat Singh Rekhi would have been 100 years today (April 18, 2016). He was born in village Sukho, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He passed away back…