"Don't just think you are the one. Know that you are the one." This famous line from the movie Matrix motivates me a lot.

I was born and brought up in Allahabad, then moved to Mumbai for my MBA and since then I have been in and out of Mumbai and different cities in the US. I graduated in commerce, following which I earned my MBA degree from Mumbai's SP Jain Institute of Management Studies.

I got my grounding in some of the finest companies, including GE. At GE Capital, one of the biggest companies in the world known for its processes, quality and Six Sigma, I got my Six Sigma Black Belt and learned hands-on operations. At Wipro Technologies, I learned the nuts and bolts of marketing, branding and intranet operations. Mr Azim Premji's style - very, very low profile, not too communicative, and a very strong focus on the job and how he turned Wipro into a $4 billion company had significant influence on me.

I established the BPO division of Hexaware from scratch, creating a business plan to getting on board the first few hires, getting the first business. The experience at Hexaware taught me how to set up and run a company without being an entrepreneur.

At WNS in New York, I connected with the VC community, learned how to close big deals. I closed $3-4 million deals with a couple of big banks. Each of these four very good companies gave me a well-rounded learning experience.