a journey called info beans
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A description of the journey of InfoBeans - a software services company in Pune and Indore, in India and San Francisco Bay Area in the USATRANSCRIPT
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A Journey Called
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1997
• Three young dreamers on a park bench in Andheri, Mumbai decided it was time for something more concrete, something that would have a lasting effect on not only their own lives, but others as well
• Avinash, Mitesh and Siddharth had started to dream…
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1998
• All three went to the US to pursue careers in software
• A fun filled trip to Florida brought the three together again
• The dreams were now starting to take shape…
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1999
• AapkaIndore.com was born
• One of the first major initiatives from any one in Indore in eCommerce
• It is probably the only surviving, profitable, not-for-profit eCommerce venture by anyone from Indore
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2000
• e-Infotech was born
• First formal office started off in Avinash’s house at 38 Ramchandra Nagar, Indore
• Back then, we had one computer, one part time team member and a whole bunch of dreams and ideas
• Team members – 0.5
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2000
• The Registrar of Companies in Gwalior thought that the name was too generic
• Another name had to be thought
• InfoBeans became the new identity
• The first office outside home started at Bansi Trade Center, Indore – 300 sq ft of sacred space
• Team members – 2.5
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2001
• Developed the first mobile WAP based application in central India – mobile.aapkaindore.com
• InfoBeans Ltd, UK was established and processed 1 work permit
• Team members – 5
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2002
• InfoBeans moved to a bigger space at 11A Ratlam Kothi, Indore – 500 sq ft
• InfoBeans signed up its first Fortune 100 client – Deutsche Bank
• First travel to the USA for onsite requirements gathering and design
• Team members - 11
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2003
• Ratlam Kothi was too small for the dreams
• InfoBeans moves to its fourth office in 3 years – South Tukoganj, Indore – 2000 sq ft
• Team members - 15
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2004
• InfoBeans executes some major projects including Deustche Bank, Art Director’s Club, OneClub, Andy Awards, Waterstons UK and others
• Education Services start in Indore with great success
• Team Size - 20
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2005
• InfoBeans opens office in Pune – a strategic location
• InfoBeans opens Education Center in Bhopal
• Gevity and Weblink added as clients
• InfoBeans outgrows again. Moves to - Rafael Tower – 6500 sq ft
• Team members – 40
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2006
• InfoBeans continues to grow at a scorching pace
• Records are created in terms of team size, financial numbers and month over month growth
• To focus on software services, education services discontinued in Bhopal and Indore
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2006
• InfoBeans starts processing business visas for its team members
• US office opens up in April with Mitesh moving to the US on the 29th of May
• New relationships are created and strategic alliances are forged with partners
• Team members - 100
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And beyond…
• InfoBeans aspires to become THE place to work at
• We attribute our growth to team work and dedication. We are a proud team!
• We have more worlds to explore and much more to achieve, but we will never waiver from our pledge to be ethical and honest towards all our stake holders
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And further beyond…We seek your wishes to continue to
inspire ourselves to
innovate and
evolve continuously
enabling us to always make a positive difference in someone’s life everyday
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We present our story in pictures
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Our first formal office Avinash’s home
38 Ramchandra Nagar, Indore, India
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Our second officeBansi Trade Center, MG Road,
IndoreIndia
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Our third office11A Ratlam Kothi
IndoreIndia
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Our fourth office32/2 South Tukoganj, Indore
India
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Pune OfficeBhandarkar Marg, Pune,
India
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Our fourth office601 Rafael Tower
8/2 Old Palasia, IndoreIndia
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Thank you for coming today and sharing our dreams!
The journey called InfoBeans continues to
inspire, innovate and evolve