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Persistent Systems in general and Anand Deshpande in particular have been a major force in the IT community in Pune. I would like to use this page to collect together the ForPune community's thoughts on what have been the most important contributions of Persistent and Anand Deshpande in helping the software tech community. Please list your thoughts below, one point per answer (so that they can be individually voted upon). |
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Startups founded by Persistent alumni Being a very "tech" driven company, many techies join Persistent. There, they are exposed to cutting edge startups that outsource work to Persistent. They are exposed to the latest startup ideas, and they get a chance to interact with entrepreneurs, CEO's, Business Managers and Engineers based in silicon valley. This helps build an entrepreneurial outlook. In addition, Persistent has also encouraged marrying corporate entrepreneurship with hitech ideas. Employees are encouraged to take time out time to shape Product ideas that later revealed valuable IP for Persistent. This practice continues to be refined and shaped. As a result of this, the Persistent alumni network regularly reveals several entrepreneurs chasing hitech dreams and this trend has only grown with the company. Through it's alumni, Persistent has created a whole generation of entrepreneurs who might one day just enable Pune to figure prominently on the tech-innovation map alongside the valley. (These comments are paraphrased from an answer sent by a friend via e-mail.) |
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Supporting tech initiatives and organizations in Pune Be it CSI Pune, or SEAP, or the office of CIO of Pune City, Persistent and Anand have had a hand in it, or at least played a major supporting role. Often, Persistent regularly provides 'resources' in the form of developers, or expert advice, to government institutions that are looking to modernize and go digital. |
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Would like to second all these comments, in particular Vasu's, on behalf of the BCQC. Persistent's (in essence, Anand, Dada, Nandu et al) great support for the quizzing activities has made it possible to significantly increase our reach to all types of people - from schoolkids to corporates. I admire Anand's vision of insisting on a top class auditorium being part of the company facilities - it has served as a great platform for little groups like ours. [Disclosure: I'm a former Persistent employee :-)] |
