Device DriversDatabases 

and Data Mining Tools

The Journey of a Technopreneur

A Bit of Code

I promise that is the only code in this presentation.

First Diagnostic Program on TDC-16(written in 1972)

 

Program Counter

100102104106

Assembly code

mov #0, R0 brcn r0, 106stopstop

Knowing Hardware Architecture and Assembly

Language

A solid foundation

Learning Internals of An Operating System

Fixing broken links on a disk

Bootstrapping the First Startup

Based on a couple of simple ideas

A compiler Accelerator

A simple device driver

456 and the beginning of intensity

The first US project

A SQL Engine PrototypeAn MVP in 1986

(MSDOS + Lattice C 2.0 + 3 dudes+ 4 months)

The first US sale of technology

From Bangalore to California

How Architecture Saved Us

dBase, Paradox and SQL

Embracing Standards Helped Visibility

The first ODBC productThe first database gateway

Being a First Gets Attention. First Windows ISAM File

Manager

CTrieve and WinTrieve

In a rarefied space, even Microsoft pays attention

Code name - Ruby (first version of VB)

First ISAM Library on VB

Objectrieve/VB

When Users Tell You What They Want

First Data Tools for VB

The first Run-away Success

Integra/VDB0-3M$ in one year

If You Fill GapsOpportunities Flow

The First Visual Query Builder Licensed to Borland

Exposure HelpsA 7 nation European tour with

Microsoft Team

First Visual C++ Database Tool

Happiness

Sold the company and retired (kinda)

Once an Entrepreneur...

Started iMorph

iMorph InfoEngines

Infominder, InfoStreams, InfoPro

Cross Culture Helps

One leg in USA and one in India

Dabble in Tech Teach

Create Innovation Cells, Meet people

Hang out with Geeks

Go to unconferences

Questions

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