What is Lulu Innovation Forum for Engineers (LIFE)?
LIFE is a forum for all Bangalore engineers to network and exchange stories and thoughts on innovation. We at Lulu believe that fostering a culture of innovation would help all product companies in Bangalore. So while we are committed to making LIFE a regular event, we sincerely hope the community will actively help shape it.
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This 22nd, join us at The Capitol as we kickoff LIFE with two exciting talks followed by dinner.
Bob Young
The RedHat Story: Struggling startup to a multi-billion dollar public company
About Bob:Bob Young is the founder and CEO of Lulu.com. He was named one of the "Top 50 Agenda-Setters in the Technology Industry in 2006" and was ranked as the fourth "Top Entrepreneur for 2006," both by Silicon.com.
In 1993, Bob co-founded Red Hat, which has evolved into a Fortune 500 Company and chief rival to Microsoft and Sun. His success at Red Hat won him industry accolades, including nomination as one of Business Week's "Top Entrepreneurs" in 1999.
Before founding Red Hat, Bob spent 20 years at the helm of two computer-leasing companies that he founded. His book, Under the Radar, chronicles how Red Hat's open source strategy successfully won industry wide acceptance in a market previously dominated by proprietary binary-only systems.
Krishna Motukuri
Built to Innovate: How a culture of innovation helped Ugenie become successful
About Krishna:Krishna Motukuri is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Lulu.com. He focuses on the growth of Lulu's existing business relationships and building new relationships with strategic partners.
Prior to Lulu, Krishna was the CEO and Co-Founder of Ugenie, the company behind weRead. Krishna was responsible for setting the overall direction and business strategy for the company.
Before Ugenie, Krishna was Associate Director at Amazon, where he led teams in a variety of divisions, including search, co-op marketing, global expansion and supply chain. Krishna has a Masters degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Date: 22nd Jan 2009
Time: 6pm
Venue:The Capitol,
Raj Bhavan Road,
Bangalore 560001,
India
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