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July - 2009 - issue > Movers and Shakers

Reinventing, the Key to Success

si Team
Monday, June 29, 2009
si Team
"Constantly reinventing yourself is the only way to strive for excellence," is the conviction that Sharad Sharma has in his life. It is this belief that has made Sharma adorn various roles with significant success in his professional life, with the latest being that of Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) in Canaan Partners, a venture capital firm. With his vast knowledge in cloud computing Sharma is the right person to be the EIR in Canaan, for the company to spread its wings into cloud computing.

On his appointment as EIR, Sharma's role would be to act as a 'Partner' and help Canaan to evaluate potential deals in the cloud computing sector to enhance its global presence. Sharma brings with him over 22 years of global experience in the Internet, enterprise software, and infrastructure markets.

The roles Sharma played in big enterprises speak volumes about his credentials. Sharma was heading the Internet giant Yahoo! India's R&D operations. Here Sharma used his magic to engineer new global products for Yahoo! Earlier, Sharma had established Teltier Technologies, a wireless infrastructure startup that is now part of Cisco. After a stint as an entrepreneur, Sharma joined Symantec, where he helped the security major's turnaround in India. Sharma was also associated with other large enterprises like AT&T and Lucent among others.

With a lot of responsibilities in hand, finding time for one's personal life may be very tough. But Sharma makes sure that he spends time with his family and friends, while he also finds time for cycling to revitalize his mind.
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