Intelligent People. Uncommon Ideas.

Directi – the story and the learnings

by, Bhavin Turakhia

CEO, Directi

(http://directi.com)

1989

6th grade

“Choose a career in something you would gladly do for free”

Lesson 1

“Find something you love to do so much you cant wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again”

- Steve Jobs

>ππ books - GWBASIC

“Read … a LOT!!”

Lesson 2

1994

1996

“Have conviction in yourself”

Lesson 3

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost

“What you learn on your own is as/more important than what you learn at school”

Lesson 4

“If you are gonna spend time thinking, you might as well Think BIG!!”

Lesson 5

Bits and PCs

“Don’t keep thinking … Just Do it!!”

Lesson 6

Bits and PCs

Bits and PCs

The Web Spinners

The Web Spinners

“If you think you can or you think you can’t, you are Right”

Lesson 7

1997

Directi

Directi

“Being ahead of your time is not always an advantage”

Lesson 8

“If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again”

Lesson 9

Folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t.

1998

4,00,000

1999

<200 sq ft of space

2000 onwards

“Spend time on the field actually selling your products”

Lesson 10

2001 onwards

700+ employees

6+ offices globally

Offices5656

• Mumbai – 1200 and 700 seater facilities

• Bangalore & Delhi – India

• Dubai and RAK – UAE

• Xiamen – China

• Austin – USA

3 Companies, 7+ Business units

20+ products

“Dream it, Achieve it!!”

Intelligent People. Uncommon Ideas.

Building a multi-billion dollar enterprise

bhavin.t@directi.com