He Built A $900 Million Business And Now Raised $40 Million To Save Companies Engineering Time Ravi Parikh is now on his second startup venture. After having built a very successful first company, he is now working to streamline development for other businesses, so they can move faster, and focus on what matters most. On the Dealmakers Podcast Parikh talked about building with a remote workforce from day one, startup fundraising, and the number one factor for success and scaling faster. Listen to the full episode for all the details from the show here. Tech, Music, And Startup Ideas Ravi Parikh was born and grew up in the Midwest, where his physician parents had immigrated from India. After 18 years of growing up in Indiana, he soon found it in stark contrast to California, in many ways. It was the 90s, and the internet was beginning to take off. Remembers that ever since he was five years old, that his dad would bring home all kinds of technology gadgets, including an early Mac computer. That got Ravi interested in video games, engaging in early online forums, and learning to write code. As well as making websites. He balanced that with a love for music, taking piano lessons, participating in bands, and song writing. For college he ended up landing in Stanford. He still remembers the first day visiting. Especially how cold it was in northern California, compared to the dream you see on TV. He elected to study computer science, and loved being around so many other smart people. Many of whom are still friends to this day. Including his first cofounder whom he met there. It was a time that minted many tech founders. As well as seeing companies like Facebook and Palantir coming to recruit, and offering big salaries to new graduates. Building A Career In Music During his senior year at Stanford, Parikh found his music taking off. He had been publishing on Soundcloud and YouTube. People began writing blogs and articles about his music. Which turned into inbound interest…
