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A Journey Called

A Journey Called Info Beans

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A description of the journey of InfoBeans - a software services company in Pune and Indore, in India and San Francisco Bay Area in the USA

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1997

• Three young dreamers on a park bench in Andheri, Mumbai decided it was time for something more concrete, something that would have a lasting effect on not only their own lives, but others as well

• Avinash, Mitesh and Siddharth had started to dream…

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1998

• All three went to the US to pursue careers in software

• A fun filled trip to Florida brought the three together again

• The dreams were now starting to take shape…

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1999

• AapkaIndore.com was born

• One of the first major initiatives from any one in Indore in eCommerce

• It is probably the only surviving, profitable, not-for-profit eCommerce venture by anyone from Indore

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2000

• e-Infotech was born

• First formal office started off in Avinash’s house at 38 Ramchandra Nagar, Indore

• Back then, we had one computer, one part time team member and a whole bunch of dreams and ideas

• Team members – 0.5

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2000

• The Registrar of Companies in Gwalior thought that the name was too generic

• Another name had to be thought

• InfoBeans became the new identity

• The first office outside home started at Bansi Trade Center, Indore – 300 sq ft of sacred space

• Team members – 2.5

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2001

• Developed the first mobile WAP based application in central India – mobile.aapkaindore.com

• InfoBeans Ltd, UK was established and processed 1 work permit

• Team members – 5

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2002

• InfoBeans moved to a bigger space at 11A Ratlam Kothi, Indore – 500 sq ft

• InfoBeans signed up its first Fortune 100 client – Deutsche Bank

• First travel to the USA for onsite requirements gathering and design

• Team members - 11

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2003

• Ratlam Kothi was too small for the dreams

• InfoBeans moves to its fourth office in 3 years – South Tukoganj, Indore – 2000 sq ft

• Team members - 15

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2004

• InfoBeans executes some major projects including Deustche Bank, Art Director’s Club, OneClub, Andy Awards, Waterstons UK and others

• Education Services start in Indore with great success

• Team Size - 20

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2005

• InfoBeans opens office in Pune – a strategic location

• InfoBeans opens Education Center in Bhopal

• Gevity and Weblink added as clients

• InfoBeans outgrows again. Moves to - Rafael Tower – 6500 sq ft

• Team members – 40

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2006

• InfoBeans continues to grow at a scorching pace

• Records are created in terms of team size, financial numbers and month over month growth

• To focus on software services, education services discontinued in Bhopal and Indore

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2006

• InfoBeans starts processing business visas for its team members

• US office opens up in April with Mitesh moving to the US on the 29th of May

• New relationships are created and strategic alliances are forged with partners

• Team members - 100

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And beyond…

• InfoBeans aspires to become THE place to work at

• We attribute our growth to team work and dedication. We are a proud team!

• We have more worlds to explore and much more to achieve, but we will never waiver from our pledge to be ethical and honest towards all our stake holders

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And further beyond…We seek your wishes to continue to

inspire ourselves to

innovate and

evolve continuously

enabling us to always make a positive difference in someone’s life everyday

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We present our story in pictures

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Our first formal office Avinash’s home

38 Ramchandra Nagar, Indore, India

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Our second officeBansi Trade Center, MG Road,

IndoreIndia

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Our third office11A Ratlam Kothi

IndoreIndia

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Our fourth office32/2 South Tukoganj, Indore

India

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Pune OfficeBhandarkar Marg, Pune,

India

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Our fourth office601 Rafael Tower

8/2 Old Palasia, IndoreIndia

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Thank you for coming today and sharing our dreams!

The journey called InfoBeans continues to

inspire, innovate and evolve