Dialogue With Success : Extra Ordinary Vision Of Atul Nishar & Amit Chheda made VAGAD VISIBLE

Atul Jivraj Khetshi Nishar (Thoriyari, Dahisar) (B.E. Mumbai University)

After completing B.E. ( Computers ) in 2004, Atul joined Rave Technologies and then TCS. After working with TCS for around a year, he went to the USA. He worked in the US on various projects for 3.5 years.

Amit Lalji Karsan Chheda (Samakhiyari, Dahisar) (B.E. Mumbai Univ, MBA – IIT Bombay)

After completing B.E. (I.T.) in 2005, Amit joined Patni Computers. After working with Patni Computers for 2 years, he joined IIT Bombay for Post Graduation in Business Management. After completing MBA, he went to the UK and was working with Tesco for around a year.

The Idea of Vagad Visible / CommuTree

Back in 2008, when Atul was in the US, he had a thought that how do I search anyone from Vagad and he shared this to his cousin Amit. And both of them then started working in this in their part time and launched VagadVisible on 2nd September, 2010. After good response from Vagad Visa Oswal community, they went on adding different communities.

The idea is unique as CommuTree tries to connect people of a community in the form of a giant family tree. Also, people receive the news and updates of the community. There are many benefits to the users and the communities and its FREE to use. It has various features like Family Tree, Directory, News & Events, Matrimony, Business Directory, etc.

Interview with Atul Nishar

1. How did working for TCS on various projects in the US help you increase your working skills and inter personal skills? Should a student after graduation work in big organizations to gain experience?
   

   It was a good experience. The leadership under which you work is more important than the size of the organization.

2. After going to the US, most of the students settle there and live a life they have dreamed for. So what dragged you return to India and work in challenging situation here?
   

   The startup idea that we were working on (CommuTree) had more potential in India because of our culture and heritage.

3. As I understand you look after the technical part and Amit looks after the marketing and business development. So what difference do you find in the infrastructure in India in this technical aspect of the business?
   

   For software startups like ours, we could find all technical skills and infrastructure right here. So it was not a problem.