Five World-Changing Companies Started by Young Entrepreneurs
Young Entrepreneurs at the 2011 Global SummitI was proud on Saturday to honor five exceptional young entrepreneurs of our time with the Intelius Entrepreneurship Award. On behalf of Intelius, I presented one award for each of these five categories: Marketing, Social Impact, Technology, Sustainability and International. Congratulations to the 2011 winning companies: PurBlu Beverages, WaterWalla Inc., DxTura, ThinkLite and Solben. Thank you for your commitment to changing the world. You can...
Read MoreExcitement Buzzing about Kairos Society Global Summit
This weekend young entrepreneurs from the Kairos Society will gather together to explore humanity’s greatest challenges and develop creative solutions to these problems. This event gives smart young entrepreneurs the chance to test their business ideas and get feedback from top executives. These young people understand that success is not about luck. It takes hard work and dedication and much more. See my Top 10 Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success. You might recall that last month the Kairos...
Read MoreOSL Celebrates Centennial Year
As someone who comes from a humble upbringing, I have vowed to make giving back a significant part of my life and business. Tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary of an outstanding local NonProfit, Overlake Service League. Since 1911, they have efficiently addressed the needs of the less-fortunate in our community. This is an organization that executes their mission very well. My wife Anu and I had the honor of sharing our vision at an Overlake Service League event last year. To see the...
Read MoreIntelius Sponsors iConference hosted by University of Washington
Every year, the iConference brings together hundreds of students and professionals from information schools around the world. This year, the conference is being hosted by our very own University of Washington Information School. iConference allows people to share and collaborate in areas such e-government, health and data security. I think this collaboration is crucial. By gathering together the best minds in academia and industry, I’m confident that we can advance information’s role...
Read MoreKairos Society Partners with US Chamber of Commerce
2010 Kairos Global Summit at NYSECongratulations to the Kairos Society for being chosen to partner with the US Chamber of Commerce on the Free Enterprise Campaign—an effort to promote entrepreneurship for young people. This is part of the White House’s Startup America Initiative, which has gained support pledges from dozens of companies in the private sector. Stay tuned for more updates on the Kairos Society. They have an exciting Global Summit coming up on February 25th-26th where...
Read MoreWords of Wisdom from a 114 Year Old Man
I can’t help but smile as I read Singularity Hub’s article about Walter Breuning, who is currently the world’s oldest man at 114. His life advice is simple: get educated and be good to other people. This reminds me of some of my entrepreneurship philosophies: - I can’t imagine anyone ever achieving long term success without having ‘honesty and integrity’. These two qualities need to be at the core of everything we do. Everybody has a conscience, but too many people stop...
Read MoreNaveen Jain
Naveen Jain, who grew up in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, saw firsthand how families struggle under the burden of poverty. He vowed to make giving back to the community an essential part of his business ventures. As the CEO of Intelius, Naveen supports various nonprofit aid groups that focus on medical care, education, and family development.
Together with his wife Anu Jain, who works for Intelius as the vice president of community relations, he involves Intelius in many of his philanthropic efforts. The United Way of King County, Bellevue Life Spring, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Treehouse, and Hopelink are just some of the many organizations that have been recipients of Naveen Jain's support. The Puget Sound Business Journal ranked Intelius as among the top 15 corporate philanthropists in the United States.
Naveen and Anu Jain invite you to join them in their efforts to make metro Seattle and the world a better place.
