Forbes Billionaires #782 ,#292 in United States, Kavitark "Ram" Shriram, Net Worth $1.5 billion, Age 50. Born, schooled in Madras, India. Created shop bot Junglee; sold to Amazon in 1998. Worked for Netscape, Amazon before launching Sherpalo in 2000. Learned to adapt during the tech bust: "Living in a world where everything is changing constantly, you learn to change." Early investor, board member of Google. Sold off more than half his shares since public offering 2004; still owns 1.9 million shares worth $760 million. Other investments: Zazzle (custom-designed T shirts, mugs, stamps), PodShow (online radio), 247Customer.com (Indian call centers).
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Kavitark Ram Shriram
Forbes Billionaires #782 ,#292 in United States, Kavitark "Ram" Shriram, Net Worth $1.5 billion, Age 50. Born, schooled in Madras, India. Created shop bot Junglee; sold to Amazon in 1998. Worked for Netscape, Amazon before launching Sherpalo in 2000. Learned to adapt during the tech bust: "Living in a world where everything is changing constantly, you learn to change." Early investor, board member of Google. Sold off more than half his shares since public offering 2004; still owns 1.9 million shares worth $760 million. Other investments: Zazzle (custom-designed T shirts, mugs, stamps), PodShow (online radio), 247Customer.com (Indian call centers).
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