Entrepreneur, innovator, Open Source proponent
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
-
- Co-founder at DotNetNuke Corporation
- Core Team/Board Member at DotNetNuke Open Source Project
- Past
-
- Founder/CEO at Speerio, Inc.
- Founder/CEO at iWidgets, Inc.
- Co-founder/V.P. of Technology at Definiti, Inc.
- Manager, I.T. Research and Development at James River Corporation
- Education
-
- Western Michigan University
- Wilson College
- AIMS
- Recommended
-
2 people have recommended Nik - Connections
-
165
connections
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Nik Kalyani’s Summary
I must confess, I do not have anything even mildly exciting to say about myself. But seeing that LinkedIn requires me to say something here to have a complete profile, I'll make an effort.
I am your average geek who is irrationally exuberant about technology, especially if it has anything to do with the Internet. I consider myself to be an active entrepreneur (not to be confused with a successful one). I have had my share of startups, some venture-funded and some self-funded. I have had mild success, but nothing that would get me invited to be a judge at startup events in Silicon Valley yet.
I am currently working on my fourth startup -- DotNetNuke Corp. -- a company I co-founded and which got venture funding in Nov. 2008. I am very confident that this company is going to be a huge -- maybe even colossal -- success and am working hard with many other talented and super-motivated people to make it just so.
While I am a reasonably proficient web developer, I find the business strategy and marketing aspects of a software company to be much more exciting than writing code. When I do work on software, my primary expertise is in creating products with compelling user experiences. I am most proficient with Microsoft technologies, but have no religious fanaticism about them. I am a proponent of Open Source, fan of Media Center, student of social media and lover of minimalist design.
I was born and raised in Bombay, India, a city that is dear to my heart. I came to the U.S. for a bachelor's degree and stayed on to become a citizen. Someday, I hope to run for Congress, but that has to wait. First, I have to work on getting this entrepreneur thing right.
Nik Kalyani’s Specialties:
Visionary leadership, UI and UX development, brand development, marketing, social networking applications, raising venture capital, public speaking, graphic design, ASP.Net development, and oh yes, DotNetNuke.
Nik Kalyani’s Experience
-
Co-founder
DotNetNuke Corporation
(Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
DotNetNuke Corp. manages "DotNetNuke," the largest web Open Source project on the Microsoft technology stack with over 5 million downloads to date.
-
Core Team/Board Member
DotNetNuke Open Source Project
(Computer Software industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
-
Founder/CEO
Speerio, Inc.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
May 2001 — May 2007 (6 years 1 month)
-
Founder/CEO
iWidgets, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 1999 — April 2001 (2 years 4 months)
-
Co-founder/V.P. of Technology
Definiti, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1995 — December 1998 (3 years 6 months)
-
Manager, I.T. Research and Development
James River Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Paper & Forest Products industry)
September 1993 — March 1995 (1 year 7 months)
Nik Kalyani’s Education
-
Western Michigan University
Bachelor's , Computer Science , September 1987 — May 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-Chief, Western Herald (university newspaper)
-
Wilson College
1983 — 1987
-
AIMS
Additional Information
Nik Kalyani’s Websites:
Nik Kalyani’s Honors:
Microsoft MVP 2006
Microsoft MVP 2007
Microsoft MVP 2008
ComponentArt MVP
Nik Kalyani’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
