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dotCORD featured on AllAboutBelgaum.com

// August 2nd, 2009 // Comments // My Activities, My Works

Continuing with the last article on Indian Express , now its turn of AllAboutBelgaum to write about dotCORD. Here is the exact copy of content from All About Belgaum

Source Link : http://allaboutbelgaum.com/it/students-cum-entrepreneurs-under-graduates-running-a-it-company-successfully-dotcord-it-solutions/

7th semester student duo of Sandeep Hegde and Manoj Nair both away from their home town who came here to pursue their engineering have landed themselves in a position they would not have expected. The duo started the dotCORD IT Solutions private limited an IT company while still studying.

While they are taught new technologies at dotCORD the duo have seen that they know all the latest technologies in web designing and other allied works. At this time of global recession when students who get a campus placement will be the happiest of the lot, these two have proven that why wait for other companies to hire you, we can hire a few and they have done just that.

dotCORD is a company founded by a group of students of Gogte Institute of Technology(GIT), Belgaum with a professional tint to their pursue of knowledge. They pioneer in providing superior and world standard web based solutions for small to large corporate companies; offshore and local. They seize each new opportunity and leverage it to the enhancement of overall development procedures. They fully appreciate the fact that in a highly competitive biz world a well designed web site can act as a strong and effective marketing tool for your company. Working closely with your ideas and necessities coupled with technical expertise can turn a simple web design from a mere presentation to powerful business equipment.

Their vision is based on the Internet wave. The ability to transmit information at a ZERO cost opens up possibilities that never existed before. Individuals and Entities worldwide must adopt and adapt to a new way of doing business, learn new lessons, evolve their processes and leverage on the advantages and opportunities presented by a connected globe, in order to increase efficiency, remain competitive, and enhance quality of life.

It is their goal to build unique software, applications and services that leverage the internet and assist individuals and entities to communicate, collaborate and stay in touch.

The duo has now taken the responsibility of designing the IT Belgaum site which is a part of this blog’s initiative for collective IT growth in Belgaum.

They have a full plan for the future laid down. In the coming month a new website for Belgaumites will be launched known as Belgaumpages where each one and anyone could get in touch with his friends, blog, share etc. They don’t stop here; they have future plans ready which would be sites on a global scale and web marketing as well.

Some excerpts of the interview with Sandeep Hegde, MD dotCORD IT Solutions private limited-

How and when did u get the idea of starting the company?
Manoj and me got together to work on a project during the 2nd year of our engineering (2007 July). It was for a competition hosted by IBM. Getting into project, we soon discovered that we had to use only IBM products to develop the software. We understood that it was more of business intent from “Big Blue” and dropped out of the project. Then we started to build a website for a domain name I had registered in order to tryout some stuff online. Meanwhile we worked for IEEE GIT website design competition. Manas being the next roll number to Manoj assisted us in graphic design work. Everyone appreciated our design and the level of professionalism we showed in developing it. This made us think, why we don’t start our own company! And we never looked back again

Why this name dotCORD?

Once we decided to start a company next question was off course the company name. We wanted something unique, suitable for IT field, brand able in long run and a .com domain name availability for registration. We were trying to get a name for around two months. None of our friends also could suggest a good name which has unregistered domain name. Finally I and Manoj were trying to find a company name with dot and dotCORD was the outcome. We registered the domain name on 14th December 2007. On 11th February 2009 we were incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (No. 1 of 1956), Government of India as dotCORD IT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED with the help of our C.A., Mr.Shivangi.
dot – Symbolizes internet, technology, global
cord – Binding dot

Your parents reaction on starting company -
Sandeep – My parents have been very supportive always. Once we handled few projects and were firm with establishment of company I told my parents about the stuff in detail.  Although they do not know the technical aspects, they have been supportive in company matter also as usual. Dad has been giving me suggestions and tells me do’s and don’ts etc. This kind of support from parents has always been helping me to focus on my goals and achieve it
Manoj- My parents had doubts about me getting into such a job during my education. But ever since we got the company registered, they have been extremely supportive and constantly keep asking about any developments that take place. They also give me tips on what to do in certain situations as and when I encounter them. Surprisingly, even my mom likes this idea very much (thanks to the astrologers she consulted).

The fact that we have not demanded anything extra in monetary terms from our parents even during the registration process, gives us more self-confidence and a sense of independence

How was the response from the college and staff?

College and staff have been supporting us right from the initial stages. We have got a very friendly and supportive environment in GIT. We could approach any staff and they are always there to guide us. Prof. Santosh Saraf who was the judge for the first website we did (IEE GIT) is with us till date as our mentor. Being the coordinator of IT Incubation Center of the College he suggested starting our office there. Our Pricipal Dr.D.H.Rao and Management have been very supporting in setting up our office. We have got many projects through the reference of staff, students and alumni of our college.

You are in the 7th sem now how do u manage work and studies?

Well engineering is not that difficult. I’m a bit allergic to books and clear the 3 hours exam with 3 hours study while Manoj does have an aggregate of 70% +. We have been instructed by college to work at office only after college hours. We attend college regularly with others and work for the company in our free time which would have gone waste otherwise.

Who were the co founders with you?
Manoj and I are the co-founders of dotCORD. Then Manas joined us followed by Chinmay. We do have many internees who work part time for the company.

Some good/bad experience while on work

Everything was a new experience to us. Being technical students we jumped into something that requires management. However good we are at work, we need to convince people that we can do it. Initially we did not have a portfolio and also the fact that we are still students made many doubt if we could deliver in time and up to their expectations. Yet, some people trusted us with the job. We would like to thank all our clients for this trust they share in doing business with us.

According to me, we have not undergone anything such as a bad experience. Due to our limited exposure to outer world we did face some hurdles. We had to face problems with the market survey for product pricings. We faced problems with collection of payment as well. Some companies outsourced their work to us but cancelled the project without any payment. We faced problems in setting up our bank account as well. Thanks to the support provided by Axis Bank, our problems with a bank account ended there. We are lucky enough that someone or the other helped us when we were facing problems.

What are your future plans?

Till now we have followed a path that revealed itself to us, and which brought us here. But we now know that we require to lay our own paths in order to move forward and make DOTCORD a true success story. We are in the process of developing a comprehensive plan for our growth, especially extending our client base to more locations within the country as well as abroad; with Belgaum remaining the center of our operations. At this point in time, we cannot afford to think of a situation where we may have to disintegrate after our engineering course. We will give it all we’ve got in keeping abreast with the market demands and satisfying our customers.

Best thing you like about Belgaum?

The best thing I like about Belgaum is its collaborative nature. The people of Belgaum are very friendly and supportive. It is a cool and calm city. The quality of education is very high here. It does not have pollution and traffic problems like larger cities but we do have all the facilities which are available in any metropolitan city. Our company has a lot of scope parallel to the growth of Belgaum.

What are your thoughts on the initiative taken by AllAboutBelgaum for the IT development?

We were already aware of the earlier version of AllAboutBelgaum, that is, Belgaumblog. My instinct said me that this blog is going to grow one day which is quite evident with the transformation into AllAboutBelgaum and the number of Facebook fans. We know that team of AAB is quite capable of living up to any initiative. The recent initiative of bringing together IT companies in Belgaum is another such example. We extend our complete support to AllAboutBelgaum for all future undertakings. All the best to the team of AAB!!!

Here are some of the sites developed by them:

Visit www.dotCORD.com for more details.

Source : http://allaboutbelgaum.com/it/students-cum-entrepreneurs-under-graduates-running-a-it-company-successfully-dotcord-it-solutions/

Thanks to Uday :)

Indian Express writes about dotCORD

// July 29th, 2009 // Comments // My Activities, My Works

I and my company dotCORD were  featured on Indian Express Newspaper recently(25-07-2009).

FlashBack :  It was around 11Am on 22 July 2009. I was sleeping on my bed ( I usually sleep from 4am to 12pm or so since its holiday time !). I got an call from my college(GIT,Belgaum) placement officer Prof.D.G.Kulkarni. I picked up the call in sleepy mood. D.G.K. sir told me some news reporter has come for our interview and asked me to come to Principals cabin immediately. I was suprised to hear it ! I just took bath and got ready in hurry burry and ran to pricipals cabin (Took half an hour). Our Principal Dr.D.H.Rao was all alone in cabin when I entered and he told me that they are waiting for me at Placement cell and I moved on there.

The reported introduced himself as Tushar Majukar from Indian Express. He said that a editor from Bangalore had called him up saying there is a company in GIT. He was in dilama how can there be a software company in college and had come to get more information.  He just started asking about us and company. Since my partner Manoj was out of station I alone had to explain him everything. He told we will move on to our dotCORD office meanwhile.

We continued to keep talking on the way to dotCORD office which is located at IT Incubation Center, Librar Block, GIT. Our internee Maneesh was working in office while we entered and I introduced him to Tushar. Then Tushar asked me to show some of our work and I opened up the computer and showed some sites we had done. Our work reminded him of his old days(1990′s) when he was trying to dowebsites in HTML. He also told me about his friends who are in IT field. He collected information about how we started off, what we do, how we get clients, how we work, how we do business etc. He went on asking questions to me and I went on answers those questions.

We moved back to Placement office. I called up our mentor and IT Incubation Center co-ordinator Prof Santosh Saraf. He asked him about the activities of IT Incubation Center etc. He got an overview of support being provided to us from our college. Then those both moved on to Principals cabin to get his statement while I waited for them outside. I had no guess that our Pricipal comment big like in the article below. After coming out Tushar told me to mail me my and Manoj’s photos to his email id which he had given earlier. He told he will publish the article the next day and he left.

I checked the Indian express the next day but it had not come. Gangubhai had expired that day and I assumed to due to which all other news articles and not publised to make space for the Gangibhai’s news. I did not go to ask Tushar again on the topic. Then I had just left the topic and one day(saturday, 25-07-2009) my senior Meenakshi send me an SMS saying congratulations for your new company. Through her I got to know the article was published in Indian Express. But I was Bangalore and it was published in Belgaum Edition. I had to wait till I go back to read the article. Finally I read the article on Monday i.e after to days. I had got many calls from people who read Indian Express and I spoke to them without knowing what exactly was written in newspaper. Actually even I called up and thanked Tushar before I read the article myself !

dotCORD @ Indian Express
dotCORD @ Indian Express

About dotCORD:

dotCORD IT Solutions is a company founded by a group of students of Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum with a professional tint to their pursue of knowledge.

We are a registered company in web industry of information technology, with a commitment to provide our customers with Reliable, Efficient and Quality solutions that best fit to their needs.

We specialize in providing services to help clients identify, define and realize their business solutions tailored for the unique requirement of individual client.

What dotCORD Provides

  • Website Design and Development
  • Software and Web Applications
  • Animation & Interface Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Domain Name Registration
  • Web Hosting
  • Professional E-mail Solutions
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Online Advertising

For more details visit www.dotCORD.com

Belgaum techies come aboard and meet

// May 23rd, 2009 // Comments // My Activities

Belgaum Techies working in the IT and ITeS fields have concurred the same thought as of this blog and in response to Collective effort to develop IT & ITeS in Belgaum, they had their first meeting on Saturday 23rd May at Ajanta Café which went on in a informal but very assertive manner.

dotCORD IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

dotCORD IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

R K Patil of Vayavyalabs, Swapneel Patnekar from eTH1 Network Solutions, Aadil Bandukwala of Leading Minds, Ameet Patil of Spundhan, Harshad Joglekar a freelancer, Sandeep Tekriwal of Starnet computers, Sandeep Hegde & Manoj from DotCord, Vinod Chavan & Vishal Kulkarni from 3iGlobal were present.

Belgaum IT Meet

Belgaum IT Group

A formal round of introduction happened and all shared the idea of collaborating. They all thanked AllAboutBelgaum for talking this initiative and getting the It & ITeS related people closer in a group. Each one expressed their own problems and success stories and agreed to collaborate with each other. An e-Group has already been created for this and in some time a website will also be primed with all the details of the companies, Jobs etc.

Casual Discussions @ Belgaum IT Meet

Me(Left) , Vishal Kulkarni(middle), R.K.Pakil (Right)

A need was felt by all that as a group they should approach colleges and companies and promote themselves as well as Belgaum as a Brand. Reaching out to the clientele is the biggest challenge many said and this kind of a platform will enable and aid all of them to achieve their goals. As all are startups a need was felt to share the ideas and also share professional knowledge with each other on various topics which
will include taxation, company formation and govt legalities.

Belgaum IT meet

Networking @ Belgaum IT Meet

This is just a beginning and monthly meets will follow and the base of companies will also be added to the group so that all the It & ITeS companies based in Belgaum will come under a single banner for the benefit of Belgaum.

Source : AllAboutBelgaum.com

Due to lack of time in my hectic schedule, the content is copy pasted from http://allaboutbelgaum.com/business/belgaum-techies-come-aboard-and-meet-%E2%80%93-allaboutbelgaum-impact/