Faisal Farooqui
| Faisal Farooqui | |
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| Born | 23 April |
| 🏫 Education | Binghamton University, State University of New York |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, CEO, MouthShut.com |
| 🌐 Website | MouthShut.com |
Faisal I. Farooqui is a technology entrepreneur. Farooqui is best known as the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MouthShut.com. Farooqui is an advocate of freedom of expression on the Internet.
Early life[edit]
Farooqui obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Finance from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He was elected to the University's Faculty Senate Committee and the Student government. While there, he started writing tech-column and later became the Technology Editor of the campus newspaper, Pipe Dream.[1] Upon graduation, he joined the telecom practice of American Management System (now acquired by CGI Systems), in Virginia.[2] [3]
Career[edit]
In 2000, Farooqui launched MouthShut.com.[4][5]
n 2012, Entrepreneur Magazine named Farooqui among the Top Business People in India and was included in a list of Entrepreneurs who have created History.[6] Farooqui has also been named as a Youth Icon on India's national TV news channel (Doordarshan).[citation needed]
The British High Commission in Delhi announced Farooqui among 50 Indians to its list of young leaders who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and symbolize optimism of the country.[7]
Marketing innovation[edit]
According to the Economic Times, Farooqui pioneered auto-rickshaw advertising in India by painting the logo of MouthShut.com on the back of the hood of rickshaws in Mumbai in 2001[8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alumnus credits Binghamton for inspiring his award-winning review website". Alumni Connect- Binghamton University. September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Faisal Farooqui". Crunchbase. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ Naik, Sushma (3 October 2009). "Swades, the dotcom way". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2020-04-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Surabhi Agarwal (26 March 2015). "Newsmaker: Faisal Farooqui". Business Standard.
- ↑ Adgully Bureau (2012-07-31). "Opinion, that matters: MouthShut's Faisal Farooqui". Adgully.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Create History: 1st Anniversary Issue". Entrepreneurindia.in. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Young Leaders Forum Delegation List". Gov.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Mitra, Moinak (23 March 2007). "Chunnu, Munnu left out as autos load dotcom ads". Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Seetha (2006-09-25). "Dotcoms discover a new marketing vehicle". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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