Monday Positive: Successful Indian-origin female CEO in the US tech world told what to do to make a presence

Be ready for constant changes and improvement, keep looking for ways to expand yourself, there will be diversity in thinking and if you keep searching for solutions to the problems from your experiences, then success will definitely come. Photo: Shreya Sarkar.

Recently, Indian-origin Leena Nair has become the CEO of Chanel. Parag Agarwal became Twitter CEO in November. Indian women are also making a mark in the tech field. Among them are Jayshree Ullal, CEO of computer networking firm Arista, Revathi Advaiti, CEO of electronics maker Flex and Anjali Sood, CEO of online video platform Vimeo. Apart from these, Kamakshi Sivakrishnan of Drawbridge and Komal Mangtani of Uber are also there. All of them want that the presence of women in the tech field should increase, how will this happen, read in these words…

Jayshree Ullal: This is a fast and innovative industry, only talent will win

The age of technology is growing rapidly. That’s why every day is important. The high tech industry being male dominated is not a hindrance for women. This is the fastest and innovative industry. Ultimately, the victory is with the talent. As a CEO of a tech startup, one must constantly be open to change, question and improve. It goes beyond education and the traditional business model.

Revathi Advaiti: Will stand with women, only then will real change come

“I am in favor of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education for girls. We need more sponsors than mentors. To help women in career development. People should stand with women. Who can get them projects and jobs. Without it there will be no real change.

Anjali Sood: If one door closes, another will open, never give up hope

Next gen women should focus on creating opportunities for themselves and impact. No one will advocate for your career. Keep looking for ways to expand yourself. Don’t stop learning. Women have to make their presence felt in the tech sector to move forward. What can be worse than that one door will close, but the other will open. Never give up hope.’

Get comfortable with the uncomfortable, continue your passion with career…
Be comfortable with the uncomfortable, says Kamakshi Sivakrishnan of Drawbridge, who built algorithms for understanding how people interact with ads. I was the only woman on the team. But I didn’t get upset. Komal Mangtani, who looks after Uber’s business intelligence, hails from a conservative family. When he adopted coding, he faced opposition. They believe, women diversify their thinking, find solutions to problems from their experiences. Komal says, ‘Continue your passion with coding.