First Person Archives - OfficeChai https://officechai.com/category/first-person/ Startups, Businesses And Careers Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:18:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/officechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-tie-icon-46091.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 First Person Archives - OfficeChai https://officechai.com/category/first-person/ 32 32 90586222 Are Customer Experience Platforms Making Things Better Or Just More Complicated? https://officechai.com/first-person/are-customer-experience-platforms-making-things-better-or-just-more-complicated/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:12:10 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=52828 Recently, I moderated a panel discussion on how customer experience (CX) platforms improve customer engagement and interactions. To my surprise, the panelists came...

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]]> 52828 How I Quit My Job And Started Rayna Tours https://officechai.com/first-person/how-i-quit-my-job-and-started-rayna-tours/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:40:18 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=41943 [This article has been contributed by Manoj Tulsani, CEO and co-founder of the Dubai-based Destination Management Company, Rayna Tours and Travels. ] How did...

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]]> 41943 How I Started ‘Whispering Leaves’, A Home Decor and Gifting Brand After Law School https://officechai.com/first-person/how-i-started-whispering-leaves-a-home-decor-and-gifting-brand-after-law-school/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:30:58 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=39008 The idea of starting a gift shop came to me in 2019. It had been almost a year since I graduated from Law...

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]]> 39008 Beyond The Toilet Paper: How America Shopped During Covid-19 And Its Various Stages https://officechai.com/first-person/beyond-toilet-paper-america-shopped-covid-19-various-stages/ https://officechai.com/first-person/beyond-toilet-paper-america-shopped-covid-19-various-stages/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:47:02 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=34676 Watching the ‘orders’ page of our online store became an exercise in studying the American psyche. Over the last few weeks, I've seen with part delight, and part discomfort, capitalism play out in the face of a fast-escalating health crisis in the most powerful country on earth.

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]]> https://officechai.com/first-person/beyond-toilet-paper-america-shopped-covid-19-various-stages/feed/ 1 34676 The Story Of ScoutMyTrip: When Passion Transforms Into Business https://officechai.com/first-person/story-scoutmytrip-passion-transforms-business/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:04:10 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=34263   It is often said that when you are able to transform your passion into your work, you get the best of both...

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]]> 34263 How I Gave Up A Wall Street Career To Set Up Zoomcar In India https://officechai.com/startups/gave-wall-street-career-set-zoomcar-india/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:29:14 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=32447 [This article is a part of our First Person series, where entrepreneurs write about their lives, jobs and careers.] I was studying at USC’s...

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]]> 32447 From An Accidental Entrepreneur To a Responsible Petrepreneur: The Dogsee Chew Story https://officechai.com/first-person/accidental-entrepreneur-responsible-petrepreneur-dogsee-chew-story/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:09:47 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=32024 [This article is a part of our First Person series, in which entrepreneurs and professionals talk about their lives, jobs and careers.] I would say...

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]]> 32024 How Gradeup Managed To Get 4 Million Downloads https://officechai.com/first-person/gradeup/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:23:26 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=28968 [This article is a part of our First Person series, in which entrepreneurs and professionals talk about their lives, jobs and careers.] Clearing...

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]]> 28968 How GetMyUni Became One Of India’s Biggest College Search Platforms https://officechai.com/first-person/getmyuni-became-one-indias-biggest-college-search-platforms/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:39:04 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=27983 [This article is a part of our First Person series, in which entrepreneurs and professionals talk about their lives, jobs and careers.] Every...

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]]> 27983 I Quit My Job, Built A New Income Stream And Relocated To Goa https://officechai.com/stories/moving-to-goa-permanently/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:12:50 +0000 http://officechai.com/?p=25191 Last year, in the second week of October, I moved to Goa. This post is a story of why and how that happened....

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