Prerna Gupta

About Me

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I am, first and foremost, an entrepreneur. I have spent the past four years starting and advising social media companies in the areas of music, dating, and fashion. My roles in the start-ups include product strategy, marketing, web development, system administration, fund-raising and general management.

I am also a freelance model and writer. I write frequently about social issues affecting India, and also share my thoughts on how to maintain what I consider to be the perfect diet.

In my free time, I enjoy dancing, singing and listening to music. I also love engaging with nature through surfing, skiing and hiking. My favorite book of all time is Lord of the Rings, and a current favorite is Carrying The Fire, by astronaut Mike Collins. I speak Hindi, Urdu, English, Spanish and French. Oh and I’m also a die-hard tennis fan (vamos Rafa!!).

Travel

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I travel as often as possible to the ocean. My most recent trip was back to one of my favorite spots in Costa Rica, which I will leave unnamed It’s an amazing little surf spot on the Pacific coast, which has at least until now managed to retain a rustic charm. The waves there are incredibly consistent, and fun to surf regardless of your level. I consider myself an advanced-beginner at this stage. Although I’m surfing a 5′10” board, I still have trouble paddling out. Next step: learn how to duck dive!

Atlanta Studio 2 (Hop Models)

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Atlanta Studio 1 (Hop Models)

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New York

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Summer's eve in NYC

Start-ups

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Yaari.com

Yaari is a social dating site for Indian youth. Here are some news articles and interviews about it:

http://www.theculturalconnect.com/magazines/desi/2006-12-12/pro

http://www.podtech.net/home/1512/prerna-gupta-of-yaaricom-competing-with-orkut

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/yaari-announces-new-product-launch-71526.php

http://www.andhranews.net/india/2006/October/12-Stanford-Alumni-Launch.asp

Khush

Khush develops intelligent music applications.

Resume

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EDUCATION
Stanford University, Class of 2004
Computer Science, Economics, GPA 3.93, Phi Beta Kappa (top 5% of class)

START-UPs

Khush Inc.
Yaari Inc.

JOBs
Summit Partners, Associate, April – June 2005
Monitor Group, Consultant, August 2004 – March 2005, June – August 2003

SKILLS
Technical: C, C++, PHP, and MySQL programming; Linux administration; Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel; Photoshop
Language: Advanced Hindi, French and Spanish

ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS
Oklahoma Gubernatorial Inauguration, Master of Ceremonies, January 2003
Teen India Association of Oklahoma, Founder and President, January 1999-August 2000
Miss Asia Oklahoma 2000, May 2000

ACTIVITIES

Stanford Fund Class of 2004 Reunion Committee, Co-chair, October 2008 – October 2009
Sur, Co-founder, January 2006 – Present
TATA NEN Hottest Startups, Reviewer and Mentor, August 2008 – present
TiE YE Stanford, Founder and President, September 2002 – June 2004
Kappa Alpha Theta, Vice President of Administration, June 2003 – June 2004
Stanford Pre-Business Association, Programming Director, September 2001 – June 2003
49ers Academy Tutor, September 2001 – June 2002
Stanford Journal of International Relations, Technology Editor, September 2000 – June 2002

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Case Study on International Price Differentials in Fashion, September 2002 – June 2004

Received grant from Stanford University to study international price differentials in fashion industry, under guidance of Professor Susan Athey

Writing

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I write frequently about social issues affecting India, and also share my thoughts on how to maintain what I consider to be the perfect diet.

follow me on twitter at twitter.com/prernagupta

Music

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:54:26 +0000

Some of my favorite music:

xrae - alexrae.net

ahmedjan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StWrVL6SHL4

buddhadev dasgupta - http://www.buddhadevdasgupta.com/

nusrat fateh ali khan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sa85QO6pyA

zakir hussain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As1OMMcHXFs

vilayat khan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SJ-iHHPifE

Love

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Love is the most important part of my life.

Here are some pics of a love celebration in Costa Rica: http://picasaweb.google.com/yogiprerna/CostaRicaCeremony