Chocko Valliappa, CEO, Vee Technologies; Co-founder Valliappa Software Tech Park
- Chocko Valliappa is the CEO of Vee Technologies and Co-founder of Valliappa Software Tech Park.
- He co-founded an incubation company Valliappa Software Tech Park (VSTP), launching ORACLE, CISCO, and Verifone in India in 1995.
Podcast
Overview
In this episode of The Brand Called You, Chocko Valliappa discusses empowering people and sustainable business practices. He covers his background pivoting from textiles to technology and research. Chocko discusses innovations across nanotechnology, materials science, AI in healthcare, and skilling programs for underprivileged students. He also talks about the importance of taking others along on the entrepreneurial journey, reducing ecological footprints through technology, and converging solutions for social good.
00:14- About Chocko Valliappa
- Chocko Valliappa is the CEO of Vee Technologies and Co-founder of Valliappa Software Tech Park.
- He co-founded an incubation company Valliappa Software Tech Park (VSTP), launching ORACLE, CISCO, and Verifone in India in 1995.
- Chocko is a member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and the Winner of the YPO Global Social Impact Award.
01:01- What are three inflection points that shaped who you are today as a person, as a professional, and as a purposeful leader?
- My father recognized my interest in engineering early and encouraged me to learn about electrical, textiles, and mechanical engineering.
- I faced industry crises and labour issues – an inflection point that made me leave and guided me to eventually find technology and innovations.
- Later taking on college placements, I understood problems in the student recruitment process that reject students, inspiring me to start HireMee.
52:19- Recommendations to the audience
- There are many ways to make a million dollars but taking 1000 people along in your entrepreneurial journey and helping uplift them is what the world needs now.
- Moving outside your comfort zone and establishing yourself somewhere new can give you a fresh perspective.
- We need to harness the latest, greatest technologies like AI along with the computing power we now have, and converge them towards reducing our ecological footprint.
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Learn more about Chocko Valliappa: LinkedIn
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Profile
- Chocko Valliappa is the CEO of Vee Technologies and Co-founder of Valliappa Software Tech Park.
- He co-founded an incubation company Valliappa Software Tech Park (VSTP), launching ORACLE, CISCO, and Verifone in India in 1995.
- Chocko is a member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and the Winner of the YPO Global Social Impact Award.
