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About: Prasad Thammineni

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Prasad Thammineni is a serial entrepreneur and founder of five ventures. His latest venture, OfficeDrop, is a cloud filing system, scanner software and document scanning service that helps small businesses go paperless and manage paper and digital documents online.

OfficeDrop’s software and scanning service makes it easy for businesses to digitize and get their paper into the cloud. OfficeDrop acts like a cabinet in the cloud that organizes paper and electronic materials online so information can be search for and found in an instant, whenever and wherever it is needed. The affordable service helps businesses save time and money, and enables them to be more environmentally friendly by reducing paper use. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, OfficeDrop was founded in 2007 and has won awards such as AlwaysOn Global 250 and MITX Technology Awards.

He is the co-founder and contributor to Startable.com, a blog focused on funding and growing startups. Prasad has been a frequent presenter at a number of conferences and business schools including Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School and an acknowledged expert in using Cloud Technology to make businesses efficient. He serves as a judge in the Wharton Business Plan Competition and UPenn's Pennvention competition.

He is a 2007 MBA with honors graduate from The Wharton School, with a dual major in Operations and Marketing. He won the prestigious Joseph P. Wharton Award for Leadership and Innovation. Prasad is also a graduate of the BITS, Pilani, India with dual degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.

He lives in Boston with his wife, Shivani. They enjoy living in one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city. When he is not ruminating on his ideas, he enjoys biking, walking his dog and making dinner.

Website

http://www.officedrop.com/

Recent Posts by Prasad Thammineni:

• Don’t Be a Launch Hater, 27 Dec 2011
• 5 Tech Tools to Help You Manage Your Small Business From Home, 02 Sep 2011
• Top Gmail Apps and Plug-ins for Running a Business, 12 Jul 2011
• 5 Steps to Help Your Small Business Save Money in 2011, 06 Jan 2011
• 5 Tips for Working With Outsourced Designers, 22 Nov 2010
• 5 Tips for Creating Winning Small Business Videos, 18 Oct 2010
• Raising Venture Capital: 7 Tips, 15 Sep 2010
• 7 Reasons to Use Groupon for Your Small Business, 16 Aug 2010
• A Simple Guide to Small Business Insurance, 30 Jul 2010
• 5 Ways to Turn Email Newsletters into Valuable Customer Insights, 11 Jul 2010
• 20 Tips Your Small Business Can Use To Build Web Credibility, 16 Jun 2010
• Finding the Application Marketplace That’s Right for Your Small Business, 10 Jun 2010
• Free Desktop Apps to Boost Small Business, 10 May 2010
• The iPad for Small Business – It’s Not Just a Toy, 02 Apr 2010