Chennai Questions!

[Krishnan Iyer]

Hello there - Vijay Anand ofthe Proto fame :) suggested about this club to me.. A quick summary about me, I spent 15yrs at MSFT and bootstrapped my company in 2007. We are a preferred Microsoft vendor focused on Virtualization and Security in the Infrastructure Optimization Space. I am exploring opening a subsidiary office in Chennai. You can find more about me on LinkedIn.

Couple of questions wondering if folks can help me get prepared. I will be landing in Chennai Jul 1st.

1. How easy is it to open an LLC or an equivalent company structure in India. Any gotchas to think about. Are there any good folks anybody can recommend who can get the whole thing setup (legitimately!) for some reasonable fees startups can afford?

2. Is there a concept of a PO Box or mailing address or even an "earthclass mail" company concept in india - if not its a great biz idea btw :). Is it easy to open a business acount in a bank ?

3. I am looking to meet (Microsoft) infrastructure consultants (junior and director level folks) and interview a few folks for potential opportunities in India working through Microsoft as we do in the US... if they are available to meet and explore. I have a job description - little 'r' me if you see this and are interested and I will send it to you!

I attended a proto.in event back in 2006 where Sunil Gavaskar came to Tidel Park.. and from what I have seen you guys have exploded in India! Congrats to the organizing team..

Regards
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Krishnan

[Praveen Kumar]

Hi Krishnan,

Welcome to the coffee club. Went through your profile & company. Interesting space of venture.

Wishing you best of luck to kickstart your Chennai operations soon.

Cheers
Praveen