SubscribeAt ActiveGarage, we practice what we preach.
We are not only actively working in our “garage” but also want to help others who are actively working in their garages to build stuff that will transform the world.
Our philosophy is simple – “Always Tinkering.” We are continuously experimenting, learning, building, implementing and getting feedback and then, go back to experimenting.
Along the way, we hope to share what we learn on this blog… and that’s not the best of it! Our authors form the foundation of ActiveGarage through their generous contributions. A little more about our authors – These are accomplished practitioners of business in their own right and what makes their contributions so valuable is that it comes right from their experiences in their field of expertise!
Just to make it more interesting, our team is spread all over the globe – in a way making this a “global tinkering” phenomenon.
Active Garage is the company behind 99tribes, our flagship project, that went live on April 22, 2010. Interested in knowing more about 99tribes? Please click here to learn more about it.
We sincerely hope you like our work and support us in our endeavor to enrich the business community through your participation as well!
Active Team
Himanshu Jhamb (based in San Jose, California)
Himanshu is passionate about bringing ideas to life through executing ‘real’ projects. He is the co-founder of Active Garage, a web portal dedicated to helping new entrepreneurs get access to relevant and trusted content (on fundamental concerns of business – entrepreneurship being one of them) from the ‘already accomplished’.
Himanshu has over 15 years of consulting experience in managing and delivering technical projects in a Professional Services organization. He has successfully (and profitably!) led small to mid sized teams on projects ranging from $1-$5M in revenue and encompassing full Software Development Life Cycle. Himanshu is also the co-author of the book # PROJECTMANAGEMENT Tweet book 01, 140 Powerful Bite-Sized Insights into Managing Projects.
When he is not working on a project, you would find him immersed in learning and honing his skills, ranging from getting better at the business of business to enjoying a challenging game of chess!
Himanshu can be followed on twitter at himjhamb
Deepika Bajaj (based in San Jose, California)
Deepika Bajaj is co-founder of ActiveGarage. Bajaj is also the Founder of Invincibelle, a company empowering women and a diverse, multigenerational work force to thrive in a multicultural world. Prior to starting her company, Bajaj spent more than eight years in telecommunications consulting and corporate marketing. She has served on the board of various professional organizations, including the National Society of Hispanic MBAs and Women in Intel. The author of DiversityTweet: Embracing the Growing Diversity in Our World, she is at work on a second book about her experiences as a global citizen and what is shaping the new voice of diversity. Her upcoming new ebook “PINK and Grow RICH” speaks of 11 UNREASONABLE RULES for success for women leaders who live and work in a multicultural world. She speaks and consults on diversity, blogs at www.deepikabajaj.com and writes a column on social media for ActiveGarage. She is the winner of 2010 IWE Entrepreneurship Achievement Award. Bajaj received a bachelor’s degree from Bangalore University in India and an M.B.A. in marketing from Fordham University in New York.
Guy Ralfe (based in Boston, Massachusetts)
Guy is all about change. This is reflected in his diverse portfolio of experience, starting his career as an engineer in the agricultural sector, then moving through the engineering and automotive sectors which founded his current IT career of 13 years. Through his IT career he has worked within investment banking; research and publishing and now marketing, media & communications sectors. This diversity extends to the geographies he has worked extended periods in, United Kingdom, USA, France and South Africa.
Guy’s career has centered on consulting in business restructuring / process reengineering and project management in leading project teams through the implementation of business systems or full software development lifecycles. Within these roles Guy thrives on the uncertainty, challenges and opportunities to learn. Guy is also the co-author of the book # PROJECTMANAGEMENT Tweet book 01, 140 Powerful Bite-Sized Insights into Managing Projects.
Guy sees now as the best time to tap into these years of experience in beginning his entrepreneurship career. Today he is building Starr Specialty Coatings a new business partnership in construction services and exploring the social media space with ActiveGarage.
Guy can be followed on twitter at gralfe
Robert Driscoll (based in Florida)
Robert has 14 years of sales and operations experience – 10 of them in the IT industry with an emphasis in enterprise hosting as it relates to business continuity and disaster recovery.
Robert started his career in technology with an ISP in the Washington, DC metro-area handling large customer accounts before moving to a venture-backed ASP start-up where he managed the largest partnerships for his company. Today he lives in South Florida where he currently works for a global telecommunications company managing Fortune 1000 companies on their BC/DR needs.
Robert graduated from George Mason University in 1995.
Robert can be followed on twitter at rsdriscoll
Magesh Tarala (based in Dallas, Texas)
Magesh is an accomplished software professional focused on building enterprise value through creative use of technology. Over his career spanning 15 years, he has held leadership positions at startups and Fortune 500 companies. Magesh’s combination of deep technical skills and business orientation enables him to identify opportunities and create innovative solutions.
Magesh enjoys working with people and is passionate about bringing out the best in everybody to achieve results that are larger than the sum of individual accomplishments.
When Magesh is not working on a project, he is actively investigating and “tinkering” with the latest developments in the software world to take advantage of them in the real business situations.
Thomas Frasher (based in Mountain View, California)
Thomas has a passion for solving problems and bringing new things to life.
With 26 years in the technology field,Thomas has help found four companies leading, designing and contributing to projects with budgets ranging from hundreds or dollars to more than $100M. His projects range from simple display systems to financial software, with medical devices and aerospace thrown in the middle.
When not working on a project, Thomas is often engaged in learning new things or teaching others new things or playing his guitar.
Thomas can be followed on twitter at tfrasher
Active Mentor
Rajesh Setty (based in Sunnyvale, CA)
Rajesh Setty is an entrepreneur, author and Speaker based in Silicon Valley. Rajesh currently serves as the president of Suggestica, Inc. and chairman of Jiffle. He is also involved in some combination as a board member, advisor and/or investor in multiple startups. Rajesh’s latest book “Upbeat: Cultivating the Right Attitude to Thrive in Tough Times” was published in May 2009. Rajesh maintains a blog called Life Beyond Code where he writes about entrepreneurship, leadership and simply living a life beyond code. You can also find him on Twitter (@UpbeatNow) where he is known for his collection of #Th!nkTweets
Active Development Team
Compassites Software Solutions, Pvt. Ltd. (Based in Bangalore, India
Compassites in India is a leading software development company. Folks from Compassites “tinker” with the development of our projects.
Active Design Team
Stresslimitdesign is an award winning design and social media agency from Montreal, Canada, who are proud to be Active Garage’s design and branding partner.
