


Bala — CEO, M/s CandyMetrics P. Ltd, Chennai
Work
- 2004, Magazine Ed.,
 - 2005, Independently wrote 4,700 lines of code
 - 2006, OSS (open source software) contributor
 - 2007, Project featured 2X in India’s leading tech magazine
 - 2008, Worked for 2 MNCs, Authored several whitepapers.,
 - 2009, Started community to break cycles of marginalization ↗
 - 2010, Certified Subject matter expert in Data Warehousing
 - 2011, Top contributor on developer community network
 - 2012, Handpicked as SAP Mentors, global cohort of 150+ subject experts ↗
 - 2013, Startup featured in TechEd Keynote at Las Vegas
 - 2014, Madras Realty’s 1st project – Dhruva Homes ↗
 - 2015, Founded a community initiative for education, OpenVarsity ↗
 - 2016, Director, Open Brace Pvt. Ltd.
 - 2017, Founded on-demand instructor led online training, SAPVarsity ↗
 - 2018, Startup inducted in BigData Accelerator programme by German firm
 - 2019, Product releases – ADskore, botlr, and AutoMCF ↗
 - 2020, Organized bootcamp to improve coding literacy ↗
 - 2021, Launched KEYSOME, search optimization agency ↗
 - 2022, CEO, Candy Metrics Pvt. Ltd.
 - 2023, Donated laptops to under-privileged kids ↗
 - 2024, OpenRealty, blockchain for real-estate startup ↗
 - 2025, Positively transformed financial livelihood of 120 individuals
 - 2026, UILO, In the works…. ↗
 
Writing
- Editor of award-winning blog on personal finance – arthamoney.com ↗
 - Editor, blog on startups & venture capital – rustysparkplug.com ↗
 - Editor, blog on sales – salesvita.com ↗
 - Tweets on #zen101 ↗
 
