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O'Brien: The Influencers of Silicon Valley
By Chris O'Brien
Mercury News Columnist
Posted: 12/13/2009 01:00:00 AM PST
(Vish Mishra)
The untimely death earlier this year of Rajeev Motwani, the Stanford professor who had advised Google's co-founders, unleashed an astonishing wave of tributes to this classic Influencer.
Inspired by his example, I've been assembling my own list of The Influencers of Silicon Valley. I wasn't interested in touting, yet again, Steve Jobs, Mark Hurd and their high-profile counterparts. Instead, I wanted to identify others like Motwani — quiet, unheralded people who are shaping conversations and ideas across the valley and around the world through their research, their advising, their teaching, their networking or their investing.
Through conversations, e-mails and tweets with colleagues, friends and sources, I compiled an initial list of more than 100 candidates, including many I had never heard of. Then I whittled it down, in part by focusing on those who are having a real, quantifiable impact. In many cases, these people might be superstars in their realm yet barely known outside of it. My final 10 are not necessarily the most influential, but they are playing an essential role in shaping the valley's innovation economy.
Consider this list a celebration of what is best about Silicon Valley.
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THE CONNECTOR
Vish Mishra is go-to guy for Indian, valley entrepreneurs
After 30 years on the high-tech scene, Vish Mishra, 64, could be forgiven for throttling back a bit.
Instead, Mishra seems to be accelerating, a whirlwind of activity that has him traveling, speaking and advising startups and entrepreneurs.
Officially, he's a partner at Clearstone Venture Partners. But what keeps him on the go these days is his role as president of TiE Silicon Valley, the largest and original chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs. Mishra was one of the founding members of TiE, which was started in 1992 by a group of Indian professionals in Silicon Valley to create community and better networking opportunities. But its reach has expanded well beyond the Indian community to be a major resource for entrepreneurs across Silicon Valley.
"TiE is not just for the Indian community," Mishra said. "There's only one vision. It is purely about business entrepreneurship."
TiE helps startups through year-round training programs and networking events. Among the main events is the annual TiE conference. And if you've never attended one, then you've missed one of the truly awesome gatherings of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.
Mishra's term as president began this year and runs through 2012. In that position, he serves as one of the main hosts and organizers of the annual confab, which drew 3,600 people last May. Though the event draws people from beyond the Indian community, it's also an unmistakable reminder of the prominence of Indians in Silicon Valley.
Through his work at TiE, Mishra shares the wealth of lessons he's learned after being a CEO of four startups and a director on countless others.
"My passion is just to help others," Mishra said. "My knowledge, I'm not going to take it back with me. If I can lift up someone else's life, then that's great."
Contact Chris O'Brien at (415) 298-0207 or cobrien@mercurynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sjcobrien and read his blog posts at www.siliconbeat.com.
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(if you having troubles, try posting your comment on this page or send an email to chronicle @ itbhuglobal.org)Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005, UP
Hi ,
just want to say after earning a lot of money
Vish Mishra
"My passion is just to help others said. "Mytake it back with me. If I can lift up someone else's life, then that's great."
His qoute remains only on words ,being an inventor from India i just tried to seek his help(not for funding) and his secretary will never let you speak with him even for two mins.
This is how people change .
Thanks
Sandeep Jaidka
October 1, 2011 6:26 PM