Faisal Farooqui

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Faisal Farooqui
Born1976 or 1977
NationalityIndian
OccupationBusinessperson

Faisal Farooqui is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Indian review website MouthShut.com.[1]

Early life[]

Faisal Farooqui attended St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai.[2] He received a B.Sc. in Information Systems and Finance from Binghamton University.

Farooqui was elected to the University's Faculty Senate Committee and the Student government. He became the technology editor of the campus newspaper, Pipe Dream.[3]

Career[]

After finishing his undergraduate studies, he started working at American Management Systems as a telecommunication consultant.[4] He moved to India in 2000 and established MouthShut.com.[5][6] MouthShut popularized the concept of advertising on rickshaws for marketing purposes.[7][8]

He served as a spokesperson to Indian actor Dilip Kumar. His family has a long-standing relationship with Kumar.[9][10] He received a 2006 Manthan Award for Best Youth website.[11]

In several interviews in 2015, he stated that he supports net neutrality.[12][13][14] In a 2017 interview, Farooqui stated his preference for shifting India's time zone by 30 minutes.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Agarwal, Surabhi (26 March 2015). "Newsmaker: Faisal Farooqui". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ Naik, Sushma (3 October 2009). "Swades, the dotcom way". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Alumnus credits Binghamton for inspiring his award-winning review website". Alumni Connect- Binghamton University. September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Naik, Sushma (3 October 2009). "Swades, the dotcom way". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ Naik, Sushma (3 October 2009). "Swades, the dotcom way". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ Surabhi Agarwal (26 March 2015). "Newsmaker: Faisal Farooqui". Business Standard.
  7. ^ Mitra, Moinak (23 March 2007). "Chunnu, Munnu left out as autos load dotcom ads". Economic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ Seetha (25 September 2006). "Dotcoms discover a new marketing vehicle". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ Hindi, TV9 (7 July 2021). "Dilip Kumar Social Media : कौन हैं फैसल फारूकी जो हर पल देते थे दिलीप कुमार की हेल्थ से जुड़ी जानकारी, जानिए क्या है एक्टर से रिश्ता". TV9 Hindi.
  10. ^ "कौन हैं फैसल फारुकी जो देते थे दिलीप कुमार का हेल्थ अपडेट?". Prabhasakshi. 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Manthan Awards announced in 14 categories". afaqs!. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Internet users represent new India with aspirations – and they want net neutrality: Faisal I Farooqui". Times of India Blog. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  13. ^ www.ETTelecom.com. "Net neutrality: Wary of the DoT matrix - Tele-Talk by Faisal Farooqui | ET Telecom". ETTelecom.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Nine Indian startup CEOs write to TRAI against zero-rating platforms". 30 December 2015.
  15. ^ Kanti, Anurit. "Shifting India's Time-Zone By 30 Minutes Will Have Economic, Social, Health And Environmental Benefits: Faisal Farooqui". BW Businessworld.
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