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By: Shared Items - May 13, 2009 « Jeetu’s Shared Memory

Shared Items - May 13, 2009 « Jeetu’s Shared Memory — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:52:19 +0000

[...] From MIT Blackjack Team to Amazon Acquisition: The Lexcycle Story | Xconomy [...]

By: Weekly Wisdom Roundup #27 (Links You Don’t Want To Miss) | Simoleon Sense

Sun, 10 May 2009 18:23:17 +0000

[...] 6. From MIT Blackjack Team to Amazon Acquisition: The Lexcycle Story – Via Xconomy -Neelan Choksi says he has an “addictive personality.” That might explain why he carefully orders an orange juice at the espresso bar, while I jack up my caffeine intake with another 12-ounce latte. We’re sitting at the Espresso Vivace in South Lake Union on a quintessentially rainy Seattle afternoon in early May.Choksi’s company, Lexcycle, has just been bought by Amazon, and he’s in town doing some house-hunting. Lexcycle (pronounced like the word “lexical”) makes the e-book reader application Stanza for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and desktop. The three-man startup is based in Austin, TX, and Portland, OR. Interestingly, Choksi says that just a year ago, he barely knew anything about the e-book industry. Let’s just say the man has gotten up to speed fast. How did he do it? It turns out Choksi has always been a remarkably fast learner, and the twists and turns of his career to date are already enough to fill a how-to book on entrepreneurship. [...]

By: Bharat M.Mehta

Bharat M.Mehta — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:48:56 +0000

Neelan’s career looks like a truly inspirational story for youngsters. It validates the thought, that if any one puts their mind to a goal, could be totally unrelated to one’s academic qualification, there is nothing that one cannot achieve. A sincere effort never fails. Hard work has no substitute. The harder one works, the luckier one gets. Keep it up Neelan. There’s more to come !

By: Lexcycle founders: ‘From MIT Blackjack team to Amazon acquisition’ | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

Sat, 09 May 2009 13:28:55 +0000

[...] he’s a very fast learner, as depicted in a profile in Xconomy Seattle. [...]

By: People Over Process » Links for May 8th

People Over Process » Links for May 8th — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:57:52 +0000

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May 8, 2009 | next media update — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:09:24 +0000

[...] From MIT Blackjack Team to Amazon Acquisition: The Lexcycle Story XCONOMY Neelan Choksi says he has an “addictive personality.” That might explain why he carefully orders an orange juice at the espresso bar, while I jack up my caffeine intake with another 12-ounce latte. We’re sitting at the Espresso Vivace in South Lake Union on a quintessentially rainy Seattle afternoon in early May. Choksi’s company, Lexcycle, has just been bought by Amazon, and he’s in town doing some house-hunting. Lexcycle (pronounced like the word “lexical”) makes the e-book reader application Stanza for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and desktop. The three-man startup is based in Austin, TX, and Portland, OR. Interestingly, Choksi says that just a year ago, he barely knew anything about the e-book industry. Let’s just say the man has gotten up to speed fast. How did he do it? It turns out Choksi has always been a remarkably fast learner, and the twists and turns of his career to date are already enough to fill a how-to book on entrepreneurship. Source> [...]

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:24:45 +0000

Amazing story, love the way you put stuff in perspective!