- Faisal Farooqui
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name = Faisal Farooqui
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birth_date = 23 April
birth_place = India
occupation =CEO ,MouthShut.com
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website = [http://www.mouthshut.com MouthShut.com]
footnotes =Faisal I. Farooqui (born: 23 April) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of
MouthShut.com , a leading user-generated consumer review website.According to the Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper, Faisal Farooqui pioneeredthe auto-rickshaw advertising in India [ [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Infotech/Internet__Telecom/Chunnu_Munnu_left_out_as_autos_load_dotcom_ads/articleshow/1795954.cms Chunnu, Munnu left out as autos load dotcom ads- Internet -Infotech-The Economic Times ] ]According to the Wall Street Journal [ [http://www.livemint.com/2007/04/02224213/Firms-discover-the-power-of-yo.html Firms discover the power of you - livemint ] ] websites such as Mouthshut.com and youtube are alternative channels for advertisers to get consumer feedback.
In an interview to
CNBC available onYouTube.com , Faisal reveals that the inspiration forMouthShut.com came to him while he was at school atState University of New York at Binghamton . He reveals the reasons why he chose the name "MouthShut" for a platform that encourages consumers to voice their opinion [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZZq_sVyBfc YouTube - Faisal Farooqui - MouthShut.com India - CNBC Young Turks ] ]In 2003, Faisal Farooqui was in the news when he presented a seminal finding and suggested the integration of CRM systems and Market Research. This was at the prestigious Technovate seminar of European Society of Market Research
(ESOMAR) , held inCannes ,France in [January 2003] [ [http://194.38.169.84/web/publication/publication.php?id=179 ESOMAR - Publications ] ]Faisal was featured on the cover page of Winning Edge- marketing magazine, June 2008 issue. Burn your boats before you start on your entrepreneurial venture advised Faisal to a bunch of aspiring tech startups at a workshop at IIM - Ahmedabad in June 2008 (http://tarundua.net/destination/summers/ahmedabad/2)
Early Career
Express Computers says that Farooqui was working as a consultant with American Management System, now acquired by CGI Systems, in
Fairfax ,Virginia , before he founded mouthshut.com (http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20051003/technologylife02.shtml)Farooqui attended the State University of New York at Binghamton from where he obtained a Bachelor's in Science degree with concentration in Management Information Systems and Finance.
References
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