For Rani Paruchuri, life was difficult in Lakshmipuram, a village in Andhra Pradesh. This enterprising techie studied in a Telugu medium school without the faintest idea about the existence of computers, or her inclination towards technology.
1. Rani Paruchuri, Founder & CEO, Dream Tekis Software Pvt. Ltd.
For Rani Paruchuri, life was difficult in Lakshmipuram, a village in Andhra Pradesh. This enterprising
techie studied in a Telugu medium school without the faintest idea about the existence of computers,
or her inclination towards technology. When she was 12, Rani lost her father and things took a turn for
the worse. Her mother was uneducated and it became even more difficult to sustain the family.
Rani finished her intermediate in 1989 and wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. One day,
her maternal uncle, who was visiting them, found Rani studying till midnight under dim light produced
by a 25 watt bulb. Her dedication made him decide to provide her with a better education option. He
got her admitted into BSc Computer Science at Loyola Academy in Hyderabad. Insurance software The
year was 1989 and computers were still a novelty, but Rani was fortunate enough to have access to
them. Rani recollects one of her first interactions with computers when the students were given an
assignment to write a program to add two numbers. One of the friends in her group knew how to do it
so everyone else copied it from her. The moment she saw the output on the system she realized the
power these machines held. Though this happened 25 years ago, that moment is still etched in her
memory like it was yesterday.
Rani Paruchuri, Founder & CEO, Dream Tekis Software Pvt. Ltd.
In 2009, Dream Tekis went through a severe financial crisis. There was no money to pay electrical, water
or even internet bills. One day, the boy who used to maintain the plants in office for Rs.700 per month,
barged into her cabin and dragged out all the pots as they did not have money to pay. People took a
salary cut and manpower was reduced to one-third. Insurance management system Rani says she was
ready to walk down to office to save money on transport and then finally shifted to another location to
save on rent. They started working on their second product which finally started selling well and things
started getting better.
Rani says one of her biggest challenges is hiring, and there are two traits which she looks at while hiring
people. General Insurance Software One being the eagerness to learn and how open they are to new
ideas. The other being their basics and how strong they are at it.
“Being a women and a techie is difficult, and people don’t take you seriously until they see you code,”
she feels. Rani is extremely thankful to her brother, who is also her mentor and guide, and her mother,
who has also been the motivation behind her every act. “She always used to say, ‘If not you then who
else will do it.’” Her husband has been a big support and soul mate in her journey along with her two
daughters.
