Piyush Somani

Piyush started ESDS in 2005, making him a first generation entrepreneur, through his experience in a variety of roles across ESDS. He has built a reputation in the IT industry for his exceptional ability to build and grow business and nurture long-term relationships.

By the time Piyush completed his engineering in 2002, he was just 22. Piyush then moved to Mumbai and took his first job as a Purchase Head at Shanti Instruments, a Mumbai based instrument manufacturing company. Though it was a middle class family, Piyush’s father was always supportive as he believed that Piyush had the potential and thus encouraged him for business, which was Piyush’s choice. There was no pressure on Piyush from family side. Piyush being away from the family with a low income couldn’t support the family. So he decided to move back to Nasik and join an IT company in Nasik. After completing one year at the company, he realized, continuing a job is not his cup of tea. And finally, he started 'Web hosting support' business in the year 2004 with seven partners. Finance being a concern, the team had to start business in a shared space.

Piyush and team could partially utilize the space, as it was shared between two groups. The team bought one computer each as an initial investment.