CEO's Corner

Hi,

I am Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Directi. I, along with my team are very excited to present - CodeChef - a non-commercial, social, community-based programming contest.

 

CodeChef is a project I am personally involved in. I have always been passionate about programming, ever since I laid my hands on my very first diskless IBM PC back in school. Having spent years programming, architecting and engineering many products across a myriad of platforms and technologies, I still find that nothing beats the pure joy of solving a challenging algorithmic/design problems in an efficient and logical manner.

 

CodeChef's operations are entirely non-commercial. We do not make any revenue at CodeChef. Currently all of CodeChef's operations, technology, infrastructure and management costs are sponsored by Directi. Over time we intend to subsidize some of these costs through strategic partnerships with other companies.

 

CodeChef was created with specific objectives in mind:

  • To constantly challenge and engage the developer community across various geographies
  • To enable knowledge expansion for developers
  • To provide programmers a platform for constant practice and improvement
  • To enable developers to benchmark their talent against peers
  • To have fun :)

 

CodeChef was built ground up with the social web in mind. We are still in beta, but we will shortly announce interesting social integration features within CodeChef that will extend engagement beyond just individual participation and leverage your social networks.

 

At CodeChef we intend to closely work with the developer community through our CodeChef Campus Chapters, and relationships with various User Groups.

 

We have enjoyed conceptualizing and creating the CodeChef platform. We are certain you will enjoy participating in our ongoing contests.

 


Bhavin Turakhia
Executive Chef

 

 

 

Bio

Bhavin Turakhia

- Founder & CEO, DIrecti
- CEO, ResellerClub/ .pw / LogicBoxes / Answerable.com

Bhavin was Directi's founding CEO, and is responsible for the exponential growth of Directi from a startup in 1998 to a global web products company with over 6 businesses, 20+ products, 500+ employees and millions of global customers. Under his leadership, ResellerClub and LogicBoxes have become industry leaders in their respective verticals, and Directi has consistently featured amongst the fastest growing tech companies in Asia by Deloitte and Touche. He continues to manage the Vision, Strategy, Engineering and Operations of ResellerClub, LogicBoxes, .pw, Answerable.com and WebHosting.Info.

 

Bhavin is the chief architect of the .pw social communication platform, OrderBox, and various other products and services provided through ResellerClub and LogicBoxes. He has authored several technology patents. He concieved and launched CodeChef - a leading coding competition platform. He is also responsible for Directi's community evangelism efforts such as TechCamp.

 

In 1998, at the age of 18, while in college, he founded Directi, with a focus to develop volume based Web Products and Services for a global audience. Having spent his school and college years in developing software, building web applications, and consulting companies, he brings to Directi, a deep understanding of the Web Services Industry, a strong technical background, a keen business sense, and most importantly, an unquenchable ambition for growth.

 

Bhavin is a respected entity in the Web 2.0 landscape, and a frequent speaker at various seminars, tech conferences and colleges. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local CyberCrime Investigation Cell. He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005. Bhavin was former chairman for the Global ICANN Accredited Registrars Constituency for two consecutive terms.

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CodeChef is a global programming communityCodeChef hosts online programming competitions