Prasad in the Boston Globe
Prasad Thammineni, OfficeDrop co-founder and CEO, was recently quoted in the Technology section of the Boston Globe by tech journalist Scott Kirsner. Prasad spoke about Apple’s design, marketing and business strategy and how OfficeDrop has tried to incorporate some of these successful ideas into our strategy. As quoted in the Globe, Prasad says:
Prasad Thammineni, founder of the Cambridge-based document scanning service OfficeDrop, says he has modeled his start-up’s customer service strategy after what he has experienced at the Genius Bars inside Apple’s retail stores. “Our customer service reps have a lot of freedom to make sure the customer is happy,’’ Thammineni writes via e-mail. “They give out coupons, storage credits, and more.’’
You can also read Prasad’s entire email to Scott, where Prasad talks about how Apple has helped shape the work we do here at OfficeDrop. Scott also has other emails from well known Boston area founders on Apple and innovation here.
Prasad in Forbes via the AP
Prasad also had a fun weekend playing around with his new iPad - and chasing down the UPS driver to make sure he got it delivered to our office on a Saturday. Here Prasad Thammineni is mentioned in Forbes:
People could also “pre-order” iPads online to arrive Saturday. Prasad Thammineni did just that, but had to chase the UPS ( UPS - news - people ) guy down the block from his office in Cambridge, Mass., to get his iPad.
After playing with it for a few hours, his impressions were mostly positive. Typing on the on-screen keyboard wasn’t as comfortable as using a laptop with a regular keyboard, and Thammineni said he found himself using several fingers but not touch-typing normally. Still, he said, it was much easier to use than a Kindle keyboard.
But the weight of the device might keep him from typing on the go. Thammineni said that after about two minutes of holding up the device with one hand and typing with the other, it got too heavy, even at a mere 1.5 pounds.
Prasad, you’re famous!


