How Pradeep Jalakam is fixing the tech blind spot for small- and micro-businesses in emerging markets like Asia and Africa

Pradeep Jalakam, a veteran software engineer with 15 years of experience working at companies like Intuit, Best Buy, and Disney, saw this disconnect firsthand. He realized that leaving these micro-businesses behind was not just unfair, it was holding back entire national economies. To bridge this gap, he stepped away from the corporate world to build Firloop: an ultra-light, mobile-first software that anyone can operate with little to no tech knowledge. The post How Pradeep Jalakam is fixing the tech blind spot for small- and micro-businesses in emerging markets like Asia and Africa appeared first on Digital Journal.