so anand is only 22...

[MechJinx]

anyway you look at it, it's a pretty impressive success story. I remember a friend telling me the age of Anand and being floored...

 

[alexXx]

he is only 2.5 years older than me and i've done noithing interesting with my life, thus far.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: alexXx
is 'anand lal shimpi' indian? his name sounds like it

Yes. Well, brown skinned, at least.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: alexXx
is 'anand lal shimpi' indian? his name sounds like it

Yes he is, check out CPU magazine sometime he writes for them each month and in there is a picture of him.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: rh71
it couldn't have been just him. Shouldn't this place have an ABOUT US or something ?

You mean like this?

And let's not forget Cha Ka, who aided Anand with prehistoric strength and made Anand smile with his comcial ways.
Yup, those early days were tough but they did it together...

 

[FoBoT]

the timing was right, sometimes a chunk of success is good timing

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
It was "just him" in the beginning. Now he's got a team.

lol When I first read that I thought it said "It WAS just him in the beginning. Now he's a queen."

 

[mugs]

It's easy to get hardware manufacturers to send you hardware to review, you just don't tell them you're 15. Of course, you have to be established before they'll send you anything, so he probably reviewed his/his friends' hardware or software in the beginning.

 

[Electric Amish]

When he started out, he reviewed things he bought. As the site gained popularity, companies started sending stuff.

 

[peanutty1]

so do you pronounce the site "uh-NON-tech"? LOL...for the longest time, i was wondering what the hell the name meant, and have always been saying "AN-n-tech".

someone please confirm.

 

[mitchafi]

Well. I always thought it was pronounced just the way it looks: Uh-Nand-Tech

 

[bobbybe01]

Originally posted by: peanutty1
so do you pronounce the site "uh-NON-tech"? LOL...for the longest time, i was wondering what the hell the name meant, and have always been saying "AN-n-tech".

someone please confirm.

Anand pronounces it: "uh-NON-tech" or his name "uh-NON-d"

 

[peanutty1]

Anand pronounces it: "uh-NON-tech" or his name "uh-NON-d"

thx! now i know

 

Originally posted by: brigden

Outside of AnandTech, Anand is quite devoted to his fiancée Vinney...

Isn't that TGG's ex-GF? Did Anand punk TGG's GF???

God I hope he could do better than that.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: bobbybe01

Originally posted by: peanutty1
so do you pronounce the site "uh-NON-tech"? LOL...for the longest time, i was wondering what the hell the name meant, and have always been saying "AN-n-tech".

someone please confirm.

Anand pronounces it: "uh-NON-tech" or his name "uh-NON-d"

Um, so wouldn't it be Uh-Nond-Tech?



I say it An-And-Tech, even though I know it should be A-nond.

 

[alexXx]

the 'd' is prolly silent. just like in ffrench

 

[KhoiFather]

LOL, how come he never posts on this forum???

 

[randomlinh]

cause he's one busy man. he posts every so often

 

[alexXx]

he is in the prime of his life, AND is rich with a successful large company. i wouldnt waste my time of forums either

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: rh71
it couldn't have been just him. Shouldn't this place have an ABOUT US or something ?

Yeah it was just him.

I used to work at 2 review sites.. and it's not that hard.

Step 1: Review your own hardware
Step 2: Talk to people that know someone (retail store, or hardware/software company)
Step 3: Go to conferences and stuff

sooner or later you get contacts that will send you stuff in exchange for advertising and stuff

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
the timing was right, sometimes a chunk of success is good timing

yup i believe that too