How did it all start?

This is a question that Vishu gets asked very often and the story is simply amazing. Being a software geek, he was always on top of the latest in technology and innovations going on in the industry. During the early 2000s, there came a host of cloud applications that were built around small businesses. This meant that finally small businesses could harness the efficiency of enterprise grade software at a fraction of the cost and can pay just for how much they use.

Around this time, Vishu was paying a regular visit to his general practitioner (doctor) while he was staying in Connecticut, USA. And she was visibly upset that day, so Vishu asked her what was concerning her. She shared with him that she was leaving her current practice with other doctors and setting up her own, but the current practice was refusing to redirect her patients to her. She was worried that she would lose a large portion of her business if her patients were not redirected to her new practice.

Vishu thought for a while and asked her what data did she have of her current patients. She said she has their intake papers which was not in software format. So he said, ok, let me see what I can do for you.

He took the stack of papers, went to FedEx and got an OCR done on the first page to get their names and addresses. Then he designed a simple postcard saying that Dr. ABC was moving, and his is her new address. He then did a mail merge and got the postcard printed with their addresses and sent them out using the USPS service.

At the same time, his wife Vanessa, made a one page website using Weebly that had her name, new address and phone number. Keep in mind, back then, google my business did not exist. They also patiently went and updated all the online directories with her new location and phone number.

When he returned to check with his doctor a month later, she had tears in her eyes. She said each and everyone of her patients came to her new location with the postcard in their hands and were so happy that they didn't lose her.

She then insisted that she pay Vishu for his services and hence was born Cloud IT Guru with his wife Vanessa.

Achievements with Cloud IT Guru

So far over the past 13 years, Vishu and his team have built close to 120 websites, implemented a dozen or more cloud applications for small businesses ranging from invoicing, custom form building, order processing workflows, created digital marketing campaigns, snail mail campaigns and much more using the magic of cloud applications. Cloud IT Guru has served all sizes of businesses from Doctors, Dentists, HVAC companies, local gyms, moving companies, local painting and renovation companies, rugs and home services and many more.

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