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You Should Know: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan
Seriously though, how cute are these two? Talk about a tech power couple. Husband-wife duo Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan are more than the go-to's in their respective industries. He, a big name at Facebook, leading their mobile monetization and publisher products. She, the founder and CEO of Lumoid, an online retail hub for buying and renting the latest in tech gear. But again, back to how cute they are.
Aarthi Ramamurthy
Occupation:
Founder & CEO, Lumoid
Place of birth:
Chennai, India
Instagram/Twitter:
What do you actually do all day?
Changing the way people buy gadgets.
Favorite song growing up?
Like a Prayer, Madonna
My biggest secret is…
I love gardening (not a well kept secret, clearly)
Why do you live in San Francisco?
Best place to build impactful tech companies
Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?
Uber all the way. Well, and I love running.
My motto is…
Be the change you wish to see
My alter ego is…
James Bond
The last drink I had was…
A Blue Bottle cappuccino
My secret crush is…
John Hamm [need to learn to spell the name right first]
What was your first job?
Software developer intern at Intel
If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?
Coffee at Farleys, breakfast at Plow, running acrasamoss Golden Gate Bridge, work, sunset on my patio, dinner at Hakkasam
Coming from? Going to?
work...work (what?)
What is your favorite work of art?
Artwork at Place de Terthe, Dali
Who should we know?
Sriram Krishnan
Occupation:
Product, Facebook
Place of birth:
Chennai, India
Instagram/Twitter:
What do you actually do all day?
Email, lots of email.
Favorite song growing up?
Wind of Change-Scorpions
My biggest secret is…
Not telling you!!
Why do you live in San Francisco?
No other city is changing the world as much as SF
Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?
Walking!
My motto is…
Asking for forgiveness> asking for permission
My alter ego is…
A little-known but essential Avenger
The last drink I had was…
Probably an old fashioned.
My secret crush is…
Apart from Aarthi? Helen Mirren!
What was your first job?
Selling homemade stickers in fifth grade.
If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?
Nap.
Coming from? Going to?
Oh boy. I'm going to sound so boring...work...and work.
What is your favorite work of art?
Most things by Banksy
Who should we know?
*Sriram's Side Notes:
-Someone should get Kanye to do these questions. To pay for that...Yeezy.
-I understood the LOST finale.
-I thought Birdman, the movie, was overrated. You probably hate me now.
-I have way too many sneakers. Proud of my Air Jordan collection.
-Upside down text is a silly gimmick in Advertising. Don't do it.