When he told that he wanted to go to Hyderabad, his parents did not accept it. But they had to let him go because he was so strong in his decision. He rested all the responsibility of the institution to his friend and partner Muni Raju and left to Hyderabad. He doesn’t have much knowledge about Hyderabad. He believed that Hyderabad is a city for innovative technologies. He felt that it is the right place to achieve his dreams. In Hyderabad, Koti’s elder sister was living with her husband and also his uncle was working in a metal fabrication company. Reddy stayed in his sister’s house.


In the beginning, he didn’t had any clear idea of where to get job. His nephew on seeing his conditions, got him a computer repair job. After that, he saved money and started to make and sale computers. Very soon he realised that, this kind of investments won’t make huge profits. He understood that hardware alone won’t help, so he combined with software. His ability to work on both hardware and software helped him. He searched for a new job and got a part time job for teaching c-language in IMPACT Computers. In the meantime, he worked for some companies too. After that, he had a chance to work in JETIIT computers. Koti inspired the owner of the JETIIT computers company by his intelligence. In all places, he imprinted himself with his computer knowledge and his excellences. He also worked for Infosys in Dotnet platform and served for CS software inter project too.


In the meantime, Koti Reddy became a young JCB of India in JAVA certified professionalist. In the age of 17 itself, Koti Reddy conquered the right path for his life. Koti Reddy says, “ In 1999, all were worried about Y2K. At that time, the people with excellence in c-language is less and also the demand for Java was more. I thought Java too.”


A turning point in his life came. He became the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a multinational company and for that he made himself ready to go for the job. At that time, he had a call from the Microsoft Company. So, he refused the CTO post in the MNC and started to prepare for the interview in Microsoft Company. Koti Reddy says, “I consider Bill Gates as my God and Microsoft Company as my temple”. For this reason, he ignored jobs with very high pay and choose Microsoft Company.




Koti Reddy was called for the interview in Hyderabad Microsoft office at morning 9 am. Due to lot of excitement and restlessness, he went to the office at morning 7am itself. But he was not allowed to enter into the office till 9am. After the interview sections started only he entered into the office. When he came, the screening section was going on and the interview is packed with a set of 12 different rounds. The interview was going from morning till evening. In every round, he proved his excellence. The HR team decided to offer him the job, so they asked for the educational qualification certificates from him. As he had completed only 10 standard, he provided that alone. But the HR team asked for his degree certificates. Then Koti Reddy explained that he had only 10 Certificate and had not done any degree. On hearing this, the HR team was astonished, because Koti Reddy’s performance was so high and impressive compared to the candidates with B.Tech, M.Tech and other high degree. There is a rule in Microsoft company that candidates with degree only can get job but due to Koti Reddy’s excellence, the HR team felt that, he is so talented that he could not be ignored for not having a degree. By getting the advice from the leading executors of the Microsoft company, they decided not to lose him and treat him as a special case and gave job to him. By this, he made a new history that the only Indian who worked in Microsoft without a mere degree.


He earned a good reputation while he worked in Microsoft. He gave priorities to implement big-big plans of Microsoft. Even now, the mobile applications (app) designed by him are worth appreciation. When he achieved the dream of working in his dream company, Microsoft, he decided to go for his next dream. Koti Reddy says, “I want to become a man of works. Now I dream to create my own identity like Bill Gates, Tata and Steve Jobs. So, I leave the job in Microsoft in order to accomplish my next dream”. He had a good salary, fine job, a great fame, a luxurious life but he wanted to live on his foot as a big industrialist. For this reason, he returned to India.


When he returned to India, he established a company named “Bharat Innovation Lives”. This company is to satisfy various software and hardware needs of different companies all around the world. Then he started a social media named India Herald. Through his social service sector, he helps the people in need and the poor people. These group of sectors are called as “ Koti Group of Ventures”. After all this, he perceived B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree through distant education.


Koti Reddy, who is from a rural village in Andhra Pradesh and studied only till 10 standard in a government school proved that degree is not the only way to success. Degree is just a way to get a job but it will not give guarantee for success.


Koti Reddy is now a very successful young entrepreneur and through his industries, he makes lot of money, yet he has not stopped dreaming. Still he wanted to expand his territories. He wants to change the life of hundreds and thousands of people. He always wants to make new and innovative changes in society. Still now, he is taking care of the students’ entire needs in the government school where he studied in his home town. And also in many forms, he is rendering his service to the society.


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