Vishnu founded AlphaStreet because he believes that to be a good investor, you don’t have to learn the hard way by losing a sizeable chunk of cash, attend a top business school, or be a stock wizard. Drawing from his experience with all the above, he’s made it his mission to create a way for individual investors to make informed stock decisions with a community of support behind them. Thus sparing them the hassles of losing one’s hard-earned savings and/or going to business school. (Although as an alum, Vishnu is pretty partial to the Chicago Booth)

With his experience in Finance, Vishnu decided that AlphaStreet team would also consist of folks without the burden of his background – those who want to invest but do it sparingly or those who want to but are intimidated. With this perfect team designing the perfect solution for common man he has freed a good 30-minutes of time each week, using that to indulge in his favorite activities: hiking, reading and hanging out with his family.

Hiren looks forward to leveling the playing field in the investment industry thanks to AlphaStreet’s ease of use and thoughtful financial recommendations from industry experts. He is a big proponent of technology and believes that it can be used to bridge the Digital Divide. He is also about much more than fintech and sits on the Board of Directors for Abode Services, a Bay Area-based non-profit that assists homeless families and individuals find permanent housing.

Hiren’s stints include roles in technology and management in Digital Nirvana, Inc, Go.com, Cap Gemini America. In his free time, you can catch him on the Badminton courts, or on his Kindle. Pandora and Spotify are his favorite music services. He lives in Fremont with his wife and kids.

RC is Alpha Street’s true Renaissance man. Using his laundry list of talents and expertise in the investment data world he is leading AlphaStreet’s product offerings. Whether it is selecting what information to show where or just put it all in an AlphaGraphic, he has to have an opinion. He also dedicates his time to mentor his team members with his tremendous knowledge in finance industry.

RC is an active quiz league participant – mostly in business and general knowledge. So, go ahead and ask him which country has a flag that’s not rectangular. He may just know. (Hint: it’s near Tibet, but it’s not Tibet.) He’s also a news junkie, particularly obsessed with business, politics and sports topics. Among RC’s other passions include: cars, gaming, science fiction, and digital photography.

Stuart is a self-professed stock market novice who hopes he’s able to make online investing so simple that even he can understand it. He thoroughly enjoys writing code, particularly when he’s able to do so from scratch. Open source software provides the variety and freedom he enjoys the most. Before joining the AlphaStreet team, Stuart spent the past ten years as the Senior Developer and Project Manager at MythTV creating one of the most popular open source media applications.

He likes the great outdoors, Books and Real Ale, occasionally mixing them all together. In his off-work hours, Stuart enjoys hiking and growing his own food while teaching himself a few foreign languages.