Will Moolya redefine meaning of "Value"?

A few days back, Pradeep Soundararajan officially launched Moolya Brainual Software Testing Services Private Limited on his famous blog. Moolya means Value. I was one of the few people who were aware of this development for at least 2 months. I got an opportunity to meet Pradeep at this year's GTAC in Hyderbad. So is it another software testing company that promises big....NO at least not to me and many others who have been following Pradeep's blog for over 2 years now. 

I am not an expert to talk much about business opportunities, market conditions and services offered etc. but I certainly know that there are so many money spinning machines in the world of software testing. You think of something related to software testing and few names will popup in your head, here is a simple exercise; Certifications in Software Testing, Easy to use Automation Tools, Quality / Standard Certifying boards (think of 2 names for each). See, you would rightly guess few names there. 

I have visited Moolya's site many a time since it's public appearance. Every time I visit it, something or other innovative (read different) approach becomes apparent, whether it be it's hiring process or the header of About Us page which boldly says "Curious to know about us?". 

I spent considerable time in thinking about this venture of Pradeep and Santhosh. It looks promising on many fronts because I feel a fresher will not spend too much time in mugging up some definitions, it will be like learning on the job and practicing that learning on Weekends; because I believe that people will not have managers who will ask them to go for some sort of certifications to prove their worth; because people will not spend hours in filling up excel sheets for some irrelevant metrics to prove test coverage ( or branch coverage and line coverage) rather they will win Clients' confidence by making them aware of current health of the project. I can go on and on for hours....but it's all not gonna be a bed of roses because Moolya promises to be a change agent and it will face some challenges from different quarters, I am expecting few anonymous bullies to comment on this post but that may not happen as BugMagnate is not a famous blog.

Pradeep has put a lot of emphasis on culture of the company and he said “They are the Microsoft & Apple of 1970's. They are the Google of the 1990's.” I don’t think any parallels should be drawn in terms of where it is starting because when any of the aforementioned companies started they were unrivalled in their market segment, the same cannot be said about Moolya. Moolya will need to collaborate, share, make it’s presence felt and above all It has to have a solid client list.

So what's gonna work in Moolya's favor at this point? Word of Mouth...yes and by means of this blog post I am starting in that direction. Let’s spread the word.

All the Best, Pradeep and Santhosh…I wish one day I’ll take pride in saying, “I know one of the founders of Moolya”. And I am sure; Moolya will prove Moolyavaan (of great value) to entire Software Testing industry and will redefine the meaning of "Value".