BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 28, 2000 ISSUE
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT Sanjiv Sidhu Founder, Chairman and CEO, i2 Technologies Inc. BORN June 1957, Hyderabad, India. EDUCATION BS 1980, Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India; MS 1982, Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State. HOME Dallas, Texas. FOUNDED i2 1988. SPORTS Surfing and snowboarding. FAVORITE MUSIC Indian folk music, jazz, and rhythm & blues. ON THE B2B BOOM ''Many believe B2B e-commerce is overhyped. But I believe it's underhyped.'' FAVORITE ASPECT OF JOB ''Helping companies completely rethink their business. Most can increase their efficiency by about 50%. When I say that, most people think I smoke the wrong stuff.'' NET WORTH $7 billion. ON BEING RICH ''I've realized it's totally a matter of perspective. Wealth is the difference between what your needs are and what your wealth is. I don't have very high-profile toys. My car runs. My home is livable. My jet is a time share.'' ON LARRY ELLISON, CEO of i2's main competitor, Oracle: ''In Silicon Valley and in high tech, many entrepreneurs' goal is to be richer than Bill Gates. Why would anyone want to work for them?'' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS The ``Velvet Hammer'' of E-Commerce RESUME: Sanjiv Sidhu CHART: B2B Boom INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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