Jai Rajkumar - AzoogleAds Brightest
On Monday November 27th I received a call from Azoogle ads. I expected that it would be Jai calling, it wasn’t, it was a man named Mitchell calling to tell me that Jai had died over the weekend.
I had been working with Jai for about 6 months at this point and hearing this news just brought out all the memories I had about him. Not only was the man an aggressive affiliate manager he was also excited about what he was doing ( I have never heard someone more excited about ringtones or dating) and you could tell that in the way he spoke to you. The first time I spoke with Jai you could just feel this energy that comes from him. He was great at making connections with people and very tenacious when it came to reselling ideas.
Over those 6 months I had gotten to know Jai and we were supposed to meet November 21st for lunch. I called Jai early that morning and had to cancel our lunch because I was so sick, so we rescheduled for November 28th. Well I will never get to have that lunch, nor will I ever get to meet Jai in person, which is a shame because I was really looking forward to it.
In this industry it is often hard to meet people in person or take them out for lunch because distance usually exists between the two companies that are doing business. Jai, I believe, tried to close that gap, I can’t tell you how many times I would call him and he would be in mid-flight to meet someone for lunch or something like that. My condolences go to his close friends and family.
I know that Maggie, Kris and I already miss having Jai call here EVERYDAY to either just talk or to tell us about some new business proposition that he had concocted. Either way we miss it and him so from all of us here at Pepperjam,
Rest In Peace, Jai.
You will be missed.
Also this seems to be the official message board to leave your thoughts at. WickedFire will be creating a memorial for Jai to send to his family so if you have any words please leave them here.
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November 30th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Dean - very heartfelt words. Thank you. Jai was a close friend and ally to Pepperjam in a way that few others have ever been. I developed a level of respect for Jai that I have had for few other affiliate managers. Why? Because Jai seriously kicked ass at this job - he was the most aggressive, persistent, and bright affiliate manager I have ever known. I met with Jai two weeks ago in NYC and we were scheduled to host Jai here at the Pepperplex earlier this week - it is a tragedy that Jai is no longer with us. May you rest in peace my friend.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
I’m shocked. I don’t even know what to say. I received the E-mail and sat stunned at my desk for a few minutes. Jai to me was Azoogle. He was my only contact there and for me he was the face of that company. He will be missed.