Riverstone Design’s Post

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Hi. My name is Sharon. Have you ever noticed that things of value that last for a long time also take a long time to build or to grow? For example, a monument, a beautiful Rose Garden, or even a relationship. These are the things that bring joy to our lives. If you were clear about why you want to build such a thing, stay committed to your goal and work hard, you can build something of value that lasts for a long time. If you think about it, an organization or a company can be such a thing. A company not driven by profits, but genuinely for the welfare of its own people. You should expect such a company to be vibrant, full of life with its people showing great commitment to learn and to grow, helping their customers be successful in their business and keep doing it for the long haul. In other words, it's a thing of value that lasts for a long time. Sort of like. A Rose Garden. Today I want to tell you about such a company that I know of. They call themselves Reverse Stone. It was started way back in 2001 by two college buddies, Prakash and Annex in Chennai, India and in Pleasanton, CA. Riverstone started its journey as a company focused on the well-being of its own team and continues on that journey to date. Now spread out over the US, India and the UK, this team has grown to a size of 200. With a firm belief in their vision, these guys are building this company one day at a time, 1 project at a time. So what is it that they do at this company? Who are their customers? Come with me and I'll show you. Riverstone is a technology and design services company doing a bunch of different things for their customers in various industries. Commercial furniture, energy manufacturing, financial services, fire safety, insurance and transportation. This company is not a large company, at least not yet. But some of the things that they do for their customers is pretty amazing. They built ERP systems for large organizations. They offer comprehensive design services for manufacturers of furniture for commercial offices, healthcare and education. They do AI and machine learning projects for financial institutions and office furniture dealers. They build complex 3D models for manufacturers and build design tool extensions. They even work with some pretty cool web three technologies like blockchains and FTS, and decentralized finance. With their strong commitment to learning, working hard and growing, you can expect this team to achieve even greater things in the future. River Stones growth is completely organic, with every bit of the investment needed for their growth coming from their own operations. Because of this, every member of the team takes pride in their contribution to the company's growth and expansion. You can sense their feeling of ownership and pride when you talk to them. In the last one year we have added fifty people to a head count. We have renovated two of our office and added a new office space and #2 in Chennai. Our people have attended 6 different conferences in the US, UK and in Sweden. All this is possible because of the hard work and the contribution of our entire team. This gives all of us at reverse tone a lot of pride and satisfaction. Indeed, it is a great feeling to work together. The team and grow together. With all the work that they do. You would think that this is a team of very serious people bound to their chairs, working away at their desks until their fingers go numb. You couldn't be more wrong. They genuinely enjoy each other's company and have a lot of fun. Just look at these happy faces. Good for you, Riverstone team. Keep smiling and keep on rocking. At River Stone, there is a culture of continuous improvement. Everyone thinks about making the processes better and improving the quality of their work continuously. No wonder then that their customers think highly of them. Just listen to what some of them have to say. Happy anniversary, Riverstone. Your team is unbelievably professional, knowledgeable and responsive. You guys are always cost effective and consistently outperform our expectations. We appreciate our partnership with you guys and are excited for future opportunities to work together. Happy anniversary. Hi, this is JP with Paragon Furniture and I'm so happy to partner with Riverstone. I'm amazed by the quality of their work and their on time delivery. Riverstone supported us to meet the needs of all of our dealers and designers and all of them are super happy with everything that Riverstone has provided us. Thank you so much to the entire team at Riverstone. Happy anniversary and many, many more to come I'm sure. I have partnered with Riverstone for more than 10 years. Our professional journey together has lasted these many years as I moved to three different companies. I brought you along with me every time. It was easy for me to do this because you have given me high quality services. You're knowledgeable, resourceful, highly professional and responsive to our requests. You've always outperformed our expectations and I have to tell you, I know it's always high expectations. I thank you for your agility when we ask you to work on different types of projects with tight time frames and you're always ready and willing to accommodate. I appreciate your professionalism. Happy anniversary to Riverstone and to all of you I wish you continued success. You are a great team. Thank you. With such strong culture and work ethics, we can expect this company to keep going further along the path that they have chosen for themselves for years to come. This team has remained faithful to their vision till now. Join me in wishing them well as they keep marching forward. If you happen to be in Pleasanton or Chennai, drop by one of their offices and watch them work their magic in real time. They're always happy to have visitors at their offices and more than happy to chat. Good luck Riverstone team. Wish you many more anniversaries, all the success that you deserve and a lot of fun along the way.