Founded in 2007, Candlestick Advisors is an independent equity research firm. With research coverage on 40+ private companies spanning across Technology, Internet Media, GreenTech, Bio-Technology and Education sectors, Candlestick Advisors is a pioneer and a leader in the private company research space. Our team consists of highly qualified professionals from India's premier institutes including IIT's and IIM's with a combined experience of over 50 years. Our analysts are at various levels of their CFA certification. Our reports have been quoted in various media publications. You can see a list here, http://bit.ly/GRn10p . Candlestick's founder, Late Mr. Suresh Balaraman had several years of Wall Street experience as a partner at ThinkEquity Partners, analyst at Roberston Stephens and an associate at Adams, Harkness & Hill. Suresh was the recipient of Financial Times 2008 "World's Top Analysts" award and was named in the Wall Street Journal's Master Stock Pickers in 2005. Suresh held an MBA in Finance from Columbia University, New York, MS in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, Texas and B.Tech from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology).