"We have been in business for 20 years, " says Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy's chief operating officer.

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"We intend to hire at least 200 people this year, " says Chief Operating Officer Sanju Bansal.

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Equally important, Saylor talked MIT fraternity brother Sanju K. Bansal, an Indian-born engineer with a master's in computer science, into leaving Booz, Allen to join him in the new business.

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