iCliniq is a Coimbatore-based telemedicine portal found by Dhruv Suyamprakasam in 2010. The online portal currently has over three lakh patients across the world and 2,000 doctors. But that was not the case when the portal went live in 2012.

“We had less than 10 doctors and had a hard time getting patients,” says 30-year-old Dhruv, with the enthusiasm of a college kid explaining his first project.

When he began working on the project, soon after graduating in engineering in 2009, his idea was simple. “All I wanted was to create an online portal where people can consult doctors,” he said and added, “and I thought it was easy.”

“Back then I was naïve to think that the idea would take off easily. I was not even able to meet a single doctor in a month,” said Dhruv. “They were so busy that I could not even get a single appointment,” he added. So he decided to try a different route.

Intern experience

“I became an intern,” he added. Dhruv interned with three doctors writing down case histories and observing interaction between doctors and patients.....Read more

Source web page:The Hindu Business Line