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Naveen Jain, founder and former head honcho of InfoSpace and the current CEO of Intelius, has a knack for driving against quality competition. While working for Bill Gates for seven years may have impressed the Indian-born online entrepreneur and made Gates his personal hero, Naveen Jain sees the Microsoft boss as someone who’s on the downhill slide.

As Naveen Jain himself revealed, he is not “backing off” and “learning golf.”

And that’s exactly what transpired when Naveen Jain left InfoSpace and built Intelius, now one of the most respected and admired companies in North America. Prior to leaving InfoSpace, Naveen Jain drove the company to its greatest heights, with a value of $31 billion and a list of high-profile companies in their portfolio.

When Naveen Jain started Intelius, doubt was a constant thing that popped into the minds of consumers. Now, Intelius has weathered the storm and evolved into one of the fastest growing companies in terms of economic growth. Intelius handles information for small and large businesses, and provides security and preventive measures against identity theft.

In a short span of time, Naveen Jain and Intelius achieved success in the information commerce industry with four million clients and an $88.5 million net worth in 2007.

Intelius received several acknowledgements from respective business organizations, including the Stevie Awards. One of the company’s recent feats is a finalist slot in the “Best New Product or Service” category for its innovative Reverse Cell Phone Directory.

Naveen Jain has come a long way from being a company executive to becoming his own boss, and there are no signs of him stopping just yet.