Dinesh Shamdasani is the former CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Valiant Entertainment. He co-founded Valiant Entertainment, Inc. with his friend and fellow student Jason Kothari in 2005. In early 2018, Dinesh was forced to leave the company when DMG Entertainment took full ownership of Valiant Entertainment.
Shamdasani is an Indian-American who was born in Dubai, U.A.E. When he was four years old, his family moved to Hong Kong. Later he returned to the U.S. to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, California.[1] He has been a fan of Valiant Comics since he was a young teenager.[2]
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- 2019-current – Founder/Partner at Bad Idea
- 2018-current – Co-Founder/Partner at Hivemind
- 2013-2018 – CEO/CCO at Valiant Entertainment
- 2005-2018 – Co-Founder/CCO at Valiant Entertainment
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- ↑ The story of two Indian American entrepreneurs who are redefining the global comics industry (October 10, 2012 by TechCircle, India)
- ↑ Valiant Comics: Two Students Did Not Want to See Their Favorite Comic Book Brand Die. So They Bought the Company (May 16, 2012 by LA Weekly)
Further readings:
- How Valiant Will Be Affected by the DMG Entertainment Deal (January 29, 2018 by ComicBook.com)
- The Humble Giant: A Dinesh Shamdasani story by Joshua Dysart (January 31, 2018 by Chico Comics Page)
- Dinesh Shamdasani, Ex-Valiant CEO, Back Working in the Comics Industry… Ish (March 2, 2018 by Bleeding Cool)
Podcasts:
- The Secret History of Valiant Comics with Dinesh Shamdasani (April 14, 2013 by Only the Valiant)
- Publishing Comics Is A BAD IDEA (February 12, 2021 by The Dankstream]
