Anjula Acharia-Bath made sure she was in the right place at the right time. The cofounder and CEO of online entertainment portal DesiHits had heard nothing but no from Apple after repeatedly pitching a sales partnership. She didn't lose heart. Instead, she happened to hit connection paydirt while dining at her regular hangout, Tamerine, a Vietnamese restaurant that's a hot spot for Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

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