Ankur Warikoo
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| Born | 25 August 1980 New Delhi, India |
| Website | ankurwarikoo |
Ankur Warikoo (born 25 August 1980) is an Indian entrepreneur, YouTube content creator and writer. He is currently the founder of WebVeda[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi to Kashmiri Pandit parents from Srinagar.[2] Warikoo received a bachelor's degree in physics from Hindu College, Delhi and completed his schooling from Don Bosco School (Alaknanda, New Delhi). He did MBA from Indian School of Business. He enrolled for a PhD in astrophysics to become a space scientist and then later dropped out of Michigan State University.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Warikoo started his career in 2008 by co-founding his first startup, Exancium Web, which ran websites like Gaadi.com and Secondshaadi.com.[5] In 2011, he became the CEO of Groupon India.[6] In 2015, he became the CEO of Nearbuy.com. In 2019, he resigned from Nearbuy.com.[7] In 2021, he released his first book 'Do Epic Shit'.[8][9][10] And in 2022 he published his second book, 'Get Epic Cold Done'.[11][12]
Books
[edit]Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ankur Warikoo Creator Stats, Biography | About Ankur Warikoo - Forbes India Digital Stars 2022". Forbes India. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Warikoo, Ankur [@warikoo] (27 November 2020). "Both Ma Papa come from Srinagar, where they grew up with little to no privilege. They did not go to any top school. They did not have any stamp that would set them for life. They just worked their way through. Like most others in their generation" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "From Nearbuy CEO to Author: Why Ankur Warikoo Turned to Content Creation". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b BLoC, Team (24 September 2018). "Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo talks at IIM-A". BLoC. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "World Wide". The Indian Express. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Nearbuy needs multiple rounds of funding to reach its potential: Ankur Warikoo". Financialexpress. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Sequoia likely to invest another Rs 100 cr in Nearbuy". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Saurabh (3 January 2022). "The Experiential Coach". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Wings Publication announces winners of India's most prestigious book award". Aninews. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Ankur Warikoo: What India's restless Gen Z really wants". BBC News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b Warikoo, Ankur (1 January 2021). Do Epic Shit (Standard ed.). Juggernaut. ISBN 978-93-91165-48-2.
- ^ a b "People today don't want to listen to superheroes: Ankur Warikoo". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Warikoo, Ankur (17 December 2022). GET EPIC SHIT DONE. Juggernaut Publication. ISBN 978-93-93986-07-8.
- ^ "Ankur Warikoo - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2014 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.