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| Born | (1980-08-25) 25 August 1980 (age 44) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Ruchi Budhhiraja |
| Children | Vidur and Ujma Warikoo |
| Website | ankurwarikoo |
Ankur Warikoo (Birth 25 August 1980) is an Indian Entrepreneur, Youtube content creator and Writer. He is currently the founder of WebVeda
Early life and education
Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi to Kashmiri Pandit parents from Srinagar. 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.
Career
Warikoo started his career in 2008 by co-founding his first startup, Exancium Web, which ran websites like Gaadi.com and Secondshaadi.com. In 2011, he became the CEO of Groupon India. In 2015, he became the CEO of Nearbuy.com. In 2019, he resigned from Nearbuy.com.In 2021, he released his first book 'Do Epic Shit'. And in 2022 he published his second book, 'Get Epic Cold Done'.
Books
- Do epic shit (2021)
- Get epic shit done (2022)
- Make epic money (2024)
Awards
- Fortune 40 under 40
- Golden book award 2022
- ISB Young Leader Award for 2005-06
References
- "Ankur Warikoo Creator Stats, Biography | About Ankur Warikoo - Forbes India Digital Stars 2022". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- Warikoo, Ankur (Nov 27, 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 Nov 28, 2022. Retrieved Nov 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
- "From Nearbuy CEO to Author: Why Ankur Warikoo Turned to Content Creation". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ BLoC, Team (2018-09-24). "Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo talks at IIM-A". BLoC. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- "World Wide". The Indian Express. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Nearbuy needs multiple rounds of funding to reach its potential: Ankur Warikoo". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Sequoia likely to invest another Rs 100 cr in Nearbuy". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "People today don't want to listen to superheroes: Ankur Warikoo". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Kumar, Saurabh. "The Experiential Coach". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "Wings Publication announces winners of India's most prestigious book award". Aninews. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- "Ankur Warikoo: What India's restless Gen Z really wants". BBC News. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- Warikoo, Ankur (2021-01-01). Do Epic Shit (Standard ed.). Juggernaut. ISBN 978-93-91165-48-2.
- Warikoo, Ankur (2021-01-01). Do Epic Shit (Standard ed.). Juggernaut. ISBN 978-93-91165-48-2.
- Warikoo, Ankur (2022-12-17). 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 2024-12-22.