Ankur Warikoo
| Ankur Warikoo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1980 New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Former CEO of Accentium Web Former CEO of Groupon India Former CEO of Nearbuy |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ruchi Budhiraja |
| 👶 Children | Vidur and Uzma Warikoo |
| 🌐 Website | ankurwarikoo |
Ankur Warikoo (born 25 August 1980) is an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur and author.
Early life and education[edit]
Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi to Kashmiri Pandit parents from Srinagar.[1] Warikoo received his bachelor's degree in Physics from Hindu College, Delhi and completed his schooling from Don Bosco School (Alaknanda, New Delhi) . He received his MBA from Indian School of Business. He enrolled for a Ph.D. in astrophysics and then later dropped out from Michigan State University.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Warikoo started his career in 2008 by co-founding his first startup Accentium Web, under which websites like Gaadi.com and Secondshaadi.com were run.[4] In 2011, he became the CEO of Groupon India.[5] In 2015, he became the CEO of Nearbuy.com. In 2019, he stepped down from Nearbuy.com.[6] In 2021, he published his first book Do Epic Shit[7][8] [9][10] & in 2022 he published his second book, GET EPIC SHIT DONE.[11]
Books[edit]
Awards[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Warikoo, Ankur [@warikoo] (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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Sequoia likely to invest another Rs 100 cr in Nearbuy". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "People today don't want to listen to superheroes: Ankur Warikoo". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ Kumar, Saurabh (3 January 2022). "The Experiential Coach". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "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.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Warikoo, Ankur (2022-12-17). GET EPIC SHIT DONE. Juggernaut Publication. ISBN 978-93-93986-07-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Warikoo, Ankur (2021-01-01). Do Epic Shit (Standard ed.). Juggernaut. ISBN 978-93-91165-48-2. Search this book on
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