Ankur Warikoo (born 25 August 1980) is an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur and author.
Early life and education
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
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
Awards
References
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- ↑ From Nearbuy CEO to Author: Why Ankur Warikoo Turned to Content Creation. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo talks at IIM-A, BLoC, Team. BLoC(2018-09-24). 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 People today don’t want to listen to superheroes: Ankur Warikoo. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ The Experiential Coach, Kumar, Saurabh. 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 GET EPIC SHIT DONE{{#if:Warikoo|, Warikoo}. Juggernaut Publication(2022-12-17). ISBN 978-93-93986-07-8
- ↑ Do Epic Shit{{#if:Warikoo|, Warikoo}. Juggernaut(2021-01-01). ISBN 978-93-91165-48-2