Varun Agarwal Explained

Varun Agarwal
Birth Date:6 December 1986
Birth Place:Bangalore, India
Occupation:Author, entrepreneur, film maker and investor
Nationality:Indian
Notableworks:How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company

Varun Agarwal (born 6 December 1986) is an Indian entrepreneur, film maker and author. He has co-founded three companies and authored a national bestseller, How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Brought up in Bangalore, Varun did his schooling from Bishop Cotton Boys' School and studied engineering at CMR Institute of Technology.[1]

Entrepreneur

Varun has co-founded three startups, Alma Mater, an online store for merchandise especially for students of colleges and schools which was started in 2009, Reticular, a social media marketing company started in 2010, and Last Minute Films, a production company for online video content which was started in 2005.[4] [5] [6]

Alma Mater

Varun says that the current aim of the company is to become profitable as well as more responsible.[7]

Alma Mater has also launched a customised online Do-It-Yourself (DIY) online T-shirt maker tool called PLAY. The user can join or create a group, make custom T-shirts with an online editing tool, share it with friends and group members and invite others to join.[8] [9]

Mento

Varun Agarwal also founded an online e-learning platform name Mento[10] which is also India's first Ed-tech platform[11] for creative courses.

Author

How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company was rolled out in 2012 by Rupa publishers and is a national bestseller. ‘How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded A Million Dollar Company’ had already hit the number 5 spot on the Amazon India bestsellers list.[6] [1]

Music Video

He has teamed up with a Bangalore-based stand-up comedian Sanjay Manaktala to make a music video called ‘Anu Aunty, Engineering Anthem’ based on his book.[12] This video, which went viral, was featured on The Enthu Cutlets, a channel promoted by Varun in 2014 to showcase Bengaluru's comedians.[13] [14] [15]

The Movie

Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala will be making a movie which is an adaptation of Varun's book ‘How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-founded A Million Dollar Company’. Nitesh Tiwari, who directed the Bollywood movie Dangal, is working on this new film.[16] [17] [18] [19]

Motivational speaker

Varun is one of the prominent storytellers and motivational speakers in India. Varun has also given INK talks, the Indian version of TED, where he shares his story. His first INKTalk's speech has marked more than views on YouTube and is constantly increasing. He has given talks to executives at Unilever in London, college students in Pune and to employees of tobacco firm Philip Morris in Macau.[12] [3] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Varun Agarwal – Keynote speaker. London Speaker Bureau. 13 November 2017.
  2. News: Being independent. 13 November 2017. Metroplus. The Hindu. 29 March 2016.
  3. News: Braving Anu Aunty. 13 November 2017. The Hindu. The Hindu. 12 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Koramangala is a convenient location for entrepreneurs: Varun Agarwal. indiatimes.com. 9 December 2013 . 2014-07-29.
  5. Web site: Notes to Myself. 18 May 2012. The Hindu.
  6. News: Satyendran. Nita. Making a statement. 26 December 2014. The Hindu. The Hindu. 22 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Indian Angel Network Invests In Almamaterstore.in. Chaudhary. Apurva. MediaNama. 13 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Young Guns Of India . India Today . 29 December 2011.
  9. News: SARKAR. NEEI. PLAY on your own. 13 November 2017. The Hindu. The Hindu.
  10. Web site: Mento. Mento. 2020-09-08. Mento. en.
  11. Web site: An Education Startup With A Clear Philosophy: Grades Don't Matter. 2020-09-08. Forbes India. en.
  12. News: Engineering a Revolution. Rai. Saritha. 12 January 2015. 13 November 2017. The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
  13. News: Myrtle Lazarus. Susanna. One up on Anu Aunty. 13 November 2017. The Hindu. MetroPlus.
  14. News: City's best tubes tickle. 13 November 2017. Express News Service. The New Indian Express.
  15. Web site: Watch Varun Agarwal's Anu Aunty video go viral. IBN Times. 13 November 2017.
  16. News: Bhattacharya. Roshmila. DANGAL DIRECTOR NITESH TIWARI GEARING UP TO TAKE A NOVEL ROUTE NOW. 13 November 2017. Mumbai Mirror. The Times Group.
  17. News: 'Dangal' director wants Varun Dhawan for his next. 13 November 2017. PTI. The Times of India.
  18. News: Mid-Day. Team. When aunties make books happen. 13 November 2017. Mid-Day. Mid-Day.
  19. News: Agarwal. Stuti. Anu Aunty goes to Bollywood. 13 November 2017. TNN. Times of India. 17 May 2017.
  20. Sharma. Piyush. 6 July 2017. From Running A YouTube Channel To Bollywood, This Is The Inspirational Tale Of Varun Agarwal.. MensXP. 13 November 2017.