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00:00 Intro
00:52 Nithin Kamath
01:45 Alakh Pandey
02:40 Anupam Mittal
04:00 Kunal Shah
05:31 Sharadha Sharma
06:34 Peyush Bansal
06:38 Vijay Shekar Sharma
08:34 Jayanti Kanani
09:35 Anubhav Dubey
10:35 Sridhar Vembu
Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, India's successful unicorn, fell in love with stock trading at 17. He lost his earnings during the 2001 Y2K bust, leading to debt. Working at a call center, he made a comeback in trading during the 2008 market crash, amassing Rs 1.7 crore by 2009. He used this to launch Zerodha in 2010, aiming to transform India's traditional stock broking industry, and succeeded.
Alakh Pandey, the founder and CEO of the edtech unicorn Physics Wallah, began his teaching journey in 8th grade to support his family. He quit engineering to start a YouTube channel in 2014, initially making just Rs 8,000 in 1.5 years. His dedication and student support led Physics Wallah to become a startup by 2020, revolutionizing the edtech sector.
Anupam Mittal, CEO of Shaadi.com, initially sought his own path despite a family business background. After trying and failing in India, he worked for MicroStrategy in the US and saw the potential of internet businesses. An initial success with Sagaai.com turned into Shaadi.com in 2000, with Anupam investing $25,000 to secure the domain. The gamble paid off, and Shaadi.com has since facilitated over 7 million life partnerships.
Kunal Shah, the entrepreneur behind Freecharge and CRED, faced financial challenges early in life. He worked various jobs, taught himself programming, and studied Philosophy to support himself. After working his way up in the tech industry, he founded Freecharge in 2010, eventually selling it for $400M. In 2018, he launched CRED, aiming to create a community of creditworthy individuals, driven by a passion for business rather than money.
Shradha Sharma, founder and CEO of YourStory, left Bihar for Delhi to pursue her studies at St. Stephen's College, hoping for success. Disappointed by the media's focus on established figures, she started her blog in 2008, giving aspiring entrepreneurs a voice. In 2009, she transformed it into YourStory, now a pioneering platform in Indian startup media, sharing over 150,000 startup and entrepreneur stories, reaching 10 million readers monthly, and hosting the popular event TechSparks.
Peyush Bansal, the founder and CEO of Lenskart, initially pursued a conventional career with Microsoft but sought a more significant impact. After experimenting with a classifieds site, SearchMyCampus, he discovered India's high rate of visual impairment. In 2010, he shifted to Lenskart, aiming to make eyewear accessible in India. Now, Lenskart is Asia's largest eyewear retailer, serving over 40 million customers.
Vijay Shekhar, founder and CEO of Paytm, faced early academic challenges due to a Hindi-medium education. Determined, he taught himself English and coding. In 1997, he launched India-Site.net, which he later sold for $1M. This led to the creation of One 97 Communications in 2000, the parent company of Paytm, one of India's leading fintech platforms since 2010.
Jaynti Kanani, the founder of Polygon, started with a modest job and a goal to clear family debt. Introduced to crypto in 2015 while working on a betting game, he became obsessed with its potential. In 2017, he started freelancing in the crypto space and noticed Ethereum network congestion, leading to the creation of Matic Network, now known as Polygon. It has grown to become one of India's prominent crypto projects.
Anubhav Dubey, the founder of Chai Sutta Bar, made a bold move by leaving UPSC exam preparations in Delhi to start a business with a friend in Indore. Using his savings, he launched Chai Sutta Bar in 2016, motivated to succeed after previous setbacks. Within a year, he expanded to three locations. Now, Chai Sutta Bar is a global brand with over 500 outlets, generating Rs 150 crore in revenue across India and other countries.
Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of Zoho, began his journey in electrical engineering and a career at Qualcomm. Observing the absence of a global tech company from India, he started AdventNet in 1996, focusing on niche networking software to fund ambitious projects. Renamed Zoho in 2009, it expanded into a vast portfolio of SaaS-based products. Zoho, a bootstrapped SaaS company, recently reached a milestone by serving over 100 million users worldwide.
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