His company alma mater is indias largest provider of merchandise and memorabilia to schools and colleges. Bitten by the creative bug at an early age, varun agarwal has donned many hats, writes shyama krishna kumar. At 27 years old he has three companies to his credit alma mater, reticular and last minute films. In his intriguingly titled book, how i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company, varun vividly depicts his entrepreneurial journey, which was full of roadblocks. Varun agarwal hails from bangalore, india, religion belongs to is hinduism and nationality, indian. View varun agarwals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company by varun agarwal buy our book here. Addressed the pentagon, the united nations, intel usa and. In his college days, varun agarwal last minute films was the first company that he started. Varun agarwal is a graduate in engineering and now a successful entrepreneur, film maker and author.
If you are an engineering student and belong to bangalore, you can easily predict the enroute of anyone who falls under this category. The new initiative by milaap a book campaign for rural. Varun agarwal keynote speaker speaker bureau in india. He has cofounded three companies and authored a national bestseller, how i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company. At 26 years old he had three companies to his credit alma mater, reticular and last minute films.
Entrepreneurs turning into wordsmiths to chronicle highs. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company is the true story of its young author varun. Could not stop reading from page 1 to last without a gap. In his second year of engineering, he launched a company named last minute video, which make music videos, corporate films, and ad films, its first video got over 3 lacs hits on youtube. Varul agarwal is a successful entrepreneur, filmmaker, and author. Bangalore based varun agarwal is now all set to bring out a book on his. From engineering failure to multi millionaire varun agarwal. Reticular and last minute films to make sure that they do well. From failing in engineering to cofounding a million.
Mar 01, 2015 varun agarwal is a graduate in engineering and now a successful entrepreneur, film maker and author. He started his film production house last minute films and a youtube. Varun agarwal, founder of the last minute films lmf and alma mater, tells us his experiences with the archetypal anu aunty in his book. Born on december 6, 1987, in bangalore, india, he did his schooling from bishop cotton boys school and started engineering in cmr institute of technology bangalore, karnataka. Varun agarwal group indirects category manager strategic. The company called alma mater manufactured tshirts associated with the respective school in partnership with rohan malhotra, who was the cofounder of the same company. Currently based in bangalore, he wrote this book when he was struck by a of flu. Jan 29, 2017 it was given to me on my birthday as a gift from my uncle when i was in 9th grade. No person, living or dead has ever inspired me more than you just did in a 10 minute short film. Though he studied engineering he has left that as he was lacking interest in it. I would love to see where the organization heads from here on. Now his book is being made into a bollywood movie directed by nitesh tiwari.
The problem is he does not know what business he wants to do till an idea strikes him and he sets out on living his dream. Dec, 20 varun agarwal is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and a bestselling author. If you are thinking why the hype, then you must know this that, the book sold more than 20,000 copies in the first one month of its release. Join facebook to connect with varun agarwal and others you may know. So he decided to share his story to inspire his peers and budding entrepreneurs. Nov 30, 20 he cofounded alma mater a company that manufactures customized sweatshirts to alumni, a social media marketing firm reticular, and a film production house last minute films. He is one of the motivational speakers in india who has inspired over one million people. Then he started making short films, co founded alma mater, reticular, last minute films. A film production house he thinks milaap is a great initiative and his book is a perfect give to the lenders. Varun raymond aaron born 29 october 1989 is an indian cricketer from jamshedpur. Mar 12, 20 compelled to study engineering by anu aunty, varun satiated his creative inclinations by founding last minute films, a video production company while still pursuing his second year of.
Even though i knew some of the answers to varun agarwal s interview, when i received his reply it was like a fresh read. His own production house for online content, last minute films, was set up in 2005. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover varuns connections and jobs at similar companies. View varun aggarwals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A million dollar company by varun agarwal from amazons fiction books store. I wished i had got some other book rather than that one. Rahman, famous actress preity zinta, and some other big names. Born on december 6, 1987, in bangalore, india, he attended bishop cotton boys school before going on to study engineering at the cmr institute of technology in bangalore, karnataka. Varun agarwal is an indian entrepreneur, film maker and author, popularly known as the alma mater founder. Nitesh tiwari will adapt young entrepreneurs selfhelp. In 2005, during his second year of engineering in cmr institute of technology, bengaluru varun launched last minute films, a video production. He worked with stars like priety zinta and ar rahman. Anu aunty the engineering anthem fancy parody i the enthu cutlets.
Last minute films, an independent production company founded in 2008. But even before agarwal entered the merchandising business, he was making music videos. Agarwal who has also founded a production company, last minute films. May 15, 2012 before i plunge into the interviews i make some time to research on the author, book, subject etc. Varun agarwal in the past couple of months, varun agarwal s video speech about his three entrepreneurial venture and. His own production house for online content, last minute. To write the filmmaker varun agarwal biography, one must understand that his channel on youtube has received lots of love and popularity from the viewers at a very young stage of his career. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar. Varun agarwal cofounded alma mater and two other companies reticular and last minute. It is the true story of varun agarwal, a bangalorebased entrepreneur, and how he came to start the company alma mater. My mum keeps complaining that i do everything last minute. Varun agarwal senior consultant plat4mation linkedin.
Varun agarwal is a first generation entrepreneur, film maker and a debut author. Varun agarwal was born on 6 december 1987 at and zodiac sign is virgo. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Koramangala is a convenient location for entrepreneurs. Varun agarwal, an indian firstgeneration entrepreneur, film maker and author, was born on december 6, 1987, in bangalore, india. Hp ropes in the same influencer as that of lenovo, just a. His pursuit of interests took his way to work with one of the greatest composers a. Most books about startups and innovation are packed with checklists, roadmaps, case studies and recommendations about how to launch a new business, raise funds, manage the team, pivot with new. He started his film production house last minute films and a youtube channel enthu cutlets which has more than 7 million views.
Take the leap and then do all the crap thinking, says varun agarwal, an indian firstgeneration entrepreneur, filmmaker, author and motivational speaker from bengaluru. After a brilliant schooling from bishop cottons boys school, varun succumbs to doing engineering. Startups by nature are interesting with certain quirks attached and when entrepreneurs translate this into a book it makes for interesting reading, said kapish. At a very young age, he has accomplished great things and entrepreneur varun agarwal biography will talk about them. We need more initiatives like these in our country.
Varun agarwal is an author, entrepreneur, storyteller, public speaker. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company yes, thats the title of the book authored by mr. Shortly after varun agarwal and rohn malhotra left the pub, the paper was used to freshen up after they were stopped by traffic cops. The young man who proved all nosy anu aunties wrong. Varun agarwal associate principal analyst gartner linkedin.
Since i had done plenty of similar work on the it guy series, and we both lived in koramangala, the startup center of bangalore, i figured why not. His comapny alma mater is indias largest provider of merchandise and memorabilia to schools and colleges. Varun agarwal is the perfect salesman of the century. A rightarm fast bowler, he first played for jharkhand u19 followed by jharkhand ranji team. Bangalore based varun agarwal is now all set to bring out a book. He is 27 years old and has 3 companies to his credit last minute films, alma mater and reticular. His talk on ted india ink talks recently was viewed by over 1.
We recently interviewed varun agarwal and found him to be an inspiration for the aspiring youth. The dangal director is adapting varun agarwal s debut novel how i braved anu aunty and co founded a million dollar company on becoming an entrepreneur and pursuing. Varun agarwal is an engineer and now a successful entrepreneur, film maker and author. In varun agarwal s case, it was the quirky name of his best selling book that did the trick. One day i wanted to give it a shot because my uncle assured me that it would bring change in my thinking on. In 2014 sometime around september varun approached me to work on writing a song for the jaded engineers of our beloved india. Varun agarwal explains how he turned tshirts into a business idea that worked. The protagonist dreams about becoming an entrepreneur. He played his first one day international odi for india in october 2011 and made his test debut the following month. The young and talented filmmaker, author and businessman is the founder of three wellknown ventures which include alma mater 2009, reticular 2010 and last minute films 2005. Dont let anu aunty stand in the way of your startup. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company.
The book also got its place among amazons top 5 sold books. No significant improvement in employability of engineers in last 5 years. To connect with varun agarwal, join facebook today. He does not want to follow the crowd and wishes to become an entrepreneur. Varun agarwal is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and a bestselling author.
Varun agarwal speakers connect asias leading speakers. Varun agarwal born december 6, 1987 is an indian entrepreneur, film maker and author. He started his career as an engineer then came to film making and is finally established as a well known author. Apr 01, 2014 varun agarwal mesmerizing the audience by his talk at iit kharagpur during global entrepreneurship summit14. Its the one reason you should pick up the book simplicity. Varun agarwal is an it professional, business owner, entrepreneur, freelance writer, professional blogger and techie by nature who writes about things that he cares and read about. Varun agarwal is an firstgeneration entrepreneur, film maker, author.
In his college days he founded his first business venture las. He is 31 years old and has 3 companies to his credit last minute films, alma mater and reticular. Varun has cofounded 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. Varun agarwal is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and bestselling author.
Varun agarwal is the cofounder of an online store which provides apparel and alumni merchandise of various colleges and schools in india. From failing in engineering to cofounding a milliondollar. Varun agarwal, no wonder i get to know about you today, when ive been wearing one such hoodie that comes from your firm since the last day at school. Varun agarwal s life was no less than rollercoaster ride. Siddarth roy kapur and ronnie screwvala will be making a movie which is an adaptation of varuns book how i braved anu aunty and.
Aspiring minds national employability report 201516 february 1, 2016. Besides, he is also the author of a book how i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company. How i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company by varun agarwal is a compelling and humorous account of the fulfilment of entrepreneurial dreams. Varun agarwal biography, age, height, body, bio data. Agarwal who has also founded a production company, last minute films, and recticular, a social media marketing startup, is now planning a second book on his filmmaking experience. Varun agarwal is an indian firstgeneration entrepreneur, film maker and author. While studying engineering, in the second year he decided to set up and launch a company under last minute video title which is a music production company with soft music videos, ad and corporate films. At 26, varun shares his profile with 3 companies to his name, alma mater, reticular and last minute. Yes, the book on which the parody was made how i braved anu aunty and cofounded a million dollar company is now. How does an unfocused young person such as varun agarwal, become the cofounder of a million dollar company. He is 25 years old and has three companies to his credit alma mater, reticular and last minute films. Varun agarwal photos the times of india photogallery. What happens next is what his debut book speaks in detail. Entrepreneur, author varun agarwal biography, books, net.
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