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Varun Agarwal
Varun Agarwal
	Varun Agarwal
Born	6 December 1986 (age 38); Bangalore, India
Occupation	Author, Entrepreneur, Film Maker and Investor
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company
Website
	varunagarwal.in

Latest revision as of 20:50, 6 March 2022

Varun Agarwal (born December 6, 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[edit]

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

Entrepreneur[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^[10]Varun Agarwal also founded an online e-learning platform name Mento^[11] which is also India’s first Ed-tech platform^[12] for creative courses.

Author[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[13] This video, which went viral, was featured on The Enthu Cutlets, a channel promoted by Varun in 2014 to showcase Bengaluru's comedians.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

The Movie[edit]

Siddarth 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.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[17]

Motivational Speaker[edit]

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 7,50,000 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.^[13]^[3]^[21]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Varun Agarwal - Keynote speaker". London Speaker Bureau. London Speaker Bureau. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "Being independent". The Hindu. Metroplus. March 29, 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Braving Anu Aunty". The Hindu. The Hindu. March 12, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "Koramangala is a convenient location for entrepreneurs: Varun Agarwal". indiatimes.com. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
↑ "Notes to Myself". The Hindu. May 18, 2012.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Satyendran, Nita (December 22, 2013). "Making a statement". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ Chaudhary, Apurva. "Indian Angel Network Invests In Almamaterstore.in". MediaNama. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "Young Guns Of India". India Today. Dec 29, 2011.
↑ SARKAR, NEEI. "PLAY on your own". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "Mento". Mento. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
↑ Mento. "Mento". Mento. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
↑ "An Education Startup With A Clear Philosophy: Grades Don't Matter". Forbes India. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Rai, Saritha (January 12, 2015). "Engineering a Revolution". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ Myrtle Lazarus, Susanna. "One up on Anu Aunty". MetroPlus. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "City's best tubes tickle". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "Watch Varun Agarwal's Anu Aunty video go viral". IBN Times. IBN Times. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Agarwal, Stuti (May 17, 2017). "Anu Aunty goes to Bollywood". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "DANGAL DIRECTOR NITESH TIWARI GEARING UP TO TAKE A NOVEL ROUTE NOW". The Times Group. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ "'Dangal' director wants Varun Dhawan for his next". The Times of India. PTI. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ Mid-Day, Team. "When aunties make books happen". Mid-Day. Mid-Day. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
↑ Sharma, Piyush (Jul 6, 2017). "From Running A YouTube Channel To Bollywood, This Is The Inspirational Tale Of Varun Agarwal". MensXP. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

External links[edit]

Book Review: How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-founded a Million Dollar Company

[London_Speaker_Bureau-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Varun Agarwal - Keynote speaker". London Speaker Bureau. London Speaker Bureau. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Team_Metroplus-2] "Being independent". The Hindu. Metroplus. March 29, 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Braving_Anu_Aunty-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Braving Anu Aunty". The Hindu. The Hindu. March 12, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Koramangala-4] "Koramangala is a convenient location for entrepreneurs: Varun Agarwal". indiatimes.com. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

[Neeti_Sarkar,_Hindu-5] "Notes to Myself". The Hindu. May 18, 2012.

[N._Satyendran,_Hindu-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Satyendran, Nita (December 22, 2013). "Making a statement". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[MediaNama-7] Chaudhary, Apurva. "Indian Angel Network Invests In Almamaterstore.in". MediaNama. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[India_Today-8] "Young Guns Of India". India Today. Dec 29, 2011.

[The_Hindu-9] SARKAR, NEEI. "PLAY on your own". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[10] "Mento". Mento. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[11] Mento. "Mento". Mento. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[12] "An Education Startup With A Clear Philosophy: Grades Don't Matter". Forbes India. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[EAR-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Rai, Saritha (January 12, 2015). "Engineering a Revolution". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Myrtle_Lazarus-14] Myrtle Lazarus, Susanna. "One up on Anu Aunty". MetroPlus. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[City's_best_tubes_tickle-15] "City's best tubes tickle". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[16] "Watch Varun Agarwal's Anu Aunty video go viral". IBN Times. IBN Times. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Anu_Aunty-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Agarwal, Stuti (May 17, 2017). "Anu Aunty goes to Bollywood". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Mumbai_Mirror-18] Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "DANGAL DIRECTOR NITESH TIWARI GEARING UP TO TAKE A NOVEL ROUTE NOW". The Times Group. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Dangal-19] "'Dangal' director wants Varun Dhawan for his next". The Times of India. PTI. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[Mumbai_Diary:_Tuesday_Dossier-20] Mid-Day, Team. "When aunties make books happen". Mid-Day. Mid-Day. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[MensXP-21] Sharma, Piyush (Jul 6, 2017). "From Running A YouTube Channel To Bollywood, This Is The Inspirational Tale Of Varun Agarwal". MensXP. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

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+'''Varun Agarwal''' (born December 6, 1986) is an [[India]]n [[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]]''.<ref name="London Speaker Bureau">{{cite web|title=Varun Agarwal - Keynote speaker|url=https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/varun-agarwal/|website=London Speaker Bureau|publisher=London Speaker Bureau|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Team Metroplus">{{cite news|title=Being independent|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/young-india-looks-towards-entrepreneurship/article7540558.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=Metroplus|work=The Hindu|date=March 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Braving Anu Aunty">{{cite news|title=Braving Anu Aunty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/braving-anu-aunty/article4501046.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref>
-'''Varun Agarwal''' (born December 6, 1986) is an [[India]]n [[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]]''.<ref name="London Speaker Bureau">{{cite web|title=Varun Agarwal - Keynote speaker|url=https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/varun-agarwal/|website=London Speaker Bureau|publisher=London Speaker Bureau|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Team Metroplus">{{cite news|title=Being independent|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/young-india-looks-towards-entrepreneurship/article7540558.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=Metroplus|work=The Hindu|date=March 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Braving Anu Aunty">{{cite news|title=Braving Anu Aunty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/braving-anu-aunty/article4501046.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
 Brought up in [[Bangalore]], Varun did his schooling from [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] and did study engineering at [[CMR Institute of Technology]].<ref name="London Speaker Bureau"/>
 ==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.<ref name="Koramangala">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44988958_1_indian-angel-network-rashi-varshney-koramangala|title=Koramangala is a convenient location for entrepreneurs: Varun Agarwal|publisher=indiatimes.com|date=2013-12-09 |access-date=2014-07-29}}</ref><ref name="Neeti Sarkar, Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3430488.ece?css=print|title=Notes to Myself|date=May 18, 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="N. Satyendran, Hindu">{{cite news|last1=Satyendran|first1=Nita|title=Making a statement|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/making-a-statement/article5489600.ece|access-date=26 December 2014|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=December 22, 2013}}</ref>
 ===Alma Mater===
 Varun says that the current aim of the company is to become profitable as well as more responsible.<ref name="MediaNama">{{cite web|url=https://www.medianama.com/2012/11/223-indian-angel-network-invests-in-almamaterstore-in/|title=Indian Angel Network Invests In Almamaterstore.in|last1=Chaudhary|first1=Apurva|website=MediaNama|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>
 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.<ref name="India Today">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/commercial-entrepreneurship-biz-kids-india/1/166310.html |title=Young Guns Of India |work=India Today |date=Dec 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|last1=SARKAR|first1=NEEI|title=PLAY on your own|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/play-on-your-own/article4905068.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
 === Mento ===
 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Mento|url=https://www.mento.co.in/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Mento|language=en}}</ref>Varun Agarwal also founded an online e-learning platform name [https://www.mento.co.in/ Mento]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mento|title=Mento|url=https://www.mento.co.in/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Mento|language=en}}</ref> which is also India’s first Ed-tech platform<ref>{{Cite web|title=An Education Startup With A Clear Philosophy: Grades Don't Matter|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/edtech-special/an-education-startup-with-a-clear-philosophy-grades-don039t-matter/57823/1|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Forbes India|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="N. Satyendran, Hindu"/><ref name="London Speaker Bureau"/>
 ===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.<ref name="EAR">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/engineering-a-revolution/|title=Engineering a Revolution|last1=Rai|first1=Saritha|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=13 November 2017|publisher=The Indian Express|agency=The Indian Express}}</ref> This video, which went viral, was featured on The Enthu Cutlets, a channel promoted by Varun in 2014 to showcase Bengaluru's comedians.<ref name="Myrtle Lazarus">{{cite news|last1=Myrtle Lazarus|first1=Susanna|title=One up on Anu Aunty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/anu-aunty-engineering-anthem-varun-agarwal/article6760688.ece|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=The Hindu|publisher=MetroPlus}}</ref><ref name="City's best tubes tickle">{{cite news|title=City's best tubes tickle|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/aug/18/Citys-best-tubes-tickle-1510364.html|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=Express News Service|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Varun Agarwal's Anu Aunty video go viral|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-varun-agarwals-anu-aunty-engineering-anthem-music-video-goes-viral-618813|website=IBN Times|publisher=IBN Times|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Anu Aunty"/>
 ===The Movie===
 Siddarth 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 (film)|Dangal]]'', is working on this new film.<ref name="Mumbai Mirror">{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Roshmila|title=DANGAL DIRECTOR NITESH TIWARI GEARING UP TO TAKE A NOVEL ROUTE NOW|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dangal-director-nitesh-tiwari-gearing-up-to-take-a-novel-route-now/articleshow/58679290.cms|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=Mumbai Mirror|publisher=The Times Group}}</ref><ref name="Dangal">{{cite news|title='Dangal' director wants Varun Dhawan for his next|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dangal-director-wants-varun-dhawan-for-his-next/articleshow/59674376.cms|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=PTI|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier">{{cite news|last1=Mid-Day|first1=Team|title=When aunties make books happen|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-tuesday-dossier-mumbai-news-events-activities/18252153|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=Mid-Day|publisher=Mid-Day}}</ref><ref name="Anu Aunty">{{cite news|last1=Agarwal|first1=Stuti|title=Anu Aunty goes to Bollywood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/anu-aunty-goes-to-bollywood/articleshow/58713209.cms|access-date=13 November 2017|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India|date=May 17, 2017}}</ref>
 ==Motivational Speaker==
 Varun is one of the prominent storytellers and [https://varunagarwal.in/talks motivational speakers in India]. Varun has also given INK talks, the Indian version of [[TED (conference)|TED]], where he shares his story. His first INKTalk's speech has marked more than 7,50,000 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 International|Philip Morris]] in [[Macau]].<ref name="EAR"/><ref name="Braving Anu Aunty"/><ref name="MensXP">{{cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Piyush|date=Jul 6, 2017|title=From Running A YouTube Channel To Bollywood, This Is The Inspirational Tale Of Varun Agarwal.|url=https://www.mensxp.com/work-life/entrepreneurship/38032-from-running-a-youtube-channel-to-bollywood-this-is-the-inspirational-tale-of-varun-agarwal.html|journal=MensXP|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
 *[https://www.tell-a-tale.com/braved-anu-aunty-co-founded-million-dollar-company-perspective-review-book-review/ Book Review: How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-founded a Million Dollar Company]
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