Ankur Warikoo is an Indian entrepreneur, angel investor, public speaker and mentor. He is the founder of e-commerce platform nearbuy.com.
Wiki/Biography
Ankur Warikoo was born on Monday, August 25, 1980, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (age 43; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Ankur Variku childhood photos
He grew up in New Delhi. From 1986 to 1998, he studied at Don Bosco School in New Delhi. From 1998 to 2001, he pursued a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hindu College, Delhi. Ankur earned a master’s degree in astronomy and astrophysics from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. 2002-2004, later dropped out of the university’s doctoral program. From 2005 to 2006, he pursued an MBA in Finance from the Indian Institute of Business and Finance, New Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
physical modification
In June 2023, he announced on Twitter that in the past 16 weeks, he had lost 8 kilograms, reduced his waistline by 4 inches, eliminated cheek fat, and increased muscle mass.
On April 29, 2024, he shared his body transformation journey on X (formerly Twitter), revealing his daily diet and some weight loss-related practices.
No fat at 43! How I achieved this weight loss by losing just 10kg in one year.
3T Model 1. Track 2. Train 3.Convert
(Long note – you may want to bookmark this for future reference) pic.twitter.com/ZapYyy86b1
— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) April 29, 2024
family
Parents and siblings
His father Ashok Warikoo worked in a medical company. His mother’s name is Neerja Warikoo. He has a sister who is six years younger than him.
wife and children
Ankur first met Ruchi Budhiraja when he was 19 on the bus to college. Soon they became friends and fell in love with each other. In 2007, after a period of dating, the two got married.
Ankur Warikoo’s wedding photos
They have a son named Vidur Warikoo and a daughter named Uzma Warikoo.
Ankur Warikoo with wife and son
Ankur Variku’s children
sign
Ankur Variku’s signature
Profession
In 2004, he started working as a consultant at NIS Sparta Corporate Training Consultants, New Delhi and worked there for one year. In May 2006, he joined Kearney Management Consulting in Chicago. After working there for more than three years, he joined Accentium Web, an internet company in Gurgaon, as one of the co-founders. In December 2010, he started working as a venture partner at Berlin-based Rocket Internet. He worked there for more than a year and founded the real-time e-commerce platform Groupon in March 2011 and served as head of Groupon’s Asia Pacific emerging markets (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines). In July 2014, he was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Indian School of Business, New Delhi, from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure, he was a member of ISB’s Next Generation Leaders Board (NGLB). In July 2014, he began to serve as an individual angel investor in a number of Internet and technology companies. He founded nearbuy.com, an e-commerce platform company in Gurgaon, Haryana, in August 2015. He served as CEO there from 2015 to 2019. As of January 2022, he is a member of the company’s board of directors. He is also a digital educator and has been working as an educator and content creator since 2019. He offers various courses on entrepreneurship, career management and personal growth. Ankur is also an author and in 2021, he published his first book, Do Epic Shit, which was considered one of the best-selling books in India in 2021.
Ankur Warikoo holding his book “Do Epic Shit”
He is also a public speaker and social media influencer. His eponymous YouTube channel has around 1.28 million subscribers, where he uploads videos related to finance-related tips and tricks. In an interview, he talked about his blogging journey. He said,
I have had many appearances on social media. My blog was my first social media debut in 2005 and I have been blogging for over 16 years now. My first video was posted on LinkedIn in 2016, not YouTube. My YouTube debut was in August 2017 and my Instagram debut was in 2018. Most of what you see seems like overnight success. But it’s actually been years in the making. This year, we’ve had over 50 million views on YouTube, 49 million of which occurred in the past year, even though we’ve been running the YouTube channel for four and a half years. That’s the power of consistency. Eventually the curve will dominate and the next thing you know is history. “
Awards and Achievements
- He was awarded the Young Leadership Award (Class of 2006) by the Indian School of Business.
- In 2014, he was named one of India’s 40 Under 40 by Fortune magazine.
- India’s Most Promising Entrepreneur Award Presented TEDx NIT Srinagar (2018)
- Selected as LinkedIn India’s Best Voice for three consecutive years in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Favorites
- Vacation destination: New York
Facts/Trivia
- In one of his tweets, he shared that his birth name is Ashneer. He tweeted,
My parents wanted Ashnir for their eldest son (OMG!). One day I came back from school (1st grade) and said “I wish my name was Ankur” and the rest is history! “
- In his blog, he shares the career plans he developed while in school. He wrote,
I was one of the few kids in school who always knew what he wanted to do. It’s a three-step plan to go to the United States to pursue a PhD, join NASA as a space scientist, and become the first person on Mars. “
- During his childhood, he faced various financial difficulties. In his blog, talking about the same thing, he wrote,
I come from extremely humble beginnings. We never get enough. Hand to mouth presence. Always short of money. My parents, regardless of our financial status, always made sure that my sister and I received a good education. Their dreams rest on us. We are the ones who change the trajectory of our families. I studied hard for it and entered a top university in the United States to pursue a PhD. Physics course, on a full scholarship (the only way we could afford it). I remember my father borrowed Rs. $55,000 to pay for a one-way ticket to the United States. “
- In an interview, he discussed the rejections he faced during his career. He said,
My resume was a failure and the process was not smooth. I tried JEE twice. Not sure, I even tried doing MSc (Master’s in Science) from IITs but still not sure. “
- In his tweet, he talked about the financial difficulties after marriage. He tweeted,
I had to keep my parents’ house as collateral to finance my sister’s wedding. In order to give Vidul a bike on his birthday (a gift he had been asking for all year), we had to sell Ruchi’s gold bracelet. We surprised him when he got out of school. He collapsed. So are we. “
- In 2020, he talked about his weight loss experience on Twitter. He tweeted,
Within 5 months, I dropped from 89 kg and 26% body fat to 69 kg and 8% body fat. 80% of the reason is food. “
- In an interview, he was asked who influenced him on his journey. He replied,
I like Naval Ravikant because of his views on work, thinking and lifestyle. I love Gary Vaynerchuk for his persistence, boldness, and consistency. I like Jay Shetty because of the simplicity with which he approaches things. Even though I am an atheist, I am deeply inspired by the thoughts of Buddha. I also respect Ryan Holiday’s thoughts on Stoicism. “
- He drank at parties and events.
- He follows a vegetarian diet.
- Ankur actively participates in various marathons.
Ankur Warikoo in marathon
- In an interview, he talked about the challenges he faced when he started creating content in his 40s. He said,
Answer this question: “What the hell are you doing creating content in your 40s?!” Why do you think someone needs a gray-haired person to tell them how they should live their lives? I’m done answering that question; I’m just letting the quality of my work take over. But this is the hardest question to answer. “
- Ankur appears on the cover of the January 2022 edition of HT Brunch magazine.
Articles about Ankur Warikoo in HT Brunch
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