Ankur Warikoo in conversation with Shantanu Prakash | Business Class

Wanting to be an engineer at NASA designing rockets, Ankur dropped from the PHD in the US and returned back to India with no plans. Watch Ankur Warikoo interview to know how he structured his way to the top from being an employee to owning that company. Motivational speaker by heart, hear him talk about his inspiring story. Ankur Warikoo is the co-founder & CEO of nearbuy.com – India’s No.1 Lifestyle App for Stepping Out. Ankur Warikoo startup nearbuy.com works with over 68,000+ local businesses comprising food & drinks, beauty & wellness, activities, movies & events and travel, across 33 cities in India. Prior to nearbuy.com, Warikoo was Head of Groupon’s APAC business. nearbuy.com is the result of a management buyout of Groupon’s India business in August 2015. Warikoo has been an Internet entrepreneur since 2008. In 2008 he cofounded Accentium Web along with 2 other batch-mates from ISB that ran websites such as Gaadi.com, Secondshaadi.com, Taaza.com amongst others. Thereafter, Ankur launched Rocket Internet’s India business and helped setup the footprint for Jabong and Groupon. Post his MBA, Ankur was a Management Consultant with A.T. Kearney for 3 years. He worked in Delhi, Dubai and New York during this time. Ankur holds a management degree from the Indian School of Business (Class of 2006) where he was awarded the Young Leader Award. He also holds a Masters degree in Physics from Michigan State University and holds a bachelor’s degree from Hindu College, Delhi University. Ankur is a regular public speaker and social media influencer, with 1Mn+ followers across Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Ankur was part of Fortune Magazine’s 40 under 40 List for India, LinkedIn India’s PowerProfiles List India’s Top Executives under 40 by Business Today and has been awarded the Social Media Entrepreneur of the Year. About BusinessClass: An interactive show with leading industry figures, the Business Class is hosted by Shantanu Prakash – a revered name in the industry. His insightful conversation with new-age startups, founders and subject matter experts give viewers an inside into the culture of startups, their biggest challenges and their efforts to overcome them. From his extensive experience with the country’s most renowned investors, Shantanu also gives valuable business startup advice to these fast propelling startups. About FounderIndia: FounderINDIA is India’s first digital business news platform that broadcasts talk shows, chats, conversations, interviews with leading figures from the world of business, politics, sports, entertainment, social sector and others.