Varun Agarwal (Indian Entrepreneur) Biography

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Summary	Indian entrepreneur, filmmaker, author, and motivational speaker known for co-founding Alma Mater and authoring the national bestseller 'How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company'

School	Bishop Cotton Boys School
College	CMR Institute of Technology

Companies Founded	Alma Mater (2009) Reticular (2010) Last Minute Films (2005) Mento (India's first Ed-tech platform for creative courses) Mubble (mobile app for tracking prepaid mobile balance and data usage, acquired by InMobi)
Achievements	Co-founder of Alma Mater, an online store for college merchandise Successful author of 'How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company' Director of a Bollywood movie based on his book Co-founder of Alma Mater, India's largest online store for college and school merchandise National bestselling author of 'How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company' (2012), which reached number 5 on Amazon India bestsellers list Director of Kannada feature film 'An Odu Story' (earlier titled 'A Dummies Guide to Love') Featured on the cover of India Today and CNBC Young Turks Show Keynote speaker and motivational speaker addressing young audiences on entrepreneurship and overcoming societal pressures Collaborated with A.R. Rahman and Preity Zinta on various projects

Companies Founded

Alma Mater (2009)
Reticular (2010)
Last Minute Films (2005)
Mento (India's first Ed-tech platform for creative courses)
Mubble (mobile app for tracking prepaid mobile balance and data usage, acquired by InMobi)

Achievements

Co-founder of Alma Mater, an online store for college merchandise
Successful author of 'How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company'
Director of a Bollywood movie based on his book
Co-founder of Alma Mater, India's largest online store for college and school merchandise
National bestselling author of 'How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company' (2012), which reached number 5 on Amazon India bestsellers list
Director of Kannada feature film 'An Odu Story' (earlier titled 'A Dummies Guide to Love')
Featured on the cover of India Today and CNBC Young Turks Show
Keynote speaker and motivational speaker addressing young audiences on entrepreneurship and overcoming societal pressures
Collaborated with A.R. Rahman and Preity Zinta on various projects

1. Established a thriving company during college years.
2. Opted out of college education and succeeded in diverse areas.
3. Presented inspiring talks at significant gatherings.
4. Dropped out of engineering college at CMR Institute of Technology due to lack of interest in the field
5. Co-founded Alma Mater at age 22 with friend Rohn Malhotra
6. Started making short films during college instead of pursuing engineering
7. Alma Mater has successfully partnered with educational institutions across India and generates over Rs. 20 crore in annual revenue
8. Spoke at the INK Conference, the Indian version of TED, about braving societal pressure to become an entrepreneur