1.Name: King Siddharta
The Journey: At an early age of 16 years, he borrowed $10 from his father and bought an internet domain name. Using this, he built a web community dedicated to aero-modelling and aviation. Once it became successful, he sold the community for higher returns. Today, he is the CEO of Rockstah Media, an advertising, branding and marketing company. Also, he has been listed as ‘The Most promising young Indian entrepreneurs of 2012′ by India TV.
For some people a 9-to-5 job is satisfying, while some realize that the only way they can become happy is by being their own boss. However, true potential cannot be bound by age, and these young entrepreneurs have certainly proved the same.
Age: 22
Popular As: An Entrepreneur, Artist, Designer and Public Speaker
The Journey: King Siddharta was creative since childhood. At an early age of 11, he used to organize events at his locality. He identified with entreprenurship and the passion kept growing. During his 10th standard, he came up with the idea of an online magazine – Friendz that brought together like-minded people at one place. In no time, he developed interest in film making, and he pursued this hobby by shooting videos along with his friends. By the time he reached the 11th standard, he got well-acquainted with development and designing of websites. Presently, is an author, speaker and a magazine publisher, and organizes ‘Createens’ – a conference that aims at teaching young students about entrepreneurship and blogging. His e-magazine, Friendz is extremely popular among teens. Also, he has written a book, ‘Bhagvad Gita and The Law of attraction’ that explains the connection between science and spirituality. In the year 2010, he was listed among World’s Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs.
2.Name: Ritesh Agarwal
Age: 21
Popular As: Founder and CEO of OYO Rooms
The Journey: Ritesh is known to be one of the youngest CEO in the Indian hotel industry, besides, he is also the first resident Indian to be awarded with Thiel Fellowship. His dream of getting into the entrepreneurial world started at the tender age of 17. After his 12th standard, he enrolled in Indian School of Business and Finance, Delhi, but after a little while, he dropped out of the college to start his own venture. He formed Oravel Stays at the age of 18, which eventually led to the creation of OYO Rooms, the largest network of Indian branded hotels. Today, his business operates in more than 100 Indian cities and for the same, he has been presented numerous awards, one out of which is the ‘Business World Young Entrepreneur Award’. He is often seen attending various institutes and entrepreneurial conferences as a guest speaker.
3.Name: Arjun Rai
Age: 22
Popular As: COO of OdysseyAds
The Journey: When kids’ lives center around toys and mischiefs at 7, this boy started showcasing his entrepreneur skills. He started his garage sale, and started selling the gears that he found around his house. Later, he set up his shop where he sold wedding leftover wildflower necklaces. By 2010, he became the COO of an online advertising company, and later he set up his own venture, odysseyAds.
4.Name: Farrhad Acidwalla
Age: 21
Age: 21
Popular As: CEO of Rockstah Media
The Journey: At an early age of 16 years, he borrowed $10 from his father and bought an internet domain name. Using this, he built a web community dedicated to aero-modelling and aviation. Once it became successful, he sold the community for higher returns. Today, he is the CEO of Rockstah Media, an advertising, branding and marketing company. Also, he has been listed as ‘The Most promising young Indian entrepreneurs of 2012′ by India TV.
Name: Sabirul Islam
Age: 25
Popular As: Entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author
The Journey: He spent his early years in a crime-ridden borough of London. His cousin let him knew what entrepreneurship was all about, when at an early age of 13, he offered him a job. Few weeks later, Sabirul’s cousin was fired, and this was when he decided to run the operations all by himself. When he was all of 14, he along with 6 of his friends, started a website design company – Veyron Technology, and earned around $1000 within the first 2 weeks of the company’s inception. By the time he was 17, he published his first book, ‘The World at Your Feet’, which got sold out at a rapid pace. Next, he launched ‘Teen-Trepreneur’, a board game,started his own publishing company and now attends a number of events as an eminent guest speaker.
For some people a 9-to-5 job is satisfying, while some realize that the only way they can become happy is by being their own boss. However, true potential cannot be bound by age, and these young entrepreneurs have certainly proved the same.
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