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Jayshri is an Electronics Engineer, but her passion towards writing made her to be in this field. Apart from content writing, she loves reading, writing and surfing on various topics. In her free time, she likes to watch TV series and news. Sherlock Holmes is her all time favorite show. Jayshri loves cooking various Indian-western dishes.

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Dunzo: The product of Kabeer Biswas’s idea of earning money by saving people’s time

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In this busy world, people always prefer time-saving strategies to spend quality time with loved ones. Sometimes, it is hectic to go outside and stuck into the traffic to buying groceries and other items on holiday. So, here’s an option to leave these tasks to Dunzo. With Dunzo, many things are possible. Like starting from the ordering grocery to delivering food, taking your clothes to laundry or getting your watch repaired. Basically, it is a hyperlocal delivery start-up that saves people’s time by doing their task as mentioned above. However, the company offers some charges per order. But still, Dunzo acquired the trusted customer. Though there are many options for free delivery services. In 2015, Kabeer Biswas founded it. Last year, Google-funded 12 Million dollars to the company. Also, it marked the first internet giant’s first-ever direct investment start-up which is homegrown. 

What is Dunzo?

Dunzo is a Bengaluru based delivery start-up. Kabeer Biswas, a young entrepreneur, and engineer establish it in 2015. Due to its horizontal delivery platform, it became favorable amongst working plus non-working residents in the city. With minimal charges, the delivery persons at Dunzo are helping to save people’s time by performing their tasks. 

Glimpse to founder life

Kabeer Biswas, an entrepreneur, and mastermind behind makes living by saving time of people. He is the founder of Dunzo, a Bengaluru based delivery start-up company. Let’s see the Biswas’s journey to set up Dunzo.

Education and Career

Kabeer is a Mumbai University graduate in the field of engineering. After that, he went to Mumbai’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management. Thereafter, he worked at Airtel for three years. Next, he focused on his deal’s discovery company Hopper from 2011-2014. Sooner or later, Hike messenger acquired this start-up. 

The backstory of Dunzo foundation

This whole story starts after Kabeer had shifted to Bengaluru. That time, he explored the city for about six months. During this period, the idea of a hyperlocal delivery start-up pop into his mind. In January 2015, he set up Dunzo. Soon, he started the execution by delivering food, picking up groceries, and getting clock repaired. Earlier, he managed to do it himself, but as demands increased, he hired few delivery boys. In a very short period, Dunzo gain trust in the market. In fact, by the 2015 end, they have completed over 75 tasks/day. 

Evolution in Dunzo

Previously, Dunzo was a WhatsApp-based service. After rising demand, the company successfully launched a Dunzo app in February 2016. Also, it attained the AI-based concierge platform Wingman to bolster technology. Plus, Dunzo made a partnership with neighborhood stores to scale up delivery. Which also helped to set up a piece of robust local commerce machinery.

Services offered

The company offered quality service but there are no free deliveries at Dunzo. Still, many customers preferred Dunzo over free delivery services. Presently, it offers three types of services. Includes, purchase, pick up and drop, and repair and transactions. Basically, provides a horizontal platform for hyperlocal deliveries. Also, the company will enter the bike taxi business soon. 

Currently, it provides delivery services in cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurgaon. Also, in Noida, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai as well as Hyderabad.

Successes of Dunzo  

As mentioned earlier, the company not offered free delivery services. But still, it made its place among the list of rising hyperlocal delivery start-ups. In fact, it successfully generates a monthly revenue of about 1 crore. Also, the company’s per customer repeat purchases has been increased. Also, the company successfully scaled-up its delivery time. It has dropped to about 45 minutes which was more than 75 minutes earlier. In addition, the company also started a Bike Taxi service in Gurgaon.

Recently, Google the internet search giant company helped in fundraised to the company. Which can be considered as one more step to explore the business in the country

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Bhavin Turakhia: BigRock Founder to Set Name in The List of Youngest Indian Billionaires

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Websites have changed the shape of the digital world. However, to run the websites successfully domain as well as various hosting services are important. But most of the time small businesses find difficulties to get perfect hosting services. Presently, BigRock is one of the promising domains and website hosting service providers. In fact, its service is cost-effective and affordable to small businesses and personal bloggers. It is the Directi Group’s part which is founded by Bhavin Turakhia. 

What is BigRock?

It is an ICANN-accredited registrar. Also, an important segment of The Directi Group in domain services. BigRock is well-known for its competitive rates. In fact, those rates are almost 80% less than other such service providers. 

BigRock offers miscellaneous service with several domain plans. In addition, it ensures world-class services to assist businesses to reach the next level. 

At BigRock, a wide range of web services are offered. It includes domain name registration and hosting services. Especially, Website, email, and VPS hosting. Also, it offers many other value-added services. Includes, DNS management, WHOIS, and premium domain sales. 

Services Offered

Bhavin Turakhia

Bhavin is well-known as a serial entrepreneur for his miscellaneous start-ups. He is the CEO, Chairman and lastly the Founder of Directi Group. Similarly, he holds the same position at BigRock and the other two companies which are part of the Directi Group. These are known as ResellerClub and LogicBoxes. At a young age, he received many awards. Also, Bhavin marked his name in the list of Indian Billionaire. 

After serving as a Chairperson at ICANN, he became the youngest elected person to achieve the post. Here is a glimpse of the life and journey of Bhavin Turakhia.

Early life and Education

He is born on 21st December 1979 in Bombay. However, he went to Bandra’s Arya Vidya Mandir for schooling. At a very young age, he developed an interest in computers and programming. That time, he was used to teaching programming to his teacher and his friends. After that, he attended DG Ruparel college for graduation in science. But later he dropout and joined Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

Career

Bhavin Turakhia is a born entrepreneur. When he was 18, he set up Directi, his first tech company. That time, his brother Divyank Turakhia assisted him. Soon, he started other website ventures. Includes, BigRock, ResellerClub, Webhosting.info, and LogicBoxes. Later, these companies are sold for big money, almost 160 Million dollars. Currently, he handles the companies Flock Ringo and Radix. Also, he started a fintech company called Zeta in 2019.

Awards and Recognition

In 2016, he ranked 95th in Forbes India list of 100 richest people in India. Also, in the same year, he named Serial Entrepreneur of the year. As well, Entrepreneur of the year in innovation and Technology. Additionally, Economics Time awarded him as ETPanache Trendsetter Award in 2016. 

He also renown as Young Global Leader in 2011 by WEF in Geneva. In 2005, the Bharati Foundation and Entrepreneurship development institute of India presented him Bharti Entrepreneur of the year award. Bhavin is also serving as Chairperson of the ICANN. However, he set the record of becoming the youngest elected chairperson at ICANN.

Other Work

Other than this, he attends various seminars as a guest speaker. As well, Bhavin also assists local CyberCrime Investigation Cell as a technical advisor. In addition, he launched CodeChef. It is the platform for coding competitions. 

Bottom Line

Bhavin and his brothers set the tech venture at a young age, which is now flourished impeccably. Today, Directi and its other segments including BigRock are leading web service providers. In fact, the Directi groups have grown their customer base in more than 230 countries. However, it is valued more than 300 Million USD at present.

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Vedantu: An Online Learning Platform Created by IITians for Changing Education System

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We have noticed significant changes in many things throughout the 21st century and so, in the Education system. In fact, it is a need of the present era to change the way of education with a changing world. Also, 21st-century schools need an education system that maintains and cultivate the interest of students. It is the need to show them how to apply knowledge in the real world. Here comes the role of the ed-tech industry. Vedantu is a well-known ed-tech startup. It is set up by four entrepreneurs & IIT Students.

Vedantu- An Ultimate Ed-tech platform

It is an online platform dedicated to live coaching. Basically, it offers live coaching classes for 6 to 12 students. Also, a dedicated platform for the training of several exams like IIT foundation. In addition, online teaching sessions are available for exams like JEE, IMO NTSE, as well as many other entrance exams. To support the 21st century’s education system, it enabled online learning between pupils and educators. In fact, it uses advanced technology for an excellent experience. Also, students can select the tutors of their choice.

Backstory

In 2006, Vasmi Krishna set up Lakshya with his other three IITian friends Pulkit, Saurabh, and Anand. The main purpose of the company to train students for different tests. That time, they noticed that the Indian education system needs talented and motivated teachers. So, they create such a platform with the help of Lakshaya. In 2012, their first start-up that lately handover to MTEducare. After that, they set up another ed-tech start-up called Vedantu and launched for the public in 2014. Today, Vedantu has the vision to improve the education system with its superior online ed-tech platform. 

Founders of Vedantu

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Vamsi Krishna

He is the present CEO of Vedantu. However, he is well-known as a Tech Enthusiast, Edupreneur, and a Tutor. Before founding Vedantu, he also co-founded Lakshya with his college mates. They all have a teaching experience of over 13 years. Also, he served as a Management trainee at L&T for about one year. 

Vasmi Krishna earned his degree in B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Also, he went to St Pauls Senior Secondary School at Indore.

Pulkit Jain

He is another co-founder of well-known Ed-tech start-ups Vedantu and Lakshya. Before joining that, he served at EvalueServe until 2006. Pulkit is also an IITian who graduated from IIT Roorkee. From the beginning, he is extremely passionate about entrepreneurship. Now, he is an inspiration for many young entrepreneurs for his entrepreneurial journey. 

Anand Prakash

He has studied Pulp and Paper Technology from IIT, Roorkee. Also, he studied primary education at Delhi Public School. 

Anand also helped in the establishment of Vedantu and Lakshya. Presently, he is an account academic head at Vedantu. Earlier, he was Manager at Abhishek Industries.

Saurabh Saxena

Another milestone of Vedantu, Mr. Saurabh Saxena. He has studied Chemical engineering from IIT Roorkee. He also helped in the foundation of Vedantu in 2014. Apart from that, he co-founded many such Ed-tech start-ups. Presently, he is the founder and CEO of Uable, an ed-tech company that changed the learning experience. Also, he is the director of Ekya Schools.

Triumph of Vedantu

In 2016, Vedantu won the DNA Innovative Education Award for the Best Organization to Develop Technology for Education. Also, in the same year, it won KINSES2016 EduAwards. In addition, Vedantu was among the 100 startups by SutraHR. 

In 2015, it was the Online Education Start-up of the year. Also, the Praxis media awarded Vedantu as the ‘Most Promising and Innovative Live Online Tutoring Platform in India’. 

Current Achievements

Over the years, Vedantu trained more than 10K students. Also, it launched many scalable web products that reached millions of users. Presently, it is aiming to make the Vedantu platform more student eccentric.

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Dan Shaw: Godfather Of Node.Js Who Empowers Production-Ready Node.Js Applications Through Nodesource

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All know that IoT, AI, websites, and many other network applications are the future of the digital world. But these all applications demand a faster network for its better functionality. However, Node.js is the perfect platform to build faster and scalable web applications. Therefore, many leading companies use Node.js to power their websites and network applications. NodeSource is a well-known Node.js company. Presently, it is assisting many organizations to design Node.js applications to stand out in the modern digital era. Dan Shaw founded it back in 2014 to empower production-ready Node.js applications. 

NodeSource

NodeSource is an IT company having headquarters in San Francisco, CA. Currently, it is helping numerous leading companies to build Node.js applications. Also, it provides services and products to design and manage critical applications. For these services, Nodesource uses Node.js that has long-term technology plans, any company needed. In fact, the company has acquired customers like Mastercard, PayPal, Intel, Uber, NASA and many more.

It was established in 2014 by a young entrepreneur Dan Shaw.

Dan Shaw

He is best known for his contribution to the foundation of Node.js. Also, he served as an Executive director and secretary for Node.js foundation board of directors. In fact, he has been referred to as “Godfather of Node.js”. Because Dan Shaw worked very hard to build the Node.js community. In addition, he established the NodeSource to take this work further and introduced the power of Node.js to the world. 

Education

He completed his graduation in computer science from West Virginia University in 2006. During his degree, he was awarded for the best presentation in advanced project management. It was for a presentation on “Complex Adaptive Systems in Systems Engineering.” After that, he completed an MS in software engineering from the same university in 2008.

Career

In 2014, he co-founded NodeSource, a first commercial entity to productize Node.js. However, Dan is best known for founding several Node.js start-ups. Includes, Storify, Voxer, and Spreecast. Also, he established the first Node.js consulting company called ‘The Node Firm’. Dan also served at PayPal as a Global Head of Developer relations. Apart from that, he is a speaker at JavaScript, Node.js, and Realtime conferences. In fact, prior to Node, he worked in several important government contracts for Defense, Education, and Health Care.

Dan is also the host of the NodeUp podcast and organizes many events to improve and flourish the Node Community. For example, NodeBots day, NodeBots SF meetup and many such events. He also referred to as a “Voice of Node.js” for his long-time service as a NodeUp podcast host.

Dan Shaw’s contributions

Dan Shaw is expertise in building large-scale and real-time systems using Node.js. In fact, he is in the business of building production services using Node since v0.2. NodeSource is a result of his immense efforts to build and grow the Node.js applications. He also served as CTO at NodeSource. Presently, the company is dedicated to establishing a sustainable Node.js ecosystem. His contribution to building the node community is noticeable that made him “Godfather of Node.js”.

NodeSource- Empowering Node.js applications

Presently, the company provides a platform to design and maintain Node.js applications. These application runtimes are the fastest-growing open source project worldwide. In fact, about 500 organizations use Node.js applications for their multiple network applications.

In the digital era, any organizations need technology plans that are long-term and adaptable to future technologies. NodeSource is the first commercial entity that productizes Node.js. However, Node.js can power the many such networking applications that come with long-term technology plans. Also, it improves the performance and security of the applications. Thus, NodeSource assisting many organizations to empower Node.js based applications. Indirectly, helping to stand out in this digital world.

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Dharmil Sheth: Founder of Pharmeasy That Delivering The Medicine At The Doorstep of Needy Patients

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In recent years, the healthcare industry thrived noticeably to fulfill the healthcare needs of people. In fact, this industry addressed all the desires of the patient. The innovative medical devices, diagnosis systems as well as Doctors appointment’s online platform; everything is possible. But among all, E-pharmacies have been playing the most important role. PharmEasy is being one of the successful E-Pharmacy platforms that connect patients with local pharmacists. Today, it is successfully helping to deliver the medicine at the patient’s doorstep. However, it is the result of the unique idea of Dharmil Sheth and his partner Shah. Through PharmEasy, they successfully brought the health commerce industry in India. 

Dharmil Sheth- Co-founder

Dharmil Sheth is well-known for his unique start-up ideas and PharmEasy is being one of them. He is a born entrepreneur, who always wanted to bring a change in the community by making things better. And so, he did it in his way. In 2015, he set up a successful healthcare start-up called PharmEasy. The PharmEasy app ensures any patients all over India to get the original medicines from authentic pharmacists. In fact, PharmEasy is much feasible for consumers to connect with local pharmacies. So, they need not go outside for the medicines they needed.

Apart from that, he started many such a start-up to satisfy consumers; means to serve society. 

Education and Career

He attended K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering for a bachelor’s degree in Electronics engineering. After that, he completed an MBA from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad. However, Dharmil began his entrepreneurial journey with 91streets. Previously, he worked with many popular brands. Currently, Dharmil handles key areas of customer experience at PharmEasy. Also, the operations and marketing divisions of the company are under his control.

Start-ups of Dharmil Sheth

Apart from PharmEasy, he started Ekagrata, 91Streets. While creating up any platform and start-up, he aimed to make things better for the community. Presently, he is one of the directors of Hobspace, an ed-tech start-up.

Ekagrata

In 2010, it is started with a vision of making a country free from poverty, corruption as well as social inequalities. So, Dharmil created a platform called Ekagrata to support quality education to ensure all-rounded development. Especially, among the underprivileged kids.

91streets

Just after his graduation, Dharmil set up a marketing platform for all types of retailers in 2014. Understanding the need for modern retailers, he started 91streets which turn out as an excellent shopping companion for modern retailers.

The backstory of PharmEasy foundation

The inspiration behind the PharmaEasy foundation was to provide easily accessible healthcare services. Also, at the same time, these services should be affordable and available to all. He noticed many start-ups provide different healthcare services in wide ranges. But there was no such platform that provides home delivery of medicines to the needy patients. 

In the end, Dharmil Sheth and his doctor friend Dhawal Shah came up with the idea to build an e-pharmacy start-up. That’s how they set up PharmEasy back in 2015 to deliver medicines online. Today, the company delivers about 98 percent of the PIN codes across India.

Current achievements of PharmEasy

Today, PharmEasy is one of the largest platforms that deliver medicines. The company has warehouses in many cities. So, consumers can expect to get their medicines delivered on the same day itself. In fact, PharmEasy administrations are available more than 700 cities and deliver a wide range of medications. It’s available in non-prescription as well as the prescription category. Also, it offers a platform to book diagnostic tests. Over the period, the company has raised a total of 328.5 million dollars.

As well, PharmEasy uses many technology products and services to assure the best service. However, the company’s app called PharmEasy has been downloaded by more than 29000 people.

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Chobolabs: Result of Denyen & Peter’s vision to bring real-time gaming to smartphones

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Nowadays, the most preferred way of entertainment is spending time on Smartphones and tablets. Also, thousands of mobile games and applications find a way to become popular entertainment stuff. But still, hardcore gamers find it difficult to play the real games on their smartphones. In fact, smartphones support very few such competitive multiplayer games. Yet, Chobolabs noticed these things and aspire to reveal the smartphone’s hidden potential. It turns the smartphones into the tiny console in the pockets of hardcore gamers across the world. 

What is Chobolabs?

Chobolabs is a boon for gamers, who wanted their smartphone to be capable of providing real-time gaming experience. As a matter of fact, in the Korean language ‘Chobo’ means newbie or a beginner. Just as the name, Chobolabs is a pioneer in finding the ways that enhance the smartphone capability to support real-time multiplayer games. In fact, the foundation of the company is based on the belief that true mobile gamers deserve great hardcore games. An entrepreneur Petar Dobrev and Deyan Vitanov established it in 2012. Today, it is working successfully to bring competitive gaming to smartphones.

Presently, Chobolabs has successfully brought the Esports to mobile. Also, it is working hard to bring the real-gaming experience to smartphones. In fact, the company achieved it at some level. But it has been never easy for founders to convert their unique idea into reality. 

The backstory of Chobolabs foundation

It gets started, when their previous start-up had acquired. So, they began to explore what to do next. That time, eSports were so popular that have completely dominated the consoles and Pcs. However, both Peter and Deyan were programmers first. Also, both are growing up playing competitive games like Counter-Strike, but on computers. As a gamer, they were always searching for such games on mobile phones. In fact, they find several such games. But these games were just a lame copy that wasn’t working on smartphones at all. Being a programmer, they found, it is failed due to the wrong design combination and other technical factors. 

Yet, Peter and Deyan both were knowing that mobiles are capable to do so. Thus, they established Chobolabs to bring such gaming experience on mobile phones. 

Deyan Vitanov- Co-Founder and CEO

Deyan Vitanov is a programmer and entrepreneur, who Co-Founded several start-ups. Includes, Philanthropedia CPP-Home, and Chobolabs. Presently, he is the CEO of a mobile esports company called Chobolabs. 

Early Life

Deyan was born and brought up in Bourgas, Bulgaria. At the age of 9, his father brought a computer for him. Since then he falls in love with programming. Soon, he learned several programming languages proficiently. Like, Pascal, C, C++, etc. Also, he won several national-level programming competitions.

During his high school, Deyan co-founded his first internet company, CPP-Home in 2001. It was the C++ learning hub. 

Education and career

He attended Jacobs University Bremen for his bachelor’s degree in integrated social science. That time, he won the German Academic Exchange service award for his excellent performance in college. After that, he completed an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2008, he co-founded Philanthropedia, which is acquired by GuideStar in 2011.

Peter Dobrev- Co-founder of Chobolabs

In 2012, Peter Dobrev successfully co-founded Chobolabs with Deyan Vitanov. Also, he served proudly as a founding engineer at Philanthropedia. Apart from that, he is the most versatile and skilled ethical hacker. 

He went to Jacobs University, Bremen for his graduation as well as a master’s degree in computer science. During his master’s program, he worked as a research assistant on point-based graphics and multi-variate visualization. Also, he was an intern at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics. Where he assisted in the research and development of an algorithm to estimate height fields from normal maps. 

Presently, he is working on Chobolabs.

Bottom Line

Chobolabs is working continuously under the Deyan and Peter’s guidance. So that, it can enable eSports for gamers on all types of smartphones. Presently, it’s one of the franchises, Mayhem is working successfully. It has 1 Million plus downloads and 4.5-star ratings on average. Also, it has been featured by Google, Apple, TwitchCon and many others.