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Country:	India
Email:	divyank.t [at] directi.com
LinkedIn:	[Divyank Turakhia Divyank Turakhia]

Divyank Turakhia is the President and Director of Directi. He is a serial entrepreneur. Turakhia started his first internet business in 1996 at the age of 14. He co-founded the Directi Group in 1998 as a 2 people start-up with $600 and became a millionaire at age 18.^[1] His net-worth today stands at over $300 million.^[2] ^[3]

Divyank started programming at the age of 9. He ran a free dial-up BBS (bulletin board system) in the pre-internet days. In 1996, at the age of 14, Divyank started his career through internet consulting for large businesses.^[4]

He is also the founder and CEO of Skenzo, one of the top domain parking services. Skenzo provide comprehensive monetization services exclusively to high-traffic publishers only. Their diverse client base includes some of the world's most successful and influential domain portfolio holders, domain registrars, and online publishers.^[5] LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, WebHosting.Info, CodeChef.com are among his many startups.

Awards

"Winning Warrior" - Bloomberg Television, May 2010
one of the country's leading entrepreneurs - Entrepreneur Magazine, May 2010
one of the country's "New Business Leaders" - Financial Express, Jan 2008
one of the country's Top Young Achievers - Society Magazine, 2007
one of Asia's Top Young Entrepreneurs - BusinessWeek Magazine, 2006
one of the Country's most Successful Young Entrepreneurs - CNBC, 2006
a Successful Entrepreneur - TOI, 2005
Deloitte Technology Fast 50, 2005, 2006 & 2007
Deloitte Technology Fast 500, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
Red Herring, Top 200 Private Companies, 2007^[6]

Invited Speaker

Divyank is regularly invited to speak about entrepreneurship at world-renowned universities across USA, India and China.

References

↑ [1] DNJournal Cover Story - Flying High: How Directi's Divyank Turakhia Earned His First Million at 18 and Went On to Build a Company Valued at $300 Million
↑ [2] Bloomberg features Divyank Turakhia on its Winning Warrior's show
↑ [3] Money Today: Soft Start, sharp growth - Sept 2008
↑ Management Profiles - Directi
↑ Skenzo from the president
↑ linkedin profile

[1] [1] DNJournal Cover Story - Flying High: How Directi's Divyank Turakhia Earned His First Million at 18 and Went On to Build a Company Valued at $300 Million

[2] [2] Bloomberg features Divyank Turakhia on its Winning Warrior's show

[3] [3] Money Today: Soft Start, sharp growth - Sept 2008

[4] Management Profiles - Directi

[5] Skenzo from the president

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 Divyank started programming at the age of 9. He ran a free dial-up BBS (bulletin board system) in the pre-internet days. In 1996, at the age of 14, Divyank started his career through internet consulting for large businesses.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>
-He is also the founder and CEO of Skenzo, one of the top domain parking services. LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, WebHosting.Info, CodeChef.com are among his many startups.
+He is also the founder and CEO of [[Skenzo]], one of the top domain parking services. Skenzo provide comprehensive monetization services exclusively to high-traffic publishers only. Their diverse client base includes some of the world's most successful and influential domain portfolio holders, domain registrars, and online publishers.<ref>[http://www.skenzo.com/aboutus/president/?PHPSESSID=a2dd3f2fd52e9e823910ae1ad64239da Skenzo from the president]</ref> LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, WebHosting.Info, CodeChef.com are among his many startups.
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