Divyank Turakhia

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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]

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

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. 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[5]

Invited Speaker

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

References

  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. linkedin profile