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