Varun aggarwal

Varun Agarwal is an Indian first-generation entrepreneur, film maker and author. Born on
December 6, 1987, in Bangalore, India, he did his schooling from Bishop Cotton Boys'
School and engineering graduation from CMR Institute of Technology in Bangalore,
Karnataka. He co-founded Alma Mater and two other companies - Reticular and Last Minute
Films. He is also the sole author of a bestseller book How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A
Million Dollar Company

Carrier
Film Making
LMF is an indie film production company with successful music videos, corporate films and ad
films. LMF has got more than 350,000 hits on YouTube. As a film maker, Varun has directed A. R.
Rahman and Preity Zinta,and also worked with Karan Johar which he considers to be one of the
greatest experiences of his life. Varun's video channel has over 1,050,000 views.

Entrepreneur
After finishing his BE (Bachelor of Engineering) graduation in Telecommunication, at 22 years, he
co-founded his second business venture, Alma Mater, with his friend Rohn Malhotra. Alma Mater
has successfully partnered with educational institutions across India in being able to make and
supply customized sweatshirts to alumni.[6] It is now India's largest company for providing
merchandise to students of schools and colleges.[7] Besides these two companies he also cofounded Reticular. Varun has been featured on the cover of India Today as well as on the CNBC
Young Turks Show.

Author[
In June 2012, after his success with 'Alma Mater', his debut book, the semi-autobiographical How
I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company, chronicling his journey as
an entrepreneur was published by Rupa Publishers and became a best-seller.

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Varun Agarwal defies the stereotype. This 25-year-old from Bangalore walks around
with over-grown hair, worn out denims and canvas shoes. The only thing businesslike about him is the
Blackberry he uses to text and tweet incessantly. Despite Anu Aunty being a runway
hit, he doesnt consider himself an author. Im a storyteller, he assures. The sequel

to Anu Aunty is due by August this year and Varun hasnt even started writing it. He
finished his first book in just seven days. I sat down and finished it at one go. It was
like I was studying again, he said
Compelled to study engineering by Anu Aunty, Varun fed his creative inclinations by
founding Last Minute Films, a video production company while still pursuing his
second year of engineering.
His break-through came when Bombay-based band Pentagram asked him to make a
video for their song Voice, which went viral on YouTube and eventually got TV rights
from VH1. He then went on to direct the likes of A.R. Rahman and Preity Zinta in
music videos. Since then, Last Minute Films has flourished along with another one of
Agarwals companies, Alma Mater, a company that designs memorabilia for schools
and colleges across the country. Contrary to the belief that such entrepreneurs are
born with a silver spoon, Varun Agarwal did not use his parents money to make
good. Alma Mater was run from his garage for over six months, before investors saw
potential in the business venture and pumped in capital.
One of Agarwals major struggles was fighting his own insecurities about failure and
what was expected of him. If you want to be a carpenter, be a carpenter. Be what
you want because at the end of the day you dont want to end up living somebody
elses life. Anu Aunty obviously approves