9) Uday Kotak: One of the greatest self-made success stories of our country and the man behind the making of a multi-billion-dollar bank @udaykotak@KotakBankLtd
A Mega-Thread on Ajay Bijli: The man behind India's multiplex revolution and largest cinema @_PVRCinemas
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1) PVR has its origin as Priya Cinema in Delhi, which was named after Priya Jaisinghani and was bought by Ajay Bijli's father in 1978.
2) In 1988, Ajaytook over the running of the cinema, which was revamped in 1990, and its success led to the foundation of PVR Cinemas.
3) Today PVR Cinemas with 840 screens in 176 cinemas in 71 cities in India and Sri Lanka is the largest multiplex chain in India and has an unassailable lead over competitors.
4) Ajay transformed the way millions of Indians consume entertainment over the past 25 years
A Mega-Thread on the story of India's Richest Female Self-made Billionaire: Falguni Nayar, Founder & CEO of Nykaa @MyNykaa
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1) It is not easy for someone aged 50+ to quit their job and begin a new business from scratch.
2) If it was easy, there would have been many inspiring stories like Falguni Nayar's, who left a well-established job to pursue her entrepreneurial ambition.
3) A graduate of IIM Ahmedabad, she has spent over 20 years working as an investor and merchant with Kotak Mahindra Group.
4) Before leading the institutional equity business, she managed the group's global operations in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mega Thread on the complete journey of How @MobiKwik, India's Largest Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech company was established by @BipinSingh and @UpasanaTaku
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1) In 2009, Bipin Singh decided to quit his mundane corporate job and founded MobiKwik along with Upasana Taku.
2) He earned an electrical engineering degree from IIT Delhi in 2002.
3) After graduating, he worked for Intel, NVIDIA, and Freescale Semiconductors for seven years.
4) He began his work with Intel as a Senior Design Engineer. During his three-year tenure, he oversaw the Whitefield project, also known as Intel's first server microprocessor design.
Mega-Thread on the story of Parag Milk: Owner of India's most profitable brand in the FMCG category @ParagMilkFoods
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1) Parag Milk Foods Ltd (PMFL), founded in 1992, is one of India's leading dairy FMCG companies.
2) The Company manufactures a diverse range of cheese, ghee, fresh milk, whey proteins, paneer curd yogurt, and dairy-based beverages.
3) The Company enjoys a strong reputation and brand recall across several geographies through its exports across UAE, Singapore, Oman, Kuwait, Mauritius, New Zealand, Australia, Congo, Seychelles, Iraq, USA, Hong Kong, Philippines, Sri Lanka UAE, and Bangladesh.
Coming from an Indian middle-class family to Establishing a multi-billion-dollar enterprise
Mega-Thread on the story of Zoho and Sridhar Vembu @svembu@Zoho
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1) Sridhar belonged to a middle-class family in Chennai. His father was a stenographer in the High Court.
2) After his schooling from a Tamil medium government school, Sridhar went on to do his graduation from IIT Madras, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
3) Earlier Sridhar aspired to become a professor and he had already published a mathematical paper, but then he realized that he wanted to do something more innovative.
4) When Sridhar observed that India does not have many software programs he decided to use this opportunity.