Varun aggarwal Varun Agarwalis anIndianfirst-generation entrepreneur, film maker andauthor. Born on December 6, 1987, inBangalore,India, he did his schooling fromBishop Cotton Boys' Schooland engineering graduation fromCMR Institute of Technologyin 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 bookHow I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company

Carrier Film MakingLMF 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. EntrepreneurAfter 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 co-founded 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-autobiographicalHow I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company, chronicling his journey as anentrepreneurwas 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 business-like about him is theBlackberry 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 saidCompelled 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