Directi: A Bootstrap Launched By A Teenager. Now Worth $300 Mil – with Bhavin Turakhia
After his previous business failed, Bhavin Turakhia set out to find a better way to capitalize on the growth of the internet in his country, India.
His vision was to create a company that would help other businesses get online. He wanted to help them register their domain names, host their sites and build their online brands. Today the company he launched, Directi Group, is still in the same business, but does so much more. And Bhavin says it’s worth $300 million. This this the story of how it happened, as told by an entrepreneur who talks so quickly and passionately about his company that you should probably download the MP3 and save it for your workout because it’ll get you fired up.
Bhavin Turakhia is the Founder and CEO of Directi. Directi is a $300+ million group of Businesses, developing innovative mass-market Web Products, and serving millions of Customers worldwide.
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