ECONOMIC TIMES – Anupam Mittal, founder of Shaadi.com and People Group and an investor on Shark Tank India, reached his breakthrough after several failed ventures. He became a millionaire at 25, lost it soon after, and was laid off in the 2001 dot-com crash, a period he called a “free fall.” A conversation with a priest about the limits of traditional matchmaking led him to build an online alternative; his first site, Sagai.com, did not take off, but a rebrand to Shaadi.com did. By 2005, subscription revenue had surpassed the company’s total investment. He has since disclosed a best year of Rs 50 crore ($5.6M) in income. His career shows the value of taking action, bouncing back from setbacks, and moving decisively when an opportunity appears.
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