How Divyank Turakhia Turned a $600 Loan Into a Company Worth $300 Million

Duke · 09-15-2008, 10:06 PM

Divyank Turakhia, the 26-year-old Founder and CEO of Skenzo.com (and Co-Founder of parent company Directi) gives new meaning to the term "meteoric rise." As a 16-year-old high school student in 1998, he and his brother Bhavin co-founded the Directi Group with a $600 loan from their parents. That seed money has sprouted into a global conglomerate that is believed to be worth over $300 million today. Turakhia explains how they did it in DN Journal's new September Cover Story. You can read all about it here:
http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm

duceman · 09-16-2008, 08:23 PM

After reading that story I feel pretty lazy......

weblord · 09-16-2008, 08:45 PM

thanks for the encouragement and a good read.

***mwzd*** · 09-16-2008, 11:15 PM

Both Divyank and Bhavin are kick ass guys.

I've been a directi reseller forever it seems... after i moved from netsol, they've become my largest registrar.

Of course they're leaps and bounds ahead of me as far as the web is concerned, considering we started at the same time online.

Charley · 09-17-2008, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by mwzd

Both Divyank and Bhavin are kick ass guys.

Do you know them ?

***mwzd*** · 09-17-2008, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by Charley

Do you know them ?

Yeah, sort of, met them a couple of times at conferences etc, spoken to them over the years... from 1998.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/514573-how-divyank-turakhia-turned-600-loan.html

Also, my directi customer number is 4 digits

Not buddies, if thats what you're asking.

Licantropo · 09-18-2008, 06:55 PM

Bad move of the .90 Rise

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Duke Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,052	How Divyank Turakhia Turned a $600 Loan Into a Company Worth $300 Million Divyank Turakhia, the 26-year-old Founder and CEO of Skenzo.com (and Co-Founder of parent company Directi) gives new meaning to the term "meteoric rise." As a 16-year-old high school student in 1998, he and his brother Bhavin co-founded the Directi Group with a $600 loan from their parents. That seed money has sprouted into a global conglomerate that is believed to be worth over $300 million today. Turakhia explains how they did it in DN Journal's new September Cover Story. You can read all about it here: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm __________________ DNJournal.com - The Industry News Magazine NameNewbie.com - The Beginner's Guide to Making Money with Domain Names

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*mwzd* Extension Agnostic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,918 Follow @mwzd	Both Divyank and Bhavin are kick ass guys. I've been a directi reseller forever it seems... after i moved from netsol, they've become my largest registrar. Of course they're leaps and bounds ahead of me as far as the web is concerned, considering we started at the same time online. __________________ Premium Domains for Sale \| Domain Broker \| Domain Consultant \| Domain Blog WebSite Development \| MiniSites

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