From Rags to Riches and Back Again: Anupam Mittal's Inspiring Story (Image: Instagram @anupammittal.me)
Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal recently shared his remarkable journey revealing his ups and downs through a LinkedIn post. He opened up his route to become a multi-millionaire in his early 20s but eventually lost his fortune a couple of years later. Mittal emphasised that he touched the zenith of success in the initial stage and witnessed huge success at MicroStrategy adding a value of $40 billion to the company.
He stated that he subsequently fell into deep pits following his heavy debts due to the dot com bubble burst (stock market bubble) causing many tech companies to initiate new plans. Mittal wasn’t ready to jinx, as he took this opportunity to rebuild his career by opening the doors of a new venture through all his remaining resources and become successful once again in his career.
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His determination to chase his goals has been expressed in his write-up saying that he didn’t want to give up and he returned to India in 2003 to recreate everything from scratch. He took a risky yet hopeful decision to invest his remaining asset as he dares to head up facing failure in his all ways. He set up another venture ‘Shaadi.com’ purchasing the domain at $25000 and he had only $30,000 left to shape it. He wrote that people even questioned his business sense and that the move seemed difficult. However, he took it as a challenge and continued his journey with optimism.
His idea was spot on and proved that he is capable to rebuild his career and garner his lost assets despite criticism. reflecting on his inspiring journey, Mittal stated that it was not about the money but the courage to rise from the ashes and to build your dream from scratch. He highlighted that entrepreneurship shouldn’t be tied up on a single venture or endeavour but it should always be ready with a backup plan.
Mr Mittal wrote “Today, I try to carry that same mindset to everything I do. Success isn’t about going along with the popular opinion – It’s about walking in the other direction of the crowd and hopefully being right.
So, to the risk-taking professionals & founders out there – keep backing yourself. The game isn’t over until you win.”
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His candid yet inspiring post has been welcomed by many leaving it for further discussion that a user commented “Winning and losing is entertainment – meant for the audience… the entrepreneur has to keep going..winning or losing is not in the radar of a true entrepreneur.”
Anupam Mittal started Shaadi.com which is a trademarked corporation headquartered in the USA, specialising in international matchmaking services for singles worldwide. He began Shaadi.com as Sagaai.com in 1997 and later changed its name to Shaadi.com in 1999. This matrimonial site is built to simplify the relationship journey through their network, providing a secure platform for users to connect. manually verifying all profiles via phone authentication. As per the website, millions of people register on shadi.com to seek someone special for a long-term relationship.
