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11

The youngest CEO in India – Ashwin Ramesh

DailySEOblog had already featured Suhas Gopinath as the world’s youngest CEO in the world sometime earlier. The story was about a guy who made it big owning a company at the age of 17. But hey! That’s old story.

Meet Ashwin Ramesh, the “Youngest CEO in India. Probably the youngest in the world.”

I met Ashwin at the SearchCamp Chennai and was deeply impressed with his skills and am sure you too will be. He is CEO to OrganicApex a company which is into SEO, SEM and SMM services. He started his first firm when he was 15 years old and evolved into Organic Apex. Today Organic Apex has branches worldwide and employs around 35 people.

I managed to interview the man and this is the first of it’s kind interview he’s given ever. Exclusive to DailySEOblog. ;)

How much money do you make per month?
- That is something which I cannot say that openly but yeah, its a good amount. I reinvest most of the profits I make..

What is the size of your company?
- Almost 35 people ( as per my knowledge )

What services do you offer?
- Organic SEO, PPC Related Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Internet Marketing Solutions

What opportunities do you see forth?
- I see an imminent boom in the Internet sector resulting in people everywhere trying to monetize on it.
But as always, only the early birds will really make loads of cash and also Internet Marketing is going to be HUGE ( h1 tags for that? )

What is your current business model?
- We currently do direct sales marketing ( does that make any sense? ) for our services and I do have a set of web ventures which are doing pretty decent for the time being.

When did you start this business?
- I started this about a year back and before that i was here and there into Adsense and affiliate marketing.

What actually made you think about it? Please describe how things rolled out.
- Well, that’s a very very long story.

A friend of mine ( or should I say mentor ) told me that he got his first Adsense cheque. I didn’t know what the heck Adsense was and i though “WTF! When he can do it, I can too”.
I started out with my first blog trying to monetize on Adsense but miserably failed.
I was making 0.00$ a month from Adsense and I decided to resort to click fraud, I worked with click fraud till i made 99$ on my Adsense account and my account got banned just then. That small mistake of mine, is costing me a lot now…
Once Adsense was done with, I met this guy who taught me affiliate marketing and clickbank, I did make a little money with it but wasn’t satisfied.

Then there came Mr. SEO Guy…
He was this guy who was 1 year elder to me who was bragging to me about his BIG SEO FIRM ( which turned out to be bogus ) and his large kitty of earnings.
I obviously got jealous and set out to create my own firm and made enough money freelancing from home to create a fully functioning unit.

Were there any bottlenecks during this time running your business? How did you overcome them?
You Bet! Being a Young Entrepreneur in India Sucks! Especially if your from a very conservative family like mine.
My dad wanted me to become a software engineer and it took a whole load of persuasion and a not or recommendation from my uncle to really make him have a look at the potential in this industry ( I’m sure my dad would agree now that it was stupid to call this a waste of time now )
I still face these bottlenecks – Formal Education.

It gets very tough pursuing formal education and running a firm.
Worse cause people in school don’t understand what I’m doing ( I’m nicknamed foreigner after I told them that I might be going to Adtech NY this year )

Actually, none of my teachers know what I’m doing and I wouldn’t want them to know.

Most of the people I meet think that everybody who makes cash must wear a costly sneaker or own a BMW car – That is dip shit ( inspired by Mr. Someone from Taiwan at SearchCamp )

PS: I get a pocket money of 25 cents a day
PPS: MY bank account is in my mom’s name.

Anybody else in my shoes would have dropped out of school, but I still stick to school because I think I should be DIFFERENT ( Lets see how long that lasts )

If other people were to take inspiration from you, what would you recommend them?
I really don’t know.
If my story inspired you, maybe you should keep this in mind ” Always do what you want even if someone tells you not to do it – They’re telling you not to do it because they couldn’t do it or think it cant be done ”
( Flicked from the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness” )

What are your future plans?
Short Term:
Make Organic Apex the Largest Organic SEO Firm in the World ( IS that too BIG? – Then lets settle for Asia )
Long Term:
To create something which would make everyone else would look up and take notice at ( A competitor to one of Google’s products ;) )

I want to do so many things one of which would be to clear the Internet of people projecting themselves to be nice guys but clearly trying to make cash. 

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  1. chandra sekharNo Gravatar

    Cheers to both of you!!! its nice :) Btw Ashwin where are my reportsssssssssssssssss …..lol

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  2. AmitNo Gravatar

    Hi Ashwin,

    This is a really inspiring story, I wished i could achieve the same when i was your age.
    thanks mani, for the info :)

    Reply

  3. ReviewSaurusNo Gravatar

    Hey that’s so wonderful. Ashwin deserves this fame…..congrats to both of you.

    Stumbled!

    Reply

  4. wahNo Gravatar

    Aswin hats of to you and its great working with you

    Reply

  5. JyothirmayeeNo Gravatar

    I can say he stole the show at the SearchCamp on Sunday and then I realise that he is bigger than that :) He just rocks!

    I am fortunate to have met Ashwin at the SearchCamp. Recent interactions with him has just stumped me – am I really talking to a 17 year old.

    I have never been more impressed with someone so young and yet so mature at his views especially business. A great attitude too. I won’t be surprised if the next big breakthrough in the internet comes from Ashwin.. Larry Page or Mark Zukerberg .. err I know he doesn’t like this comparison. His views on running a services business (which is not covered much in the post above) and doing a venture are highly impressive. No wonder he has made it big this early.

    I wish you the very best Ashwin.

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  6. SaptarshiNo Gravatar

    all the best to you Aswin ! sure you wil do great buddy !

    Reply

  7. abhishekNo Gravatar

    Wish Aswin gud luck for future and i really liked his attitude on idea of keep doing things if you knw it is possible without worrying abt wat others think of it.

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  8. Mom of a Lego KidNo Gravatar

    That is very inspiring. My 7 year old son has been asking me to help him start a business, which we just did at http://www.LegoAdventures.com . We’re still newbies at all this, so it’s great to see and hear stories from young entrepreneurs who have done so well.

    Reply

  9. AnkurNo Gravatar

    Outstanding Business sense and Great Public network building thats what Ashwin is all about.
    My best wishes to you for becoming Youngest and Richest CEO :)

    Reply

  10. SunnyNo Gravatar

    Awesome! I was amazed by this young guy at the search camp. Wish you great success stories ahead buddy..

    And Mani, you’ve been doing an excellent job, highlighting such a shining star to the world. Hats-off both of you…

    Reply

  11. SidNo Gravatar

    Hi Mani, Nice meeting you over the weekend at SearchCamp. Nice blog! Added to my feed reader.

    Reply

  12. InderNo Gravatar

    Hi I have seen you dude in Chennai really u r a kid but any way great achievement god bless u through out your life. Even my little brother is asking for my business http://www.emailappenders.com and want to be part of my business. I got shucked.

    Reply

  13. Will SpencerNo Gravatar

    If I had been as smart at 16 as Ashwin is, I would be richer than Bill Gates now.

    Reply

  14. chetanNo Gravatar

    He is a great guy :D
    We would see many inspiring guyz by this.

    Reply

  15. ThilakNo Gravatar

    Wow… I had met this guy, but I never knew he was the youngest CEO in India. Best of luck to you, Ashwin!

    Reply

  16. KaushalNo Gravatar

    Great info there Mani… Good to hear an Indian name like Ashwin… All the best to him…

    Reply

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  18. Rama SethuNo Gravatar

    Dear Mani And Ashwin,Great Show.God Bless you Both In All your Ventures.Regards.R.R.Sethu

    Reply

  19. SojanNo Gravatar

    Really great.. Ashwin really inspired me.. Thanks to Mani for this Interview.

    Reply

  20. BhaskarNo Gravatar

    Good Luck Ashwin………

    Reply

  21. rajanNo Gravatar

    Hi Ashwin/Mani,
    Though I was at Searchcamp, I couldn’t network with you all.I missed a lot due to my lack of Networking. All the very best to Ashwin as well to Mani Karthik to brought this into the webworld.
    Cheers and looking forward to meet you all in the next conference!

    Reply

  22. SreevidhyaNo Gravatar

    Very inspiring…. and great that Aswin also had entered into the category of Premji and Dhirubhai Ambani starting the company and making it successs in young age.

    Reply

  23. Afzal KhanNo Gravatar

    It was an great opportunity for me to meet all those people especially Ashwin & Mani, whom I met on the last day! Wish to get interact with you folks soon.

    Ashwin really impressed me a lot, being so young I hope he has a lot more to explore…Good Luck Dude!!!

    Regards
    Afzal Khan

    Reply

  24. Innovations BlissNo Gravatar

    Innovation always pay i am sure he is innovative in his approach……congrats to Ashwin…

    Reply

    ibeneme ifeanyiNo Gravatar Replied:

    have a wonderfull day

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  25. Alex PanaitNo Gravatar

    I actually work on some projects with Ashwin, I am really satisfied with the results.

    Ash is a nice person to deal with ;)

    Alex Panait’s last blog post..Free prints from PhotoBucket

    Reply

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  27. sanjayNo Gravatar

    Thanks Keep it up my Dear
    Regds
    sanjay

    Reply

  28. selvamNo Gravatar

    i am flash programmer,
    greate job aswin, try making your own search engine. i too once had a dream of writing my own operating system

    Reply

  29. sureshNo Gravatar

    Its realy great….

    Reply

  30. DeepakNo Gravatar

    THIS IS A VERY GOOD NEWS FOR ALL OF US. MAY GOD BLESS U. WE ALL WISH A VERY HAPPY & VERY SUCCESSFUL LIFE.

    Reply

  31. Swani MishraNo Gravatar

    Good to know all about Ashwin. Now day Many young guys working as freelancer and have started their own company .. I wish Ashwin become more famous and rich .

    Reply

  32. SEO Web DesignNo Gravatar

    great to know about him

    Reply

  33. SEO Tips South AfricaNo Gravatar

    Hats off to Ashwin! I got loads of Indian friends and business connections, as an entrepreneur living in South Africa, with the largest global Indian population out of India, has exposed to to many Indian people.

    Apart from a common passion for cricket I’ve always been amazed by the work ethic and perseverance of Indian people in general (not to mention the great cooking and hospitality!)

    Reply

  34. Cijo Abraham ManiNo Gravatar

    I met him during the search camp 2009 at Chennai. Hope he do remember me, I was damn sure of meeting him someday and the day was the first day of search camp 2009. I have gained a lot of knowledge about Web Analytics through the Search Camp 2009.

    Reply

  35. Ashutosh PNo Gravatar

    Great achievements at such a young age.Keep it up Indian!!
    SEO is not a famous profession in India.Maybe people will follow your path.

    Reply

  36. HansNo Gravatar

    cool
    17 years-old I play games

    Reply

  37. Siju GeorgeNo Gravatar

    WOW really nice. The problem with youngsters in India lack of support (4 Business). Parents always want their kid with a secure job(some thing which will never be in reality).

    Reply

  38. EricNo Gravatar

    Hi I tihnk you have a rally bad hairstyle and bad ttaste in clothing and who the hell would care if you’
    re a CEO:) This comment is more inspiring:)

    Reply

  39. Abdul KareemNo Gravatar

    Ashwin,Great!.Never stop or look back.Way to go…
    Abdulkareem
    http://www.locators.co.in

    Reply

  40. Deepan ChakkaravarthyNo Gravatar

    TOTAL CRAP

    Reply

  41. Rob AbdulNo Gravatar

    Wish you the best Ashwin for the future.

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  42. CindrellaNo Gravatar

    Simply superbbbbbbbbbbbbb post. All the best..
    Am proud of you to be an INDIAN.

    Reply

  43. ChandanNo Gravatar

    Being an enterpreneur is a big deal these days..But that’s good you are working only for the domestic market.and making profit…A hope for this crushed market
    Best wishes…!!!

    Reply

  44. Arun HebbarNo Gravatar

    Really all indian’s should proud. I pray to god to give you a very good health.

    Reply

  45. Shardakant ShandilyaNo Gravatar

    Certainly, It’s great achievement and want to congrats this dynamic quality. Ashwin, U have done Excellent………….Excellent.. Undoubtedly proud of India’s and landmark for the youngsters.
    thanks.
    Shardakant Shandilya
    SEO SEM Consultant Delhi NCR – India
    Web Marketing Expert

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