India is witnessing rapid development in the field of technology. One of the biggest advantages of this technological boom is that it is creating many young technocrats, who are now redefining traditional entrepreneurship activities and skills. Many youngsters are featured in the millionaire’s list through their startups, which are mostly based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning. Here is a young technocrat, who joined his first-year BE courses this academic year and is already creating waves. All of 18, Advait Thakur is one young sensation of India, who is leaving eye-brows raised through his innovations and research.
Early Life of Advait Thakur
Advait Thakur was born in 2003 and as a young boy, he had a great inclination towards computers and gadgets. While most of his counterparts were playing games, he was assembling PCs! It may be hard to believe, but it is true that Thakur began using PCs when he was just six years old! He created his first website when he was just nine years old. Prior to that, he started working with Google’s AI and Natural Language Processing APIs. Presently, he is a Google Certified Adwords, Analytics, Digital Sales, and Mobile Sites proficient. When he was a secondary school student he was a guest lecturer at the prestigious IIT, Bombay!
Born and brought up in Mumbai, he pursued his education at the prestigious DAV Public School, New Panvel between 2003 and 2017 and later pursued his +2 from the Pace Junior Science College. Presently, he is pursuing his engineering education from the KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidyavihar in Mumbai.
Avait Thakur can be rightly called the child prodigy, the reason being his mastery over several skills at a very young age. He launched his youtube channel when he was just 10-years-old. He participated in the Intra School Science Exhibition (2017-18), CBSE Science Exhibition (2015-16), and Science Week 2015-16. But he has expertise in six languages including English, Hindi, Japanese, Marathi, Sanskrit, and Turkish.
About web application
When he was 17-years-old, he developed a web application called “Technology Quiz”. The idea behind this was to assist kids to learn science and technology. This application was appreciated by Google.
“A core techie at heart, I believe technology is the biggest enabler in driving innovation. I’ve always believed in creating a company with the best and brightest talent, equipping them with the best possible technologies, and giving them the opportunities to outdo themselves, over and over again,” he says adding that it is the moral obligation of everyone to create an impact that is directly proportional to one’s potential.
Starting Apex Business Solutions Digital Agency
Thakur is from a family of entrepreneurs. So entrepreneurship skills came naturally to him. He started Apex Business Solutions Digital Agency in 2015 as a web development company. The company brings brands on the web. Today, Apex Infosys is a leading provider of automation and networking systems for homes and businesses, offering a personalized and unified smart home system to automate and control connected devices including lighting, audio, video, climate control, intercom, and security.
Apex Infosys is currently focused on making everyone’s lives more simple and secure by offering unprecedented visibility and control of the entire house. His first customer was a Finance Company for whom he assembled Web Portal and offered types of assistance like SEO, SMO, and other tools.
Two interesting projects he is involved in are predicting chemical reactions using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Algorithms Personal Assistant based on Artificial Intelligence.
Taking Corporate World by Storm
Thakur, who is currently serving as the CEO of Apex Infosys company, is the first to achieve many things in the Indian corporate world. Here is the list of his achievements that he accomplished just before reaching 18 years of age. He is a well-known name in India as IoT & AI Researcher, Technocrat, and Keynote Speaker. According to his CV, he is the youngest Google, HubSpot & Microsoft certified Professional. Besides this, he is a technological speaker who is making various technologies available to all.
Before becoming a graduate he won a number of awards. He was one of startup India’s ‘Main 10 Young Entrepreneurs In India 2018’. When Indian is witnessing a boom of startups he has made everyone proud through his achievements. He has also been selected as the “India’s Hottest Young Entrepreneurs of 2018”. Besides the technological world, he has also carved a niche for himself in the field of digital marketing.
He has been named as the ‘Most Influential Youth Marketing Professional Of 2019’ by the Global Youth Marketing Forum introduced by Zoom, CMO Asia, and the World Federation Of Marketing Professionals.
Volunteering
Social service is another field of interest of Thakur. In his school days, he volunteered with many NGOs working for the cause of society. He worked for NGOs like Satish Haware Divyang Centre and Beautiful Tomorrow Foundation. He helped them in raising more funds through his digital skills. His areas of interest to serve society are Education, Science and Technology, and Social Services.
Thakur thanks his family for the support they extended to him at the time when it was most important. His father Ravindra Thakur was also working in the IT field. He says his family’s support helped him to reach this height.
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