Zoho just dropped its homegrown messaging app Arattai — a Made-in-India alternative aiming to challenge WhatsApp’s dominance. In just 3 days, Arattai’s daily sign-ups jumped from 3,000 to over 3.5 lakh 😲 — proof that Indians are ready to try secure, local platforms. The name Arattai (Tamil for “casual talk”) perfectly reflects its vision of simple, private & reliable conversations. With this kind of momentum, Arattai might just be the start of India’s very own messaging revolution. 🇮🇳✨ 👉 What do you think — can Arattai really take on WhatsApp? 📌 Save this for startup inspo. Follow @marketing.growmatics for more viral startup stories. #MarketingGrowmatics #Arattai #Zoho #MadeInIndia #IndianApps #StartupIndia #WhatsAppAlternative #DigitalIndia #ViralApp #IndianStartups

They had one thing in common — they took action. 🚀 #SridharVembu built Zoho from a village. 📚 #Alakh Pandey taught from a ₹5K/month room. 🛒 Aadit & Kaivalya dropped out at 19 to build Zepto. 📉 #NikhilKamath didn’t finish school — built Zerodha anyway. 💄 #FalguniNayar launched Nykaa at 50. 💻 #NarayanaMurthy started Infosys with ₹10,000. 💋 #VineetaSingh said no to ₹1 crore and built SUGAR Cosmetics. They didn’t wait. They didn’t play it safe. They started — and they still made it. ⚡ You’re not too late. ⚡ You’re not too small. ⚡ You just need to start. 🔔 Follow @marketing.growmatics for real stories that make you take action. #StartupIndia #EntrepreneurJourney #ActionTakersOnly #IndianStartups #BootstrapStartup #MarketingGrowmatics #NoExcuses #ViralStartups #InspirationDaily #FounderMindset #DreamBig #ReelToReality

Follow @marketing.growmatics for more zero to billionaire stories. Meet Sridhar Vembu — the man who said NO to VCs and YES to rural India. 🚫 No outside funding 🏡 Runs his billion-dollar company from a village 🎓 Hires school dropouts and trains them himself While most chase Silicon Valley, he built Zoho quietly — and made it global 🌍 🛠️ Bootstrapped Zoho/AdventNet from 1996 to multi‑billion‑dollar (≈ ₹8,700 Cr revenue, ₹2,800 Cr profit in FY23) 🌾 Moved R&D and offices to rural Tamil Nadu (Tenkasi) and Renigunta 👥 Trains rural talent via Zoho Schools — 15–20% of engineers don’t have college degrees 🇮🇳 Padma Shri Awardee | Net worth: $5.8B (Forbes, 2024) 💡 His belief? “Success isn’t about flashy offices or MBAs. It’s about solving real problems, simply.” Save this for when you feel like giving up. Tag a friend who dreams of building something big. #SridharVembu #Zoho #BootstrappedSuccess #IndianEntrepreneurs #StartupIndia #Village #FoundersOfIndia #MarketingGrowmatics #Tamilnadu