He was born into a modest Parsi family in Pune. |
He is considered one of the world’s youngest entrepreneurs. |
When he was in the 8th grade, he borrowed $10 from his parents to buy his 1st domain name. |
Farrhad built a web community devoted to aviation and aero-modeling. |
He later sold it to a fan for $1,200. |
After 4 years, he put $400 from the sale into 'Rockstah Media.' |
Now, it is an international, award-winning agency focusing on marketing, branding, and web development in Maharashtra, India. |
In 2009, MidDay listed him 45th on the list of India’s top Twitter users. |
In 2011, CNN Money featured him 5th on the list of young entrepreneurs to watch. |
In 2012, India TV featured him 4th on the list of Most Promising Young Indian Entrepreneurs of the year. |
In 2013, Yahoo! Lifestyle & MensXP listed Farrhad 6th on the list of 'Top 10 Best Dressed Male Entrepreneurs In India.' |
In 2014, he became the youngest guest lecturer at IIT Kharagpur’s Annual Entrepreneurship Summit. |
In 2015, he was featured in VERVE’s Fresh List of 'GenNext Achievers.' |
In 2016, on the eve of Internet’s 25th anniversary, The Telegraph (UK) featured him 2nd on the list of '25 internet success stories aged 25 and under.' |
In 2017, Mr. Acidwalla was featured by VOGUE India as one of the 'Country’s smartest Gen Z-ers of the moment.' |
Farrhad has taught entrepreneurship and digital marketing to undergraduate and post-graduate students, including at IITs, NITs, BITS, Amity, and more. |
He has also evaluated MBA students in various marketing competitions. |