Did you know about Pranjal kamra is one of the most trusted finance youtubers with videos ranging from house buying tips to creating your perfect stock market portfolio and so much more in between. He is also known for being the co – founder and CEO of Finology Ventures, a fintech startup company.
He has also written a book with a self explanatory title, Investonomy: The Stock Market Guide That Makes You Rich, which has turned out to be a national bestseller. I mean seriously, what hasn’t he done? Let’s dive into the life of someone with sheer determination and passion, a man with many ventures to his name.
Pranjal Kamra: Transition from Law to finance:
His interesting backstory of getting into finance began in his third year of law school when began in his third year of law school when Pranjal started watching this particular show called ‘D Street Ka Don’ on Zee business. Crazy impressed by the man on the show who would apparently know everything about every share in the market, he was determined to be exactly like him.
A few years later when he was invited to be on a similar show on Zee Business, he knew it was all fabricated to fit into a lie. He says that he was indeed given a list of the anticipated questions a week before the show! The comical deception aside, the show really helped him to find what his heart was truly meant for.
Hence, he started investing when he was still in law school. He studied finance for three years along with studying law which made his grades drop substantially and as a result, he was very low on confidence.
Determined to go to NISM [National Institute of Securities Market] an underconfident and unsure Pranjal went ahead for the interview and to his surprise, he was told by the dean that he was the best candidate that they had ever interviewed in their 20years of academic experience. Imagine the crazy amount of dopamine boost that he got that day!
Pranjal Kamra Youtube Journey:
After completing his post- graduate degree from NISM, he wanted to do something on his own, something different. June 2017, he uploaded his first video. 60-70 videos later in Feb 2018, he had 1,000 subscribers and struggled to gain traction on his videos. After several years of hard work later, his video about crypto currency suddenly blew up and this insane growth led to him having over 1,00,000 subscribers in May 2018 which kick started his journey to enlightment! And today, he has over 4.95 Million+ subscribers.
Advice for the Youth:
Pranjal feels that today’s generation is filled with condescension and says that there’s a recurring habit of college students laughing at other students who mess up sometimes. This turns a positive environment meant for nurturing, into a toxic space.
We all should learn to be a little humble. This realization sure stems from his aggressive behavior in school where he would pick up fights with people around him. But he’s completely over it, I mean, can you really imagine Pranjal getting into a fight with someone today?
