Shravan Kumaran and his younger sibling Sanjay Kumaran are perhaps
India's youngest entrepreneurs. Shravan, 14, is the president and
Sanjay, 12, is the CEO of Go Dimensions, an app development unit that
they founded two years ago from the bedroom in their Chennai home.
They make an adorable pair in their neat formal suits and shoes. And
when they start talking, they have crowds hanging onto every word, often
having them in splits with their experiences.
On September 28, they stood before the 5,500 attendees at an SAP event in
Bangalore, and talked about how to ideate and draw up a business plan.
"You should have a strong idea, self-confidence , a good business plan
and know about sources of funding," said Sanjay with the confidence that
you normally see in much older people. And he then went on to ask:
"Have you heard of dad funding?" The crowd roared.
In the
past two years, the two have developed eleven apps that are available on
the Apple App Store and Google's Android Play Store. The apps have
received over 35,000 downloads.
Their first — Catch me Cop on
the Apple App Store — was released last year. It was a game where a con
escapes prison and a hunt is launched. There are chases through a
desert, beach and a maze.
Plans and hopes
The two have made presentations at TEDx and IIMBangalore. They hope to
get at least 50% of smartphone users in India to use their apps.
