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Interview with Insights Success<br />
Wor o a :<br />
Facilitating Research among Emerging<br />
Entrepreneurs and Researchers<br />
he emergence of startup wave is undergoing through a fundamental shift with entrepreneurship &<br />
Tinnovation being a key catalyst in job creation and solving everyday problems. A decade ago, <strong>the</strong>re used to<br />
be only a handful of Indian startup success stories and now with time, startup ecosystem has indeed come a<br />
long way. Insights Success team interviewed with <strong>the</strong> young and dynamic business personas, Yashraj & Yuvraj<br />
Bhardwaj, <strong>the</strong> Co-founders of WorkoLab and we are glad to share <strong>the</strong>ir motivating words and insightful answers.<br />
Please tell us about <strong>the</strong> journey of WorkoLab from its initial days, <strong>the</strong> growth, and its expansion.<br />
WorkoLab is India’s first co-working space with an objective to facilitate research among <strong>the</strong> emerging<br />
entrepreneurs and researchers. Spread over an area of 12500 sq. ft., WorkoLab offers a collaborative space coupled<br />
with research guidance by India’s youngest scientific minds with an aim to infuse innovation into your startup idea.<br />
Co-founded by Yashraj and Yuvraj Bhardwaj with an initial seed capital amount of INR 3 Crore, <strong>the</strong> twin bro<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
identified an existing gap in ‘lack of coworking spaces and research hubs altoge<strong>the</strong>r at <strong>the</strong> same place’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> company has an aggressive roadmap ahead with a rapid growth plan and expansion to o<strong>the</strong>r cities like Mumbai,<br />
Pune, Kota, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and Jaipur by March 2018. In <strong>the</strong> second phase, WorkoLab plans to take an<br />
international leap starting with Malaysia and Singapore and <strong>the</strong>reby launch 100+ centres in next 3 years across <strong>the</strong><br />
globe.<br />
What inspired you to come up with this idea, which changed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Startup</strong> <strong>World</strong>?<br />
Co-working in India has been just made <strong>the</strong> business of table and chair. <strong>The</strong>se days, we people are very high in<br />
talking about making global startups from India, but nobody is ready to accept <strong>the</strong> fact that innovation is something<br />
very important, if we want to bring a real change in <strong>the</strong> ecosystem. We thought of this concept to build cowering<br />
spaces with research hubs so that people are ready to take interest in innovation, research, and development.<br />
Briefly tell us about Mr. Yashraj & Mr. Yuvraj Bhardwaj, Co-Founders- WorkoLab.<br />
Yuvraj & Yashraj, 18 year old twins from Delhi, are <strong>the</strong> owners of <strong>the</strong> company Zenith Vipers, which <strong>the</strong>y started<br />
back in 2013. Since <strong>the</strong>n, <strong>the</strong>y have never looked back and humbly climbed <strong>the</strong> steps of success with hard work and<br />
dedication.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have worked on 24 projects and filed 8 patents in a team of two. <strong>The</strong>y got Karamaveer Chakra last year for<br />
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