Ankur Warikoo is an Indian entrepreneur, author and content creator from Delhi. He wanted to be a space scientist and studied astronomy and astrophysics at Michigan State University on a scholarship, leaving a PhD in 2002. He later completed an MBA at ISB, worked as a management consultant, co-founded SecondShaadi.com and Groupon India, later Nearbuy, and stepped down as its CEO in 2019.

He is known for online content on career, money, mindset, productivity and relationships, aimed largely at young Indians. After leaving Nearbuy he began posting educational videos on YouTube and Instagram, many in Hindi, and has written books including Do Epic Shit and Make Epic Money. He describes himself as a student of human behaviour and often frames advice through his