Varun Duggirala

About Varun Duggirala

I’m a second-time creative entrepreneur and a lifelong creator. I co-founded The Glitch, built it through a defining shift in digital media and advertising, and eventually exited after its acquisition by WPP. That first chapter gave me a front-row seat to how creativity scales and where it breaks when platforms, incentives, and attention change. Before that, and alongside it, I spent years in television, digital media, and publishing as a producer, founder, and author. It shaped how I think about stories, formats, and the difference between what travels fast and what actually lasts. Today, I’m building Emomee, an IP-first kids media company focused on character-led storytelling and play. The belief is simple: the most meaningful media isn’t built for virality, it’s built for repetition. For being returned to. Trusted. Loved. Across two decades, I’ve come to see myself less as a “content creator” and more as a creative tastemaker.someone obsessed with taste, clarity, and judgment in a world where tools keep getting cheaper and noise keeps getting louder. My work now is about understanding how ideas really compound: through restraint, distribution, point of view, and knowing what not to make. I’m less interested in being visible. More interested in being useful.

Experience

1. Author of Everything is out of Syllabus an Instruction Manual for Life & Work

   Penguin Random House India

   Feb 2022 — Present

   As someone who has always been an unconventional learner, this book is an outcome of my journey and the lessons I have picked up along the way. Expect some funny anecdotes, some reflections, along with what I have learnt about creativity, building connections, forming healthy habits, and finding happiness. Buy your copy here: https://amzn.to/3rhLB51

Education

• Symbiosis International University

  Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication

  2008 — 2009

• PES University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2000 — 2006

Skills

• Copywriting
• Digital Marketing
• Creative Writing
• Brand Management
• Content Strategy
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Creative Strategy
• Video Editing
• Marketing Communications
• Digital Media
• Television
• Social Media Marketing
• Public Relations
• Creative Entrepreneurship
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Digital Strategy
• Marketing