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BOOK REVIEW Raj Bharath S 1221130 1MBAJ

Stay hungry stay foolish' my version

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Interviews with various entrepreneurs who are IIM-A graduates

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BOOK REVIEW

Raj Bharath S1221130

1MBAJ

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and youth expert.

• She is the author of the following books :

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish Connect the Dots I Have a Dream

• She is co-founder and editor of JAM (Just Another Magazine)

• She  is a columnist on popular Indian news portal Rediff.com

• She is a consultant for international youth research agencies such as The Futures Company (a division of WPP, London ) and Flamingo Research (Singapore )

• She has been a guest lecturer at various business schools of repute including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, ISB, S P Jain

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Title

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It is about 25 IIM-A graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making.

Interviews with the various entrepreneurs who made it big.

They all are graduates of IIM Ahmedabad ,who dared to follow their true passion under so many risks and leaving behind great opportunities knocked the door .

One thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams

Seeks to inspire young graduates to look beyond placements and salaries

Parts in which story is divided: The Believers The Opportunists The Alternate Vision

Content

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The book is about the journey stories of 25 Entrepreneurs towards success. All the stories are equally fascinating though all differ in age, experience,outlook,brought ups. But they had one thing in common, the thirst for doing something new and they all know simply what they DON’T WANT.

Each of them are in different fields now like IT, started internet websites ,non profit organizations, pioneering educational organizations, financial institutions

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Sanjeev Bhikchandani

PGP’89

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Shantannu

Prakash PGP’88

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Nirmal Jain

PGP’89

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Deep Kalra

PGP’92

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S.B.Dangayach

PGP’72

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R SubramanianPGP ‘89

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LEARNINGS

Be early to gain the “first mover advantage”Do not become an entrepreneur if you’re

looking for moneyBe strong and tolerant to failures Follow your Passion and Success will

automatically followEntrepreneurship is not a fad or fashion to

follow

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It is never too late for anything for a person who is desiring for something new to achieve.

Once you startup never look back.Choosing the field is very vital – there must be huge

market and potential.Gain few years of work experience before plunging.

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The list of 25 entrepreneurs:

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, naukri.comShantanu Prakash, EducompVinayak Chatterjee, Feedback VenturesAshank Desai, MastekR Subramanian, SubhikshaNarendra Murkumbi, Shree Renuka SugarsChender Baljee, Royal Orchid HotelsMadan Mohanka, Tega IndustriesSunil Handa, Eklavya Education FoundationVardan Kabra, Fountainhead School

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Deep Kalra, makemytrip.com Rashesh Shah, Edelweiss Capital Nirmal Jain, India Infoline Vikram Talwar, EXL Service K Raghavendra Rao, Orchid Pharma Jerry Rao, Mphasis Shivraman Dugal, Institute for Clinical Research in India Shankar Maruwada, Marketics Ruby Ashraf, Precious Formals Deepta Rangarajan, IRIS Cyrus Driver, Calorie Care Venkat Krishnan, GiveIndia Anand Halve, chlorophyll S B Dangayach, Sintex Vijay Mahajan, Basix

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CONCLUSION

We Indians often stick to the “MILES AWAY” Role Models , often forgetting the wonderful opportunities can be created around us.

This is the best book for the people who are thinking their life time achievement is to get into the best college and forget the real meaning of success.