I dropped by at Crossword Kemps Corner to pick up bread from Moshe’s (which my daughter loves!) and was gobsmacked to see Stay Hungry at # 3 in the ‘Non fiction Best sellers’ list. Bahut acchha laga!

Long and arduous journeys Shobhana Subramanian / Mumbai October 17, 2008, 0:36 IST Get up and walk every time you fall.” That’s probably the best takeaway this book offers. But there’s loads of advice here for budding entrepreneurs. And since it’s from people who have been there and done that, more often the hard way, [...]

Start up Stories – review in Mint dt Oct 18 by Sidin Vadukut For all the lavish praise heaped upon the IIT-IIM network, even the most ardent alumnus would struggle to counter a common criticism: The institutes simply don’t create enough entrepreneurs. While the best business and technology schools in North America and Europe have [...]

Another amazing evening. Gautam Ghosh, a friend and fellow blogger, has covered it so well I am reproducing what he reported on his blog here (with permission): Quote of the evening: A failed entrepreneur is one who quits and goes back to a job. If you’re not a successful entrepreneur – it just means that [...]

At Landmark bookshop – DLF Grand Mall, Gurgaon Friday October 10, 2008, 6.30 pm.

I have been getting a lot of lovely feedback from readers. And I will be adding it to the reviews section of this site. But from time to time I will share it on the blog as well (with permission). This email from Gaurav Tekriwal of Kolkata made me feel the many months spent on [...]

The online link issue dt Oct 13 2008 Making Of An Entrepreneur STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH By Rashmi Bansal; IIM Ahmedabad Publication; pages: 324; Price: Rs 125 The current US financial crisis has many lessons to offer, especially for young B-school graduates. Most of them dream of joining a multinational company after graduation. Only a [...]

url: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/enterprising-spirit/369919/1 Indian Express dt Oct 6 2008, Mumbai Newsline

Oct 2 saw the launch of Stay Hungry Stay Foolish in Mumbai. Despite being a holiday there were enormous traffic jams at Haji Ali (Eid + Navratri crowd) but we managed to start at 4.15 pm (a miracle by Mumbai standards. The panelists for the evening were Ashank Desai (Mastek), Anand Halve (chlorophyll), Cyrus Driver [...]