Comments on: Stay Hungry’ review in Mint

By: Charan

Charan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:50:24 +0000

i am from one of the hallowed B schools and remember when Rashmi Bansal was part of a panel discussing entrepreneurship support system in india. Except one or two people in the panel, rest six were academicians, profs from other hallowed management institutes. Old chaps kept ranting about lack of this, that, bla bla etc. Rashmi blew them all off saying that entrepreneurs dont need support, frameworks or policies. They are not made, they are born. I remember because the comment rattled the sleeping audience who clapped in appreciation. Oh should have seen the look on oldies faces, they were heart broken!!

By: Harjot

Harjot — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:01:15 +0000

I feel like the younger member of a family that i have seen grow over the past four years.I came across Sidin’s blog and then Rasmi’s curry in my second year of engineering some four years ago and since then have always followed closely all the twists and turns – from taking on the “Chicken Counters” to “MINT” of determination !!!
And this association has somehow helped me to make my own decisions.
Leaving the cliched for the unconventional , taking that lesser traveled path and doing what the heart truly is in !(Chose a career in education over a core engineering job)

And then for a little while i lost track … only to be reminded of the my beloved torchbearers through SHSF ! I was getting a book for a friend and there it was stark white in color – the title caught my eye and then i jumped when i saw it’s our Rashmi writing about our passion – entrepreneurship and that too stories straight from the mecca of MBA in India!!!

and as i excitedly poured into the contents i knew i had hit a goldmine !

Exactly what i needed for my next decision,And going through each of those stories did make my dreams seem close to me !

I loved the lines from Deep” I would prefer to use my MBA as an insurance than a noose !”

And what’s more getting to comment alongside Sidin’s Review on Rasmi’s SHSF , and more so on my favourite topic just MADE MY DAY !

Thank you guys ! Great work Rashmi !!!
Keep the fire burning !

By: Ravi Pasricha

Ravi Pasricha — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:30:29 +0000

Rashmi, Congratulations! Its indeed a wonderful book. I am glad that it has reached the masses. I learnt that you got paid to write the book and it wasn’t in real sense an “entrepreneurial exercise” for you. Why did you agree to get paid rather than negotiate an entrepreneurial deal – possibly royalty or something? Did you not believe in the idea back then?? Wasn’t it against the spirit of entrepreneurship itself to be hired for writing something which was such an interesting topic?