The Marathi edition of ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ was launched at Crossword, ICC Towers, Pune on August 8, 2009. The publisher is Ameya Prakashan, and the translator is Vidula Tokekar. Who, interestingly, is an entrepreneur herself. The book was released by Indira Parikh, former dean IIM Ahmedabad and one of faculty members whom almost student [...]
Is what really matters. OK, so Stay Hungry has sold 100,000th copies but it’s the impact on individuals that makes me really happy. Sharing an email which gave me goosebumps! Dear Rashmi, I met you when you were at IIM Ahmedabad at inauguration function of SHSF. It was really a pleasure. I picked up three [...]
STOP PRESS! In a country where 10,000 copies is considered a ‘bestseller’, 100,000 copies sold in just 9 months is astounding. And to celebrate this beautiful moment, friends, wellwishers, IIMA alumni, entrepreneurs, wannabe entrepreneurs – a hall full of wonderful people - gathered in Bangalore on 2nd July. Thoda speech veech hua. I spoke. Pankaj Chandra (director, IIM Bangalore) and Rakesh Basant (Chairperson, [...]
Ek aur inspired soul Dear Rashmi, I recently bought your book “Stay Hungry! Stay Foolish!”. It is a commendable work by any standards. I was working with XXX Retail Limited as Marketing Manager for the last one year post my MBA from VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur. After reading your work and “The Alchemist”, convinced that this is [...]
Critics have not been too kind to ‘Stay Hungry’. So I was pleasantly surprised to read this glowing review by Saaz Aggarwal in Sunday Midday dt May 24, 2009. Thank you Saaz, for capturing the spirit of the book and of its author so beautifully
Many of you write in to me after reading SHSF. You write about problems, about issues and dilemmas. The details are not important – underlying it all is the basic issue of self esteem. If you don’t love yourself, believe in yourself… then who will? Sample this: Hi Rashmi Firstly, Congratulations for all the success you have achieved. [...]
Nimesh from IIMA Class of 2006 writes with Qs that are on many a wannabe entrepreneur’s mind… My replies after each Q, in CAPS: Dear Rashmi: I have been reading your book – Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. I must admit it is quite engrossing and motivating. I did not take any job out of campus [...]
A v touching email… the kind that I open up and read whenever I need an energy boost. To keep walking, keep writing.. Dear Rashmi Rashmi, I want to congratulate you for your book “STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH”. Its an excellent book with different and interesting experience from different IIM-A graduate entrepreneurs. People who knew [...]
The Gujarati edition of Stay Hungry Stay Foolish was launched in Ahmedabad on April 11. 2009. It is one of the 8 language editions of SHSF which will be launched this year. The translation has been beautifully rendered by Sonal Modi, who had earlier translated Sudha Murty’s books. It is indeed an honour for me [...]
Ahead of ‘Imagining India’ AND Malcolm Gladwell India Today – March 2009
