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Still hungry!

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Six weeks after the launch of my new book ‘Connect the Dots’ (on non MBA entrepreneurs),  SHSF continues to be on top of the bestseller charts.
This picture was taken at the Landmark bookstore at Mumbai airport

Mindset of an entrepreneur

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

When I completed the book I thought about having one final chapter wity ‘learnings’. But I decided to let readers ‘find’ the messages for themselves. Or choose to simply read each chapter as a story.
Well, now a kind reader has written in with his interpretation of the ‘common factors’ which lead to success. Here goes:
 Dear [...]

May the Force be with you

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

And here’s an  email from a young Dutch girl who’s set up her own business in India…
dear Rashmi
My name is Eva Reubsaet and I am a young Dutch entrepreneur. Twelve years ago my parents moved the production of memorial stones from Poland to India. After visiting more than sixty granite companies in the South of [...]

Business or social service?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Some of you have dreams and noble intentions, but is that enough? Here is one such idealistic young man.
Hello Rashmi,
 
I am Saurabh, I have recently read your novel “Stay Hungry Stay Foolish” and that is how i got your mail id. I found that novel very inspiring and motivating.
 
I have plans to start my own [...]

A ’silly’ book, they say

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Woke up on 1st of Jan, a New Year, to find ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ included in an odd list by Mint newspaper: ‘The decade’s 10 silliest books’
This list also includes authors like Paulo Coelho, Ian McEwan and titles like ‘Superfreakonmics’. So I don’t know whether to be offended or flattered
Coincidentally, on the [...]

Karna chahta hoon magar…

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

This is a common query – details may differ, but dilemma remains same.
Mam,
This is Ramesh hailing from Theni, a small town in Tamil Nadu. Actually I read your book “STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH” and I want to tell you about me. My father is an agriculturist and mom is a home maker. I did my [...]

Stop existing, start living!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

An interviewer made the observation:  One thing that encouraged me in reading the book was to see so many big companies… and to hear about their humble beginnings. When you hear how humbly they started, it gives you encouragement in your own humble state and think, “why not?”
Then he asked: Along those lines, do you [...]

Launch of SHSF in Hindi

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The Hindi edition of Stay Hungy Stay Foolish published by Prabhat Prakashan was launched on 26th September 2009 at Reliance Time Out (Ambience Mall, Gurgaon).
Sanjeev Bikhchandani (naukri.com), Shantanu Prakash (Educomp) and Shivraman Dugal (ICRI) were some of the entrepreneurs from the book who attended and interacted with the audience.
A big thank you to my friends [...]

SHSF: Marathi launch

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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 fondly [...]

Every drop in the ocean

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

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 copies there [...]

The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making.

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish is an IIM Ahmedabad CIIE (Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship) publication.

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