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 [...]
On 2nd October, 4 pm at Crossword, Kemps Corner!
Thanks to the super-duper expressway, we arrived in Baroda at 10 am, a full one hour before the event. Crosswords are usually spacious, but Crossword Baroda is airier, friendlier and more spacious than most. A sea of empty chairs lay before us and I wondered if anyone would actually turn up… on a Sunday morning [...]
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish was first released on June 29, 2008 at the first ever IIMA Entrepreneur’s Conference. However the initial run of 1000 copies was for private circulation only. The amazing response to the book prompted its commercial release in late August. And the first public event around Stay Hungry was at Crossword in [...]
