It’s been quite a long time since i read a good book, working as a software professional does not permit such a stupid thought too.
But somewhere i had read about Rashmi Bansal’s books and wants to try some of her books. Finally got one “Stay Hungry Stay Foolish”.
The very first thought that came to my mind is “Is this a dieting book? Do i really need this?”
By reading the summery i was confirmed that its not related to weight reducing, but rather a book on inspirational stories of 25 IIM-A graduates who took a different path from lucid jobs to start something on their own. The story of the believers who believed in their ideas and succeeded. Finally i got to know that Stay Hungry Stay Foolish is a book on entrepreneurs and not a book by a dietician!!
Rashmi Bansal herself is an IIM-A alumnus and an entrepreneur. One thing which was unique about the titles of her books was, they all were derived from the speeches of famous personalities. Stay Hungry Stay Foolish and Connect the Dots from the Steve Jobs Standford University Commencement address in 2005 and I have a Dream from the famous speech of Marthin Luther King Jr.
The whole book is classified into following three sections:
1. The Believers – This section contains ten stories where the people knew that entrepreneurship was the way to go. They took the plunge straight after MBA or after a few years of work.
2. The Opportunists – This section covers eleven stories where the people did not plan on it but snatched the chance when they got it.
3. The Alternate Vision – This section covers stories of people who are using entrepreneurship for social impact or their own creative expressions.
List of the twenty-five stories:
1. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, naukri.com
2. Shantanu Prakash, Educomp
3. Vinayak Chatterjee, Feedback Ventures
4. Ashank Desai, Mastek
5. R Subramanian, Subhiksha
6. Narendra Murkumbi, Shree Renuka Sugars
7. Chender Baljee, Royal Orchid Hotels
8. Madan Mohanka, Tega Industries
9. Sunil Handa, Eklavya Education Foundation
10. Vardan Kabra, Fountainhead School
11. Deep Kalra, makemytrip.com
12. Rashesh Shah, Edelweiss Capital
13. Nirmal Jain, India Infoline
14. Vikram Talwar, EXL Service
15. K Raghavendra Rao, Orchid Pharma
16. Jerry Rao, Mphasis
17. Shivraman Dugal, Institute for Clinical Research in India
18. Shankar Maruwada, Marketics
19. Ruby Ashraf, Precious Formals
20. Deepta Rangarajan, IRIS
21. Cyrus Driver, Calorie Care
22. Venkat Krishnan, GiveIndia
23. Anand Halve, chlorophyll
24. S B Dangayach, Sintex
25. Vijay Mahajan, Basix
I had started with Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the person who started naukri.com the way back in 90’s, the days when the word Internet was not even heard of.
24 more to go!
I will update the details and what i like the most soon……
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