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Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of LeanSpark by Jaideep Prabhu, Mukesh Sud, and Priyank Narayan

There’s a particular kind of confidence that comes from building something without excess. Not the loud confidence of billion-dollar funding rounds or glossy launch events — but the quiet certainty of knowing every screw, every line of code, every decision had to justify its existence.LeanSpark feels like that kind of confidence.I began reading it at a time when every startup headline seemed to sc...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of LeanSpark by Jaideep Prabhu, Mukesh Sud, and Priyank Narayan
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Never Say Die by Shripal Morakhia

I didn’t plan to read Never Say Die slowly. It just happened that way. A few pages at a time. Then a pause. Then a longer pause. Not because the book drags, but because it keeps nudging something personal. The kind of nudge that makes you put the book face down, stare into nothing for a moment, and think, Alright… I need to sit with this.Most business memoirs arrive dressed for applause. They spar...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Never Say Die by Shripal Morakhia
Komal Gujar

Chapter 10: A seat at the table.

Adrian guided Kaia through the glass corridor, the soft hum of morning conversatiion floating around them. The office, with its clean lines and warm tones, buzzed with the low excitement that always came with a new project - and today, a new team lead.Kaia walked beside him, composed yet quietly taking in every detail. Her heels clicked softly on the marble, her formal dress fitted and elegant, co...

Komal Gujar

Chapter 9: The Morning Follows Him

Adrian was in the middle of explaining a campaign report, when the HR manager’s voice broke through the background hum.“Adrian, your new relationship manager is here. Would you mind introducing her to the team?” He nodded without looking up, still scrolling through the figures of his tablet.”Sure, send her in.”He didn’t notice the first click of her heels on the polished floor.Not until he heard h...

Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Beyond the Menu by Ravi Wazir

Have you ever sat in a beautifully lit café, sipping a hot cappuccino, watching plates fly out of the kitchen, servers glide between tables, and thought — How hard can it really be to run a restaurant?I have. More times than I can count.And every time, I’ve wildly underestimated the answer.Because from the customer’s side of the counter, everything looks effortless — the clink of cutlery, the arom...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Beyond the Menu by Ravi Wazir
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Storypreneur’s Playbook by Prateek Roy Chowdhury and Nitin Babel

Some books don’t knock gently. They kick the door open, drag a chair into the centre of your life, and say, “Sit. We need to talk about the dream you keep postponing.”The Storypreneur’s Playbook: Fifteen Inspiring Stories to Unleash the Entrepreneur in You by Prateek Roy Chowdhury and Nitin Babel is exactly that kind of book — the kind that arrives like a storm and leaves as quiet clarity.To be ho...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Storypreneur’s Playbook by Prateek Roy Chowdhury and Nitin Babel
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Acting MD 2 — Everyone Has Ulterior Motives by Vikram Mankal

Some books don’t begin on the first page; they begin in the pause before you open them — in that quiet suspicion that what you’re about to read might just drag you into a world where ambition smells like cologne, betrayal sounds like a sliding boardroom door, and success tastes a little metallic, like fear. The Acting MD 2 made me feel exactly that way. Before I even reached chapter one, I had thi...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Acting MD 2 — Everyone Has Ulterior Motives by Vikram Mankal
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Some books hand you rosy dreams of overnight success. The Hard Thing About Hard Things does the opposite — it kicks down the door, stares you straight in the face, and says, “You want to build something real? Good. Now let’s see if you can survive it.”The first time I picked it up, I expected another glossy Silicon Valley playbook — filled with startup jargon, VC buzzwords, and motivational fluff....

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Battlefield to Boardroom by Dr. Smruti Ranjan Nayak

There are books that teach. Books that preach. And then there are books that awaken. Dr. Smruti Ranjan Nayak’s Battlefield to Boardroom belongs to that rare third category — the kind that doesn’t merely speak to your intellect but reaches deep into your conscience and whispers, “Lead, but with purpose.”I remember pausing midway through the first chapter — somewhere between Krishna’s calm counsel o...

Sameer Gudhate Presents the Book Review of Battlefield to Boardroom by Dr. Smruti Ranjan Nayak