Posts from the entrepreneurship category.
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....
There’s something profoundly beautiful about inherited wisdom — the kind that isn’t written in textbooks but whispered over steaming cups of chai in courtyards fragrant with history. The Marwari Mindset: 10 Proverbs. 10 Stories. 100 Years of Business Wisdom by Chetan Murarka feels like sitting beside an elder who doesn’t just tell you how to do business, but how to live with dignity, discipline, a...
Some books don’t just tell stories — they rebuild faith. India Inc’s Greatest Turnarounds by Dev and Pragya Chatterjee is one such book. It doesn’t arrive with the swagger of a bestseller or the flash of a management manual. It walks in quietly, like a leader who has weathered a storm, sits across your table, and says — “Let me tell you what survival really means.”The Chatterjees, both seasoned ch...
There are books that talk about business — graphs, goals, growth curves — and then there are books that breathe. Gateway to Africa by Prateek Suri does the latter. It doesn’t read like a management lecture; it feels like a long evening conversation with a friend who’s seen failure up close, tasted dust and triumph, and still believes that tomorrow is worth fighting for.When I first picked it up, I...
I just closed Insightful Inc. by Manish Makhijani and, honestly, it felt like stepping into the mind of a master observer. Have you ever watched a seemingly ordinary scene — a mother choosing a cereal at the store, a commuter navigating traffic — and suddenly realized there’s a whole universe of decisions, emotions, and habits hidden there? That’s the kind of lens Makhijani invites you to wear. Dr...
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What happens when you mix India’s startup dreams, small-town hustle, and a desi sense of humour? You get a book that feels less like a business lecture and more like a late-night chai chat with your ambitious friend who’s already cracked the code. The Startups of Bharat by Aditya Arora and Surya Pasricha isn’t your regular startup manual—it’s raw, relatable, and full of heart.For those unfamiliar,...
Did you ever think about how most of India runs on family businesses? I didn’t—at least not consciously—until I picked up The Ultimate Family Business Survival Guide. As someone who doesn’t come from a business background, I expected this to be a niche book meant for a specific audience. But let me tell you: Priyanka Gupta Zielinski’s words gently pull you into a world we all see but rarely unders...
In a world where women often juggle multiple roles, Follow Every Rainbow by Rashmi Bansal shines a spotlight on 25 Indian women who dared to dream beyond societal expectations. Bansal, renowned for her works like Stay Hungry Stay Foolish and Connect the Dots, brings her journalistic prowess to narrate these compelling stories of female entrepreneurship. Her background as an IIM Ahmedabad alumna an...
Have you ever picked up a book and felt like it was written just for you — like the author somehow reached into your messy, beautiful, complicated heart and spun it into a story? That’s exactly how Half-Baked Love by Dr. Pooja Darda felt to me. In a world bursting with “happily-ever-afters,” this book takes a refreshing detour into real life — complete with heartbreak, healing, judgmental aunties,...
