UPDATED - Venue in Hyd & Chennai + Panelists in Chennai
Listing all events scheduled around the book in next 2 weeks.
All are welcome :)
MUMBAI
Date: Friday July 16, 2010
Venue: Oxford Bookstore, Churchgate
Time: 630 pm
Panel: Ranjiv Ramchandani (Tantra tshirts) and Sunita Ramnathkar (Fem) - both featured in Connect the Dots will be there to interact with the audience.
HYDERABAD
Date: Friday July 23, 2010
Venue: Landmark bookstore, Banjara Hills road # 12
Time: 630 pm
Panel discussion on entrepreneurship with:
Deepesh Agarwal, founder, GoCars (An ISB graduate who is currently operating his mobile technology start up from the Incubation Lab on the ISB campus).
Mansur Ahamed, founder, Tigertail Gaming Studios (An IIM Ahmedabad graduate who turned down offers from investment banks to start up his own venture).
Sundar Subramanian, co-founder Dimdim Technologies (An MS in Computer Science from Drexel University, passionate about working on cutting edge technology).
CHENNAI
Date: Saturday July 24, 2010
Venue: Landmark bookstore, Citi Centre, Mylapore
Time: 630 pm
Panel:
Mr M Mahadevan of Oriental Cuisine, from Connect the Dots
Mr K Raghavendra Rao of Orchid Pharma, from Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
Sudarshan Anandkumar, co-founder of TING, a recent start-up.
Apart from the above I would be visiting a couple of colleges in each city. And if any of you would like to do a meetup over dinner after these events let me know!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Connecting the Dots in Pune
An event around 'Connect the Dots' in Pune - many of you have asked when? Well. here it is at last and here are the details
Date: Friday 9th of July
Time: 630 pm
Venue: Landmark bookstore, SGS mall
You are all cordially invited!
Hanmant Gaikwad (Jugaad section of CTD, founder of Bhatrat Vikas Group) will be present. I have also invited two local entrepreneurs – Saurabh Garg (co-founder, Four Fountains spa chain) and Ajay Aggarwal (IT entrepreneur and mentor to start-ups).
So we’ll have a small panel discussion & audience interaction – so do come, join in if you can!
Date: Friday 9th of July
Time: 630 pm
Venue: Landmark bookstore, SGS mall
You are all cordially invited!
Hanmant Gaikwad (Jugaad section of CTD, founder of Bhatrat Vikas Group) will be present. I have also invited two local entrepreneurs – Saurabh Garg (co-founder, Four Fountains spa chain) and Ajay Aggarwal (IT entrepreneur and mentor to start-ups).
So we’ll have a small panel discussion & audience interaction – so do come, join in if you can!
Monday, May 17, 2010
'Connect the Dots' event in Mumbai
Thu, 20th of May @ 730 pmLandmark bkshop, Palladium, Phoenix Mills.
All are welcome.
We're expecting the following entrepreneurs from 'Connect the Dots':
* Sunita Ramnathkar, Fem
* Prem Ganapathy, Dosa Plaza
* Ranjiv Ramchandani, Tantra t-shirts
* Samar Gupta, Trikaya Agriculture
* Hanmant Gaikwad, BVG
It will be an informal, interactive session so do come!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
'Connect the Dots' event in Bangalore
I am delighted to invite you to the launch of 'Connect the Dots' in Bangalore.
Date: Saturday 15th May
Time: 3 - 4.30 pm
Venue: Strand Book store
1st floor, South Block
Manipal Centre, Dickenson Rd,
Bangalore – 42.
Directions and more info here .
I will also be at the Infosys campus between 5 and 630 pm on Friday May. Having a CTD event there as well but that's open only to Infy employees :)
See you Saturday!
Date: Saturday 15th May
Time: 3 - 4.30 pm
Venue: Strand Book store
1st floor, South Block
Manipal Centre, Dickenson Rd,
Bangalore – 42.
Directions and more info here .
I will also be at the Infosys campus between 5 and 630 pm on Friday May. Having a CTD event there as well but that's open only to Infy employees :)
See you Saturday!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Connect the Dots: FAQs
I've been getting tweets and mails from you guys re: 'Connect the Dots', so let me give an all-for-one and one-for-all answer
1. Where can I buy the book?
Bookstores everywhere.
Yes, I know the distribution has been a bit slow but I'm told you will get 'Connect the Dots' in Crossword and other major chain stores by the end of this week. Do let me know if that's not the case!
2. Can I buy 'Connect the Dots online?
At the following websites:
a) Infibeam: click here
Infibeam will ship the books to locations in India and selected countries including
USA, Canada, Australia and Singapore.
b) Flipkart: click here
c) Indiaplaza: click here
By the way all three websites are selling author-signed copies. Yup, I sat and signed a mountain of books to make that happen...
And that's just the first 500!
3. Yet another title inspired by Steve Jobs?
Yes, the title 'Connect the Dots' is inspired by the same speech at Stanford where Steve Jobs exhorted graduates to 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'. And I have acknowledged that right at the beginning of the book.
Why am I obsessed with Steve Jobs? Well, I just am (and now that I own an iPhone that might get worse :) But seriously, I was inspired by Steve Jobs a long time ago, when I read the book Odyssey: from Pepsi to Apple.
Steve Jobs persuaded John Sculley, the President of Pepsi, to join Apple with these immortal words:"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?"
That line remained in my mind, and served as a guidepost, when I stood at the crossroads in my career.
That said, I can promise you the title of my third book is not inspired by Steve Jobs :)
4) Is 'Connect the Dots' a sequel to 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'?
Yes, and no.
Yes, because so many of you asked why does 'Stay Hungry' only feature stories of MBAs - that too from IIMA - I felt compelled to look at the completely opposite kind of profile.
My contention with Stay Hungry was that MBAs can be entrepreneurs and it was the objective (set by CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad) that the book should inspire young bschool graduates to consider such a career option.
Many of the readers however concluded that an MBA is what they should aim for, if they wanted to be successful entrepreneurs.
Anyhow, I thank them for their plaintive emails to me asking "what about us, 'ordinary' graduates". That question set the stage for 'Connect the Dots' and I am happy to say that in terms of sheer variety of people I met, this book was a more interesting experience!
5. So, is 'Connect the Dots' as good as the first book?
Well, I certainly cannot comment on that. In fact I have no idea if the first book was 'good' either :)
But here are some reviews from early readers of 'Connect the Dots':
Have read 5 stories so far, and each one stays, cos it's written so well, and the stories of each of the entrepreneurs are so inspiring. I also like that there's no melodrama and all the interviewees seem to accept things for what they are (for example, Ranjiv Ramchandani when asked if he decided not to cut corners wrt the quality of his t-shirts says, nah it's just that i was ignorant about the quality! Great read...
- Amrithaa on Flipkart
More reviews at Flipkart
Rashmi Bansal’s new book - ‘Connect The Dots‘ is a follow-up to her hugely successful book ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’. The earlier book mentioned the inspiring stories of IIMA graduates. Connect The Dots is about successful entrepreneurs without the typical MBA degree.
The book has classified entrepreneurs in three categories:
1. Jugaad - Ones who have no formal business training and learnt by observation, experimentation and application of mind.
2. Junoon - Ones who are driven by passion and ideas which are ahead of its time.
3. Zubaan - Ones who are creative people with unique talent
The book has a biographical account of the entrepreneur and advice to other entrepreneurs - same style as Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. The selection of the entrepreneurs is interesting indeed which adds diversity to the book and the subject of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs behind success stories like Reva, Dosa Plaza, Su-Kam, Crossword, Tantra T-Shrits, Veta, Fem Care are featured as well as Film Director Paresh Mokashi and Wildlife Photographer Kalyan Verma. Though there are no formulas to success, it is interesting to know the journey of the fellow entrepreneurs.
Rashmi Bansal’s style and language is amazing as always ! She has got another bestseller! Read it !
- Ashok Karania
Reviews on Infibeam
Twitter feedback:
@YouthPad I like the narrative of Connect the Dots.. :)
@ravisagar Read first 3 stories this morning. Truly inspirational stories. Almost finished the book. Why don't you write part 3???
6. When are you having a book launch in Mumbai, Delhi, etc etc?
There will be 'Connect the Dots' launch events in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai in the month of May. Would love to see you there, will keep you posted!
1. Where can I buy the book?
Bookstores everywhere.
Yes, I know the distribution has been a bit slow but I'm told you will get 'Connect the Dots' in Crossword and other major chain stores by the end of this week. Do let me know if that's not the case!
2. Can I buy 'Connect the Dots online?
At the following websites:
a) Infibeam: click here
Infibeam will ship the books to locations in India and selected countries including
USA, Canada, Australia and Singapore.
b) Flipkart: click here
c) Indiaplaza: click here
By the way all three websites are selling author-signed copies. Yup, I sat and signed a mountain of books to make that happen...
And that's just the first 500!
3. Yet another title inspired by Steve Jobs?
Yes, the title 'Connect the Dots' is inspired by the same speech at Stanford where Steve Jobs exhorted graduates to 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'. And I have acknowledged that right at the beginning of the book.
Why am I obsessed with Steve Jobs? Well, I just am (and now that I own an iPhone that might get worse :) But seriously, I was inspired by Steve Jobs a long time ago, when I read the book Odyssey: from Pepsi to Apple.
Steve Jobs persuaded John Sculley, the President of Pepsi, to join Apple with these immortal words:"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?"
That line remained in my mind, and served as a guidepost, when I stood at the crossroads in my career.
That said, I can promise you the title of my third book is not inspired by Steve Jobs :)
4) Is 'Connect the Dots' a sequel to 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'?
Yes, and no.
Yes, because so many of you asked why does 'Stay Hungry' only feature stories of MBAs - that too from IIMA - I felt compelled to look at the completely opposite kind of profile.
My contention with Stay Hungry was that MBAs can be entrepreneurs and it was the objective (set by CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad) that the book should inspire young bschool graduates to consider such a career option.
Many of the readers however concluded that an MBA is what they should aim for, if they wanted to be successful entrepreneurs.
Anyhow, I thank them for their plaintive emails to me asking "what about us, 'ordinary' graduates". That question set the stage for 'Connect the Dots' and I am happy to say that in terms of sheer variety of people I met, this book was a more interesting experience!
5. So, is 'Connect the Dots' as good as the first book?
Well, I certainly cannot comment on that. In fact I have no idea if the first book was 'good' either :)
But here are some reviews from early readers of 'Connect the Dots':
Have read 5 stories so far, and each one stays, cos it's written so well, and the stories of each of the entrepreneurs are so inspiring. I also like that there's no melodrama and all the interviewees seem to accept things for what they are (for example, Ranjiv Ramchandani when asked if he decided not to cut corners wrt the quality of his t-shirts says, nah it's just that i was ignorant about the quality! Great read...
- Amrithaa on Flipkart
More reviews at Flipkart
Rashmi Bansal’s new book - ‘Connect The Dots‘ is a follow-up to her hugely successful book ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’. The earlier book mentioned the inspiring stories of IIMA graduates. Connect The Dots is about successful entrepreneurs without the typical MBA degree.
The book has classified entrepreneurs in three categories:
1. Jugaad - Ones who have no formal business training and learnt by observation, experimentation and application of mind.
2. Junoon - Ones who are driven by passion and ideas which are ahead of its time.
3. Zubaan - Ones who are creative people with unique talent
The book has a biographical account of the entrepreneur and advice to other entrepreneurs - same style as Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. The selection of the entrepreneurs is interesting indeed which adds diversity to the book and the subject of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs behind success stories like Reva, Dosa Plaza, Su-Kam, Crossword, Tantra T-Shrits, Veta, Fem Care are featured as well as Film Director Paresh Mokashi and Wildlife Photographer Kalyan Verma. Though there are no formulas to success, it is interesting to know the journey of the fellow entrepreneurs.
Rashmi Bansal’s style and language is amazing as always ! She has got another bestseller! Read it !
- Ashok Karania
Reviews on Infibeam
Twitter feedback:
@YouthPad I like the narrative of Connect the Dots.. :)
@ravisagar Read first 3 stories this morning. Truly inspirational stories. Almost finished the book. Why don't you write part 3???
6. When are you having a book launch in Mumbai, Delhi, etc etc?
There will be 'Connect the Dots' launch events in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai in the month of May. Would love to see you there, will keep you posted!
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Launch of my second book: 'Connect the Dots'
Dear ReadersI am delighted to invite you to the launch of my second book 'Connect the Dots' on Saturday, April 3, 2010.
Venue: Crossword, Mithakali, Ahmedabad
Time: 6 pm
'Connect the Dots' is a sequel to 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'. It features the inspiring stories of 20 entrepreneurs without an MBA who dared to find their own path.
Four of the entrepreneurs featured in the book will be present.
They are:
1) Kunwer Sachdev, Founder, Su-kam
2) R Sriram, Founder, Crossword bookstore
3) Ganesh Ram, Founder, Veta (Vivekananda English Training Academy)
4) Satyajit Singh, Founder, Shakti Sudha Industries
A second event will be held at Crossword, Baroda on 4th April (Sunday) at 11 am
There will be more events in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad over the next month and I look forward to seeing you at some of them!
Thank you all for your love and support.
Book website and 'where you can buy it' (online, offline) will be updated tomorrow.
'Connect the Dots' is published by Eklavya Foundation and will retail for Rs 150.
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