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I have participated in several state level and national level paper presentations, debates, management fests. I have been involved in design and delivery soft skills and behavioral training. I have conducted several workshops for corporate and academic clientele. In the long run ,I aim to be an academician and an entrepreneur.When I look closer to myself, I realize I am changing , progressing each day , each moment. I intend to learn, grow and do my best to serve my country. Take me home is variety of many sectors like manufacturing, innovative, service sector, IT etc. so there is something for everyone.
The ways she narrates this stories keeps the readers hooked up until you complete the last chapter. Also the simple and easy language makes readers to easily understand the content of the book. Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and youth expert. Her five books on entrepreneurship - Stay Hungry Stay Foolish, Connect the Dots, I Have a Dream, Follow Every Rainbow and Poor Little Rich Slum have sold over 7,50,000 copies and been translated into 10 languages. In short, another remarkable successful story of those that made it almost from no-where.
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Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Rashmi is a columnist on popular Indian news portal Rediff.com. She has been Consulting Editor with Businessworld magazine and Bloomberg UTV, where she hosted India’s first interactive show on careers. Her third book ‘I Have a Dream’, on social entrepreneurs, is releasing in May 2011. Rashmi’s second book, ‘Connect the Dots’ focuses on non-MBA entrepreneurs. It has also been a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies.
A few common traits that run through all these achievers centre around grit, passion, perseverance and honesty of purpose. All of them had a dream but they had their feet firmly on the ground. What is also noteworthy is the role played by various government agencies and the banks in acting as enablers. Credit goes to the author for compiling and narrating these tales in a manner that makes them fascinating and worthy of emulations.
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Take Me Home is the story of 20 entrepreneurs who have built remarkable enterprises, while remaining true to their roots. From small towns across India, they run giant global companies with locally trained talent. The ability to run a professional business is no longer limited by location. What you need is a vision and a mission and a burning desire. To 'make it happen', wherever you are. Have read all the books written by Rashmi Bansal, she provides the most inspiring stories; their journey from rags to riches always keeps me thinking.
She also conducts motivational talks and youth insight seminars for corporates. One important fact this book conveys to aspiring entrepreneurs is the importance of keeping abreast of new developments in the field. This is achievable by attending the trade fairs organized in the country and abroad. Such an early adoption of new technology confers on them a great advantage in the fierce competition of the markets. The industrialists should also think about innovative measures that are helpful in bringing down the cost of production.
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Good read, about obstacles of unknown entrepreneurs who started just by an Idea and not equipped with college degrees, strong backgrounds or any-kind of support. However they managed to flourish by staying in the game and believing on their soul of idea. This time focusing on business people from tier 2 & 3 towns of India. One might argue these books are welcome, since there's so little business/entrepreneur literature in India.
These are people not out of this world. They belong to this world but what they have managed to achieve is commendable and eminently replicable. I so want to go back into time and gift this to my dad. Not so insightful for people looking to learn principles or struggles of entrepreneurship but it's more like a bedtime story for every SME lover. Short lovely stories from some common brands you might have heard of while growing up in India.
A hero, whose lifestyle or hobby, occupation or quirk is similar to that of ours, strikes a chord. We are inspired by those characters that started out the same. Only after that connect, a person feels that he too can be like her, he too can achieve what she has. Hence, it becomes all the more important for the author to identify all the motley bunch of mavericks who might be a subset of the larger population. And I think, right from ‘Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish’ to ‘Take Me Home’, Rashmi Bansal has achieved that.
The metros are characterized by people who are always busy and rushing from one place to another in a hurry. But in the countryside, time is what people have for each other, not something you chase. Truly inspiring stories of great entrepreneurs from India, who actually started from nothing.
Rashmi is a columnist on Rediff.com and is a regular contributor to Business World magazine. She has also been consulting Editor with business news channel Bloomberg UTV where she hosted India’s first call-in show on careers ‘Stay Hungry’. Her latest book ‘God’s Own Kitchen’ is an inspiring story of Akshaya Patra - a social enterprise run by monks and CEOs. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the India.
Book all over to be good but it takes time to read. It's not one day or two day reading like other novel. You must give time to the book to understand. Highly recommanded for people who really want to do more in life. For some of the stories and highlights provided I think the dates are mixed up, but other those minor details if you have like the previous books of Rashmi Bansal then this book will be also appreciated.
There is no talk of what they offered that was better and what they did different. Except that they were kinder, more honest and fairer. How about telling us how they found good partners with whom this worked, that valued fairness and long term relationships. In my work which involves listening to folks working in developing countries, one recurring theme is finding people who thought in terms of long term mutually gainful business relationships. This was one of their biggest challenges.
This book provides a hint of what a prospective employer looks for in the candidates who have applied for a job there. Most pragmatic of them assess 'how capable is he, how sincere is he and how much does he need the job’. Anyone & everyone with an iota of entrepreneurial dreams should read this. No fancy packaging, the book is 'Straight from the heart' by these 20 entrepreneurs. Its about their dreams, struggles & the journey that they have undergone.
Book has really good stories of entrepreneurs, specially for those who are interested in entrepreneurship. Of the twenty people mentioned in the book, Dilafroze Qazi is the only woman, but she hails from Kashmir. Being a state firmly controlled by corrupt politicians and Islamic militants in the past, her success deserves an extra load of laurels. The militants virtually ruled the Valley in the 1990s when businesses had had to pay them protection money. When in dire need, they would kidnap people and extort ransom. The police often stood by as mute spectators while militants rampaged on non-complying establishments.
Book elaborates stories of entrepreneur s belonging to various sectors- manufacturing, service industry, innovative businesses etc... One thing I noticed in the writing style of Rashmi Bansal is the knack of making everything very very interesting. It really requires great skills because sometimes the subject may look dry at the first instance. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings, help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. 20 puff pieces that could have been written by a FT/Forbes bot - mindless fawning bios without any insight.
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