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STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH
25 IIMA graduates who chose the rough road of entrepreneurship. Diverse in age, in outlook and the industries they made a mark in. One thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams. Seeks to inspire young graduates to look beyond placements and salaries. Parts in which story is divided: The Believer The Opportunist The Alternate Vision
What is the book about?
Sanjeev Bhikchandani
PGP’89 The book of JOB
THE BELIEVER About him
The birth of a new venture
Hurdles on the way to success
Milestone
“Different people measure success differently”
Advise by Sanjeev Bhikchandani
Be early & do not exaggerate. Get great people. Don’t start business to make money. Spot opportunities. Get smart people. Your choices affect family.
Shantanu Prakash PGP’88 Rock with it, Roll with it
THE BELIEVER
Family Background Education 1st Company – Delhi Stock Exchange Launch of a new Company Start of EDUCOMP Struggle Educomp’s Revenue
Advise by Shantanu Prakash
Risk-reward equation.
Business better than job for IIM-A.
Do what interests you.
Nirmal Jain PGP’89 It’s all about THE HONEY
OPPORTUNIST
Mr. Nirmal Jain Chairman & MD
1989-1994 Hindustan Lever Ltd
1994- “Inquire”
1995- “Probity Research & Services Pvt. Ltd.
1995-1999 Tough time
1999- All or Nothing
Made profit of rupees 10 lakhs
Mr. Venkataraman- Co Promoter
2000- Raised $ 5 million
Stock Market & NASDAQ crashed
2001-2003 Dotcom Bubble Burst
“Paani Chala Gaya”
2003- 7.5 Crores
2007- 160 Crores
2009- 152 Crores
Advise by Nirmal Jain
Build a core team.
Be prepared to fall.
Don’t attach emotions with business.
Do job before starting business.
Only one leader.
Deep Kalra PGP’92 Tripping along
OPPORTUNIST Introduction of Mr. Deep Kalra His thought for his MBA degree What make him Learn New Things Idea Generation for Make my Trip.Com Decision making Number of Employees Competitors of the initial stage Identification of Markets Changes are part of every Business Current features of Make my Trip.com Token of advice to the Entrepreneurs
Advise by Deep Kalra Choose your field very carefully.
Plan your funding very carefully.
It’s all about people.
Make friends at work.
Don’t focus too much on exits.
S.B.Dangayach PGP’72 A Sense of OWNERSHIP
The Alternate Vision
Introduction.
Joined Asian Paints in 1972 at 20 years of age.
In 1974, joined Bharat Vijay Mills Pvt. Ltd.
New Plastic Venture.
Advise by S.B.Dangayach
Convergence between what conscience tells & what you do.
Do what your conscience tells you.
Vijay Mahajan PGP’81 Basic Instinct
The Alternate Vision Introduction Sense of addressing to issues of inequality &
social justice. Worked with Philips after graduation & joined
IIMA in 1981. Worked with N.G.O. like FAIR & ASSEFA. Birth of PRADAN in 1983. Left PRADAN on 31st December,1990. Back to India & shifted to Hyderabad.
Birth of Basix in 1996. Successful working by 1998-99. Shocking results of assessment study in 2002. Business successful in 2007. Overall Personality.
Advise by Vijay Mahajan
Get up & walk every time you fall down.
Persist in operational difficulties.
Learn from experience, from critics, from competitors, from failures, from summer trainees, from mother-in-law & from regulations.
Interacting with our eco-system.
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