How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company
Author: Varun Agarwal
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788129121851
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How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded a Million Dollar Company
Author: Varun Agarwal
Publisher: Rupa Publ iCat Ions India
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788129119797
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The book is a true story, set in Bangalore, about entrepreneurship and the importance of pursuing your dreams.[2] Varun, the 20-something protagonist has entrepreneurial dreams but finds that not many people are very receptive of the idea. He is instead asked to follow the well-trodden Engineering-plus-MBA route that most people his age seem to have taken. This route is not something that Varun is very keen on following. Perhaps the biggest threat to Varun's entrepreneurial dreams is Anu Aunty, the lead character who thwarts his every move. But Varun is not one to be easily cowed. After a number of alcohol-induced conversations with his friend from school and later co-founder of Alma Mater, Rohn Malhotra, Varun decides to follow his heart and do something that he wants to do. The book chronicles how the two of them decided to start a merchandising company called Alma Mater that creates customised clothing and accessories for the alumni of schools and colleges across India. Anu Aunty is Varun's mother's best friend and plays the role of a middle-aged Indian mother to what she believes to be an over-achieving son. Much to Varun's mother's dismay, Anu Aunty repeatedly belittles Varun and mocks him for his apparently unambitious nature. Every step Varun and his friends take seems to be thwarted by Anu Aunty."--Publisher's description.
Naughty Men
Author: Siddharth Narayan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2012-06-09
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 8184756887
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →I have it all—IIT–IIM degrees, plum consulting-partner position with Mcarthur’s, a company-provided BMW—but things haven’t been going so well lately. Work bores me, my wife Meera and I haven’t had sex in years, my in-laws treat me like their personal slave. Also, for some time, I’ve been having reassuring conversations with Nunu, my dick. Actually, he thinks I’m losing it! Sid, my friend from Institute days, has the same problem—he doesn’t talk to Nunu, though—and his solution is simple: anything goes ... as long as the wife doesn’t find out! We have a plan to spice up our lives. It involves Jenny, the mystic masseuse from the Feather Touch massage parlour, the infuriatingly efficient Baby Detective Agency to get the in-laws to back off, and a leisurely, raunchy road trip along the coast from Kerala to Goa. Oh yes, did I mention that consulting project for Rajnikanth Sir’s new movie?
Behind the Cloud
Author: Marc Benioff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-10-19
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 0470521163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology, and philanthropic models tailored to this time of extraordinary change. Showing how salesforce.com not only survived the dotcom implosion of 2001, but went on to define itself as the leader of the cloud computing revolution and spark a $46-billion dollar industry, Benioff's story will help business leaders and entrepreneurs stand out, innovate better, and grow faster in any economic climate. In Behind the Cloud, Benioff shares the strategies that have inspired employees, turned customers into evangelists, leveraged an ecosystem of partners, and allowed innovation to flourish.
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
Author: Thomas Lennon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-07-03
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1439186766
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A hilarious and helpful insider's guide to launching a successful writing career in Hollywood. . . . The only compass readers will ever need to navigate the treacherous waters of filmmaking"--("Kirkus Reviews," starred review).
Wasted in Engineering
Author: Prabhu Swaminathan
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: 2019-06-03
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 1645876225
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →‘Engineering padicha nalla future – If you study engineering, you will have a good future.’ This is a claim often repeated to children and teenagers by parents and teachers in many parts of India. But only those who have gone through an engineering college life know that it’s not completely true. There is a difference between calling yourself as an engineering graduate and an engineer. India produces millions of engineering graduates like you and me but only very few of us are actual engineers. Many of us just graduate with an engineering degree, with an artistic dream in mind. What do you think is the difference between engineers in many countries around the world and engineers from India? In other countries, if David Pascal studied electrical engineering in college, few years later you can find him working as an electrical engineer. In India, if Ram Krishnamurthy studied electrical engineering, few years later you can find him working in a completely irrelevant field like software coding, banking, photography and even movie directing. This book is not about the few engineering students in your class who love engineering. I don’t hate them. In fact, I am very jealous that they study what they love. This book is about the majority of engineering graduates whose lives are wasted in engineering and is intended to tell you why you should make an attempt in pursuing your real passion, instead of being suffocated under the weight of an engineering degree. This is a story of India’s Youth. Welcome to India, the land of Wasted Engineers.
Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy
Author: Gabriella Coleman
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2015-10-06
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 1781689830
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The ultimate book on the worldwide movement of hackers, pranksters, and activists collectively known as Anonymous—by the writer the Huffington Post says “knows all of Anonymous’ deepest, darkest secrets” “A work of anthropology that sometimes echoes a John le Carré novel.” —Wired Half a dozen years ago, anthropologist Gabriella Coleman set out to study the rise of this global phenomenon just as some of its members were turning to political protest and dangerous disruption (before Anonymous shot to fame as a key player in the battles over WikiLeaks, the Arab Spring, and Occupy Wall Street). She ended up becoming so closely connected to Anonymous that the tricky story of her inside–outside status as Anon confidante, interpreter, and erstwhile mouthpiece forms one of the themes of this witty and entirely engrossing book. The narrative brims with details unearthed from within a notoriously mysterious subculture, whose semi-legendary tricksters—such as Topiary, tflow, Anachaos, and Sabu—emerge as complex, diverse, politically and culturally sophisticated people. Propelled by years of chats and encounters with a multitude of hackers, including imprisoned activist Jeremy Hammond and the double agent who helped put him away, Hector Monsegur, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy is filled with insights into the meaning of digital activism and little understood facets of culture in the Internet age, including the history of “trolling,” the ethics and metaphysics of hacking, and the origins and manifold meanings of “the lulz.”
Murder with Bengali Characteristics
Author: Shovon Chowdhury
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789382277798
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A teacher lies dead in a small village near Calcutta. Since the Chinese took over, the law and order situation in the Bengal Protectorate has deteriorated alarmingly. Inspector Li, who is investigating the murder, considers a variety of possibilities but everything about the crime points to the New Thug Society, whose members are determined to free Bengal from Chinese oppression. Under Governor Wen, the boss of the Protectorate ... the situation continues to worsen. Resurrected members of the Bengal politburo stalk the land, demoralizing all those who thought they were still dead ... Meanwhile, the Competent Authority, undisputed ruler of India, which shares a border with Bengal, is trying to provoke hostilities with China. Unimpressed by the rising threat of war, which is none of his business, Inspector Li ... doggedly pursues his prey"--Publisher's description.
The Diary of a Social Butterfly
Author: Moni Mohsin
Publisher: Random House India
Published: 2011-10-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 8184002211
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pakistan may be making headlines—but Butterfly is set to conquer the world. ‘Everyone knows me. All of Lahore, all of Karachi, all of Isloo—oho, baba, Islamabad —half of Dubai, half of London and all of Khan Market and all the nice, nice bearers in Imperial Hotel also...No ball, no party, no dinner, no coffee morning, no funeral, no GT —Get-Together, baba—is complete without me.’ Meet Butterfly, Pakistan’s most lovable, silly, socialite. An avid partygoer, inspired misspeller, and unwittingly acute observer of Pakistani high society, Butterfly is a woman like no other. In her world, SMS becomes S & M and people eat ‘three tiara cakes’ while shunning ‘do number ka maal’. ‘What cheeks!’ as she would say. As her country faces tribulations – from 9/11 to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto—Butterfly glides through her world, unfazed, untouched, and stopped short only by the chip in her manicure. Wicked, irreverent, and hugely entertaining, The Diary of a Social Butterfly gives you a delicious glimpse into the parallel universe of the have-musts.
F?@k Knows
Author: Shailendra Singh
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Published: 2013-02
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9788129123886
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Funny and candid, yet rich in insights on how to really live life on your own terms, this unconventional self-help manual is unlike any book around. What do you want from life? Are you on the right track? Are you truly happy? If your answer to these questions is F?@k knows!, then this book is for you. Find the answers to life s most important questions with the help of uber-successful entrepreneur, Shailendra Singh, co-founder of Percept and inceptor of Sunburn. Told with sparkling, flavourful and in-your-face humour, this book will advise you on how to: Find yourself (Because you re probably lost. Admit it.) Follow your heart (Because if you don t then you ll die unhappy, you stupid f?@ker.) Achieve your goals (You know you want to.) Live life like you give a f?@k (Because...why not?) Candid and thoughtful, F?@k Knows will show you how to really live life on your own terms, to do what you want to do and not what you have to do just because your father said so!
